Explore leadership & service

Lead and Serve

New Leadership & Service Minor

Mizzou’s first interdivisional minor for all majors

Do you want to develop strong communication and critical thinking skills, lead and manage service-based +projects and engage with your local community? Mizzou has launched its first interdivisional minor, Leadership & Service, that gives students access to these opportunities as they take an array of leadership electives across campus and through the Novak Leadership Institute. Students pursuing this minor will also complete service-based courses through the Office of Community Engaged Learning. Once completing this minor, you are sure to have a strong portfolio and resume highlighting leadership and service experiences that you can share with future employers.

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Caring for Columbia

Day of Service

Do you love to give back to your community? Caring for Columbia is a student led day of service in which students participate in service projects around Columbia, helping the Columbia community Registration will close April 3. Individuals and groups can register on Engage for the event happening on April 18. 

Annual Day of Service, Caring for Columbia.

Sustain Mizzou

Help create a sustainable future

Sustain Mizzou is hosting Earth Month (all of April) as well as Food Week (April 4-11). From film screenings and clothing swaps to speaker panels and campus cleanups, students can learn different ways to create a sustainable future all month long.

Sustain Mizzou hosts Zero Waste Week’s Campus Cleanup.

Explore leadership opportunities

Leadership At Mizzou

There are ongoing leadership workshops for students to explore. These workshops provide structured opportunities for students to reflect on their leadership style, build practical skills and apply their strengths to create a positive impact on campus and in the community.

Student presenting at the Mizzou Leadership Institute.

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Want to become a Welcome Week Leader?

Welcome Week Leader applications are open! Welcome Week Leaders guide an assigned group of incoming students throughout Mizzou’s Welcome Week (Aug. 19-23), accompanying them to various activities, sharing meal and discussing all things related to Mizzou.

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Faculty & Staff Toolkits

Weekly toolkits are available for faculty and staff to communicate what Tigers need to know. Toolkits include:

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