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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...

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...

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...

September 14, 2021
2021 UC MERCED LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE! FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24th STUDENT PRESENTATIONS  3:00PM - 4:15pm  |  RSVP TODAY! KEYNOTE SPEAKER: SHAVONE.  5:30PM - 7:30PM  |  RSVP TODAY! SHAVONE. is a multi-hyphenate creative and force in music,...
August 9, 2021
UC Merced takes action to ensure campus safety as we near Fall 2021 semester.  Having been a mainly empty campus with virtual instruction for a year and a half, the UC Merced community, including us at the Souza Center are excited to go back to campus for the start of in-person instruction...
July 20, 2021
We carry out our mission with equity & inclusion in mind.   The Souza Leadership Center creates programs that encourage students to celebrate and bring every part of their intersecting identities to the table (from gender identity, ethnic identity, personality traits, and all other...
June 1, 2021
The Souza Leadership Center is excited to announce that we have confirmed our dates for the Fall 2021 cohort of EMPOWER! EMPOWER is the Center's Womxn's Leader Development program that is open to all UC Merced students who identify as womxn. Learn more on the program's official...
May 24, 2021
Student Proposals are now be accepted for the 2021 UC Merced Leadership Conference being held Friday & Saturday, September 24th & 25th! Student Presentation Topics Your proposal should address at least one of the following categories. For a powerful presentation, we...
April 2, 2021
Dear UC Merced Community, Join us on Friday, April 30th 5:30pm - 7:00pm for what will be an exciting event during which we will have the honor of celebrating student leadership at UC Merced! The UC Merced Student Leadership Awards is an annual event that celebrates the student...
March 19, 2021
The RFK Young Leaders is a national leadership organization! This would be their first chapter in California! So what is RFK Young Leaders?  Join us for an information session on Wednesday, March 31st!  LEARN MORE HERE! Questions? Lead@UCMerced    
February 24, 2021
WATCH THE RECORDED WEBINAR HERE! WATCH WEBINAR The Margo F. Souza Student Leadership Center and The Community Engagement Center at UC Merced are excited to present SWAG: Sharing Wisdom Across Generations. This event will provide UC Merced Bobcats the opportunity to discuss...
January 4, 2021
Happy New Year Bobcats! The Souza Leadership Center is super excited to announce that The Bobcat Leadership Seminar (BLS) is great for students interested in exploring their identities as leaders, and getting more involved in leadership at UC Merced, and learning about...
December 11, 2020
The Souza Leadership Center has now opened registration for the Spring 2021 Cohort of EMPOWER, UC Merced's Womxn's Leader Development Program.  EMPOWER Session Spring 2021: Wednesdays 12:30pm – 1:15pm  | Feb. 10 - Mar 17 Feb 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, 10, 17...

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