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Spring 2025 - Student Leadership Awards

April 25, 2025
Merced, Calif. — April 25, 2025 — UC Merced recognized the initiative, innovation, and impact of its outstanding student leaders during the annual Student Leadership Awards Ceremony, hosted by the...

2024 Leadership Conference Inspires Students with the Theme “Sculpting Your Leadership Style”

November 22, 2024

On Saturday, September 28th, the Margo F. Souza Student Leadership Center hosted the highly anticipated 2024 Leadership Conference, an empowering event centered around the theme "...

Lift While You Lead End-of-Year Celebration Honors First Post-Pandemic Cohort of Mentors

May 5, 2023

For the first time since 2019, a full year of Lift While You Lead (LWYL) has successfully been completed! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the program was temporarily put on hold, but in Fall...

Spring 2025 - Student Leadership Awards

April 25, 2025
  2025 Student Leadership Awards: Champions of Change Merced, Calif. — April 25, 2025 — UC Merced recognized the initiative, innovation, and impact of its outstanding student leaders during the annual Student Leadership Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Margo F. Souza...

2024 Leadership Conference Inspires Students with the Theme “Sculpting Your Leadership Style”

November 22, 2024
On Saturday, September 28th, the Margo F. Souza Student Leadership Center hosted the highly anticipated 2024 Leadership Conference, an empowering event centered around the theme "Sculpting Your Leadership Style." Designed to foster leadership development and creativity, the event...

Lift While You Lead End-of-Year Celebration Honors First Post-Pandemic Cohort of Mentors

May 5, 2023
For the first time since 2019, a full year of Lift While You Lead (LWYL) has successfully been completed! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the program was temporarily put on hold, but in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023, each semester had a complete cohort of mentors serving students at Golden Valley...

Bobcat Leadership Seminar Concludes Another Successful Cohort

May 1, 2023
A second successful cohort of the Bobcat Leadership Seminar (BLS) has just concluded for Spring 2023.  In this second cohort, students were excited to learn about exploring their leadership identities, different leadership styles and strengths, the social change model, and...

Congratulations to Our 2023 Leadership Award Winners

April 28, 2023
Yesterday, the Margo Souza Leadership Center held the annual Student Leadership Awards Ceremony, celebrating 6 award winners who have made incredible impacts on UC Merced.  The Souza Student Leadership Center defines leadership as the act of being proactive to address needs and...

The Heart of the Student Experience: A Panel of Student Leaders at Bobcat Day

April 22, 2023
At Bobcat Day 2023, the Office of Student Involvement, Margo Souza Student Leadership Center, Community Engagement Center, and Student Career Center came together to present "The Heart of the Student Experience," a panel featuring students involved in various activities...

Bobcat Leadership Seminar Returns for a 2nd Cohort

March 22, 2023
After a successful first cohort of Bobcat Leadership Seminar (BLS), a second cohort will be launching soon! In this first cohort, students were excited to learn about exploring their leadership identities, different leadership styles and strengths, the social change model, and resilience....

Now Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Student Leadership Awards

March 17, 2023
The Souza Student Leadership Center defines leadership as the act of being proactive to address needs and lead individuals to make a collective positive impact in a program, organization, or community. Leadership happens within formal leadership roles. However, leadership also happens...

UFC Community Organization Awards Now Open for Student Organizations

February 23, 2023
If you are a member of a registered student club or organization on campus, you are cordially invited to apply for the 2023 University Friends Circle Community Service Organization Award.  This award recognizes a student club or organization for exemplary service in the community...

Bobcat Leadership Seminar Returns After 2 Years!

February 14, 2023
For the first time since Fall 2021, Bobcat Leadership Seminar is back! What is Bobcat Leadership Seminar (BLS)?  In this program, students will explore their identities and their potential leadership style(s). Students will identify their leadership strengths and the skills they...

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