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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...

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...

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...

The Souza Leadership Center welcomes young leaders from Merced!

December 1, 2019
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...

RSVP for our First-Generation Professionals Panel on Thursday, Nov. 7th 5p -6:30p in COB2-390 !

November 4, 2019
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:...

Read our Fall 2019 Opening Report! - The Souza Leadership Center

October 11, 2019
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!

October 2, 2019
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 UC Merced student leaders!

September 20, 2019
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!

September 17, 2019
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 LLC kicks off with the Fall 2019 Leadership Retreat

August 29, 2019
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...

'Red Carpet' Event Honors Exceptional Leadership

May 1, 2018
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...

Conference Boosts Students’ Leadership Skills, Confidence

October 18, 2017
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...

Press Release for the Margo F. Souza Student Leadership Center!

June 6, 2014
Local Businesswoman Donates to Shape Student Leaders April 18, 2013 Margo Souza makes $1 million gift to campus to motivate students to take initiative and become civic-minded leaders Souza, an alumna of Seattle University, said graduating from college has enriched her...

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