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The Leadership & Service Living Learning Community is starting Spring 2020 semester strong! On MLK Weekend, the Leadership & Service LLC Students embarked on a 2-day retreat in the Bay Area. They visited California State Park (Mt Tamalpais) on  to learn about...

The Souza Leadership Center welcomes young leaders from Merced!  The Margo F. Souza Student Leadership Center welcomed youth from various high schools in Merced who are participants of the Jr. Leadership Merced program run by the Merced Chamber of Commerce.  The Souza Center...

The kickoff event for UC Merced's First-Generation Student Celebration Day is taking place on Thursday, Nov. 7th 5p - 6:30pm in Classroom Office Building 2 (COB2) Room 390!  This event is open to all members of the UC Merced community.  RSVP HERE FIRST-GENERATION PANELISTS:...

We are excited to have started out the year strong with both new and returning programs, as well as a new staff member!  Read our Fall 2019 Opening Report by clicking the link below. Fall 2019 Opening_Report_-_Margo_F._Souza_Student_Leadership_Center.pdf Visit the Margo F....

The 2019 UC Merced Leadership Conference features all-alumni cast for the first time in conference history! This year's UC Merced Leadership Conference was like no other. This one was extra special. This year, all the speakers were UC Merced alumni - all of whom were excited to...

The Yosemite Leadership Program welcomes its newest cohort of 26 UC Merced student leaders!  The Yosemite Leadership Program (YLP) welcomed it's newest cohort of 26 young leaders after a competitive application process. This 2-year leadership program is an innovative collaboration...

The Study Abroad Leadership Debrief explores leadership lessons with UC Merced students who have returned from overseas!     The Margo F. Souza Student Leadership Center partnered with the Office of International Affairs at UC Merced for the first ever Study Abroad...

The Leadership & Service Living Learning Community (LLC) starts off strong with their Fall 2019 Leadership Retreat.    The Leadership & Service Living Learning Community (LLC) is a collaboration of the Margo F. Souza Student Leadership Center, the Community Engagement Center...

At the 14th annual UC Merced Leadership Awards, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty advisors and student organizations were celebrated Hollywood style — complete with cameras, lights and a “red carpet” entrance — for their service to the campus community and beyond...

The text below was first published on the UC Merced website at this link: http://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2017/conference-boosts-students-leadership-skills-confidence By Brenda Ortiz, University Communications October 5, 2017 UC Merced students had the chance to gain...