CEIE Leadership Certificate
Welcome to our Discerning Leadership Certificate at the CEIE Leadership Academy, where we learn with purpose.
Photo Gallery: Summer 2025 Certificate Experience
Take a look at some special moments from the Summer 2025 Certificate Program.
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Community in Action
Students gathered at CEIE offices during a Summer 2025 Certificate Program session at Seattle University.
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Atrium Conversations
An open gathering in the Casey building atrium, where participants engaged in thoughtful dialogue across disciplines and backgrounds.
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From Community to Classroom
A traditional classroom session during the Summer 2025 Program, offering space for reflection, learning, and shared growth.
The Discerning Leadership Certificate
In June 2025, the Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement at Seattle University launched a certificate in Discerning Leadership (CDLC). This is an immersive, intensive residential program experience designed for individuals who are actively providing leadership within their unique context–whether in ministry, religious nonprofit, civic, or other public spheres.
Registration Opens in January 2026 for June Start
June 2026 Dates
| Sun. 6/21 | Mon. 6/22 | Tues. 6/23 | Wed. 6/24 | Thur. 6/25 | Fri. 6/26 | |
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| Core Themes | Spiritual Formation | Values Formation | Leadership Practice | Leading in the Public Square | Reflections on the Course | Reflections on the Course |
Spiritual and Values Formation
Deepen your inner life and connect leadership to purpose, identity, and values clarity.
Leadership Practice
Strengthen your capacity to lead with integrity, presence, and resilience in complex, evolving environments.
Leadership in the Public Square
Engage critically and compassionately with today’s pressing societal challenges through a lens of justice, service, discernment, and transformation.
Cohort Model
Rooted in the Ignatian tradition of discernment, the certificate is guided by experienced faculty and leadership coaches within a 6:1 participant to coach cohort model. Participants journey through a dynamic curriculum centered on three core themes:
Interested?
Contact CEIE Executive Director Dr. Michael Reid Trice
Michael Reid Trice, Ph.D., EMBA
Executive Director, Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement, Spehar-Halligan Professor