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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Faculty & Staff Toolkits
Weekly toolkits are available for faculty and staff to communicate what Tigers need to know. Toolkits include:
- Horizontal LED
- Vertical LED
- PPT slide
- Messaging
Stories
High-Impact Practices Beyond the Classroom
By: Alivia Roach At Mizzou, we champion the opportunity for students to engage with high-impact practices (HIPs), as these are the experiences that stick with students long after the leave the classroom and campus. They are the practices that lead…
A scholarship that changed everything
KC Scholars opened the door to Mizzou for Athieei Monydit, whose perseverance carried her through hardship and into a future she’s determined to share with others.
From library study room to national stage
Former tutor G. Preston Wilson, Ph.D. reflects on how Writing Center lessons continue to guide his work at Fisk University.