LEAD Scholars

The LEAD Scholars Program, designed for the first two years at UCF, provides academic, service and experiential opportunities for students to combine in and out of class challenges and learn to understand the inter-relationship of all aspects of a college career. The application process for this program is open to all first time in college students at the beginning of their career and has resulted in high persistence rates of its participants.

Inspire

Inspire Women's Leadership Program aims to provide leadership enhancement and empowerment opportunities for UCF women students. Through networking, mentoring, personal development and experiential training, UCF women students will be prepared to hold various leadership positions on campus and in the work arena.

Lead Out Loud

Lead Out Loud is an experiential program that focuses on the leadership development of Multicultural students at the University of Central Florida. This program promises to enhance leadership skills, strengthen life skills and encourage positional leadership in this population of students at UCF. These are essential learning outcomes for students who will not only be retained by the university, but will be able to serve as effective leaders on campus and in the community.

Our Offices

Hours 8am - 5pm, M-F
Phone (407) 823-2223
Fax (407) 823-3942
E-mail leadscholarprogram@ucf.edu
Location Student Union 207 (Map Link)

The Student Leadership Development (SLD) area is made up of three offices within the Student Development and Enrollment Services (SDES) Division. Administrative oversight is provided by the Director of Student Leadership Development. This conglomeration of departments includes the above.

Vision

The primary vision for the area is the development of an intentional and comprehensive program that targets specific groups, as well as provides campus-wide opportunities for students regardless of their class standing and/or level of involvement experience.

Mission

Student Leadership Development (SLD) will establish an environment that will provide comprehensive leadership education, development, and civic engagement opportunities for the UCF community. Through collaboration and partnerships, SLD will incorporate the UCF CREED to create professional, academic and experiential opportunities that challenge, empower, and educate students to become social change agents in a global society.

Goals

Programs and activities created and implemented by ther staff from the four offices along with students, faculty, and other community partners will address both the short and long term developmental needs.

  • Research leadership development on campus
  • Increase student engagement
  • Enhance academic programs
  • Create and maintain community partnerships
  • Inclusion in society
  • Civic Engagement and Social Change
  • Internal partnerships

Programs

Programs will vary in duration from a one-day workshop to an extended program that may involve weeks or months. The focus is to provide a variety of programmatic options that recognize students have different needs, time constraints, and levels of interest.

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