Raising Antleaders:
Student Life & Leadership
Leadership can be cultivated through experiences, interactions and a receptiveness to lifelong learning. At Student Life & Leadership (SLL), we work with intention to mentor and activate student leaders. We know that students learn from their peers so we hire, advise and teach students the skills that support and challenge them as they spark leadership in a variety of settings.
Student leaders that interact with SLL departments and staff receive ongoing training and feedback to assist them in reaching their potential. Those going through Orientation (SPOP) learn about what it means to be an Anteater and an informed community member from our over 140+ student staff Orientation volunteers. Some students work on campus while others volunteer and do community service, but all of them are growing their leadership through their involvements.
Many of our students join or start campus organizations, taking an active role in leading a group or being part of a community that's centered around specific passions or interests. Students apply themselves at the All University Leadership Conference hoping to improve the campus community while others seek to nurture a student’s identity development in departments like the Cross-Cultural Center, Center for Black Cultures or the LGBT Resource Center. Students in the Student Outreach and Retention Center are committed to creating a pipeline for underserved communities with outreach. Ultimately, we rely on students to make this campus community come to life through their contributions, their community-building and their passion.
We witness UCI graduates becoming alumni who go on to be civic and community leaders, contributing as a family member, a worker, a neighbor, an advocate, an entrepreneur or a graduate student seeking an advanced degree. That is why we take great pride in recognizing students’ personal growth in their journey from being Anteaters to amazing Antleaders!
