Programs

President’s Leadership

Fellows Program (PLFP)

About the Program

The goal of the SFSU President’s Leadership Fellows Program (PLFP) is to provide students with the soft skills that national research has shown employers seek in job candidates. These skills complement the hard skills also needed in order to be competitive in today’s job market, including resume and cover letter composition, interview skills, networking, etc. Students accepted to the PLFP take part in workshops focusing on leadership, teamwork, critical thinking, unconscious bias, emotional intelligence and sexual harassment in the workplace. Fellows learn to recognize their competencies and how to apply them in meaningful and relevant ways as they transition to job-readiness.

  • Learn to articulate your value
  • Enhance your problem solving and critical thinking skills
  • Network with peers, staff, and consultants
  • Develop your interpersonal and teamwork abilities
  • Expand and leverage your skills and confidence to gain competitive edge
  • The Fellows Program is open to currently enrolled junior-level and senior-level students in the College of Business, College of Education, College of Ethnic Studies, College of Health & Social Sciences, College of Liberal & Creative Arts, and College of Science & Engineering.
  • Attendance at all sessions is a strict requirement of the program.
  • Space is limited. Only consider applying if you are fully committed and available to attend every session. Absences are cause for dismissal from the program.
  • Fellows will meet at the Holloway campus on select Wednesdays from 12:15pm to 1:45pm.
  • Attire is business casual; less formal than traditional business wear but still intended to give a professional impression.
Two hundred applicants from across the six colleges will be randomly selected and notified of their acceptance by the first week of September, 2018.
The Fellows Program began in Fall 2014 with the generous support of the Eustace Kwan Family Foundation. The pilot program started in the College of Business with twenty five students. The number of Fellows accepted to the program increased to fifty students in spring 2015, and to one hundred students each semester thereafter. The success of the program resulted in additional support from the Eustace Kwan Family Foundation in December 2016. With the full support of President Wong and campus leadership, the program expanded to accept one hundred fifty applicants from students across the six colleges. The President’s Leadership Fellows Program will accept two hundred students in spring 2018, and two hundred fifty students in fall 2018.
To apply to the Fall 2018 President’s Leadership Fellows Program, please click HERE.

Fall 2018 PLFP Schedule (attendance is taken at each session)

  • 9/19 Orientation and Welcome Reception
  • 9/26 Leadership Skills
  • 10/3 Emotional Intelligence
  • 10/10 Persuasive Presentation Styles
  • 10/24 Leadership Communication Styles
  • 11/7 Certificate Ceremony and Closing Reception

Questions? Please contact

Joseph Adams, Student Outreach, Career Services & Leadership Development

csldoutreach@sfsu.edu

Address: 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132

Phone: (415) 338-1764

E-mail: csld@sfsu.edu

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 A.M - 5 PM

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Student Services Building, Room 301