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The Emerging Leaders Living Learning Community (LLC) prepares students to enact positive change. This community is designed for first-year students to intentionally continue their leadership journey. Participants are empowered to find their voice and recognize their potential to lead at ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ and throughout their lifetime. Any interested student is welcome to apply to join our community and no previous leadership experience is required - just the desire to come learn and lead with us!

The Emerging Leaders LLC is supported by the Center for Student Engagement, Activities, and Leadership. Participants will have priority consideration for participation in the U-Lead pre-semester program. Participation is limited and a minimum of 25 Emerging Leader LLC students will be admitted to the U-Lead program.

U-Lead is an engaging experience designed to introduce incoming students to everything their ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ experience has in store for them. U-Lead participants learn about leadership through exploring values based leadership, team building activities, community engagement, and more! Participants will have time to think about extracurricular involvement and leadership opportunities so they can maximize their time at ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ! U-Lead participants will form meaningful connections with peers, find leadership opportunities at ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ and explore the broader Oxford community.

Events and Activities

• Student leader panel discussion on how to get involved in student organizations to enhance and participate in leadership roles early in your ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ experience.
• Access to the SEAL Ambassadors as involvement mentors.
• Participation in and access to the Wilks Institute for Leadership and Service, Leadership and Service Certificate Program.
• Priority consideration for participation for limited space in the U-Lead pre-semester program; 25 spots will be held for Emerging Leader participants.

Recommended Course

EDL 290E: Emerging Leaders. This is a two-credit course for students interested in exploring multiple approaches to leadership and building capacity for socially responsible leadership. The course involves engaged learning through community action work, skill building, reading, writing, analysis, and dialogue. This course is exclusively for students living in the Emerging Leaders LLC.