The Student Group Leadership Program focuses on capacity building in a student group context. Student group leaders will connect in synchronous and asynchronous spaces. This program will use a leadership lens to reflect on the strengths and the areas of improvement within a student group environment. Participants will develop technical and adaptive leadership skills through modules, exercises and connecting with each other.
Program Requirements
The Student Group Leadership Program serves both individual leaders participating and the groups they are part of. The format of the program requires that individuals participate in both asynchronous and synchronous sessions over the course of one semester.
Program Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be equipped to:
- Develop relationships with other student group officers and leaders across campus
- Apply individual and collective leadership techniques and skills
- Identify their student group’s strengths and opportunities for building capacity
- Describe their student group experience within other professional contexts
Program Incentives
The program incentives are organized into two categories, individual and group. Individuals who complete the program will receive:
- A certificate of completion
- A professional headshot
- Priority registration for their group at either Explore U or the Fall Activities Fair.
Student groups with two or more participants who complete the program will be eligible to receive:
- An additional factor of consideration in Tony Diggs Awards
- A room reservation in the Student Unions
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How can I sign up for the program?
The registration for this year's SGLP cohort has closed. The deadline to complete all requirements of the program is Friday, April 05, 2024 at 11:59 PM.
Registration for the 2025 Cohort will open during the Fall Semester of 2024.
Does it cost anything to participate?
This program is free to student services fee paying officers and leaders of student groups that are currently registered and in good standing.
What commitments do students make as participants of the program?
While most of the program would be conducted on the participants' own time through asynchronous learning modules, there is one required in-person gathering and another required virtual gathering. Participants will have the opportunity to sign up for the sessions that best align with their availability.
Can other officers in my group participate in the same cohort as me?
Yes, multiple officers from a single student group may participate in the same cohort. Student groups must have more than one participant to gain access to the student group incentives.
Leadership Program Graduates
Spring 2024
To be announced at the end of the semester.
Spring 2023
- Alexander Lucas, Queer Student Cultural Center #238
- Ali Mashadi, Pakistani Students Association at the University of Minnesota #3276
- Anson Wu, Taiwanese Student Society #2369
- August Mentch, John Quincy Adams Society #4391 & Cultural Reconnection Coalition #4564
- Constance Duopu, Tau Sigma Honor Society #3368 & Golden Magazine #4412
- Ethan Hitz, Queer Student Cultural Center #234
- Faith Hitchings, Students Veterans of Minnesota #1474
- Isabella Lauer, Students Today Leaders Forever #1180
- Kathleen Zhang, John Quincy Adams Society #4391
- Lauren Nichols, Root & STEM Mentoring Program #4616
- Leah Kellgren, Undergraduate Anthropology Club #132
- Meredith McDowell, Minnesota Quiddtch #2586
- Mollie Mockert, Alpha Sigma Kappa #111
- Rachel Lynn Rosenthal, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi #3711
- Samuel Reuter, Independent Music Promotion Syndicate #4473
- Stuti Thakkar, Partners in Health #3445
Fall 2022
- Chase Anderson, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers #1138
- Alexandra Bancos, Outdoors Club #3014
- Ivy Bolthouse, Queer Student Cultural Center #238
- Brandon Cheng, Kappa Eta Kappa, Beta Chapter, Inc. #398
- Adrika Dasgupta, Kappa Eta Kappa, Beta Chapter, Inc. #398 and Urban Sound #3186
- Emma George, Pre-Dental Club at the University of Minnesota #977
- Levi Hutton, Independent Music Promotion Syndicate #4473
- Lauren Komblevicz, Advertising (Ad) Club at the University of Minnesota #133
- Madeline Koul, Independent Music Promotion Syndicate #4473
- Brooklyn Lamers, Disabled Student Cultural Center #230
- Ali Mashadi, Pakistani Students Association at the University of Minnesota #3276
- Teresa Mccarrell, Association of Multicultural Scientists #2151
- Henri Nguyen, Esports Club at the University of Minnesota #3774
- Samuel Swartzendruber, Material Advantage #1989
- Aavni Varadhan, World Cafe #4573
Spring 2022
- Aidan Bragonier, Minnesota Urban Studies Student Association (#101)
- Alec Buehler, Graduate Student Nursing Council (#3993)
- Alyssa Fabia, Interdisciplinary Perspectives in International Development (#2393)
- Eleanore Hansen, Twin Cities Science Policy Network Club at the University of Minnesota (#4451)
- Emily Jania, Chi Omega (#3282)
- Eva Grant, Alpha Phi Omega - Service Fraternity (#2936)
- Gabriella Gutenkauf, Environmental Student Association (#2534)
- Julia Heytens, Women in Finance (#4347)
- Kalvin Moschkau, Interdisciplinary Perspectives in International Development (#2393)
- Karen Li, Taiwanese Student Society (#2369)
- Leslie Loehr, Phi Tau Sigma - Honor Society for Food Science and Technology (#3969)
- Masooma Sayeda, Pakistani Student Association (#3276)
- Matthew Croft, Disabled Student Cultural Center (#230)
- Priyanshi Chaturvedi, Phi Tau Sigma - Honor Society for Food Science and Technology (#3969)
- Silver Li, American Institute of Architecture Students of Minnesota (#64)
- Yueting Zhao, Nonresident Volunteer Tax Assistance Program (#4168)
Fall 2021
- Akeem Anderson, Black Law Student Association (#1081), Latinx Law Student Association (#2778) and American Immigration Lawyers Association Affiliate at the University of Minnesota Law School (#4411)
- Lauren Boike, Undergraduate Women in Business (#1444)
- Jennifer Brown, Twin Cities Science Policy Network Club at the University of Minnesota (#4451)
- Kate Burzynski, Society for Human Resource Management (#917)
- Jaden Evenson, Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity (#2983), SKY at UMN (#691)
- Guldamla Kalender, Neuromodulation & Psychiatric Neurosurgery (#4422)
- Kendra Kloth, 365Green (#4355)
- Kyah Orr, Undergraduate Women in Business (#1444)
- Sonali Raghunath, Phi Tau Sigma: The Honor Society of Food Science and Technology (#3969) and College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Science Graduate Student Board (#3665)
- Elizabeth Ruder, Inter-professional Pre-Health Students (#3418)
- Kartikeya Singh, Pre-Health Community Connection (#2435) and Biology Without Borders (#1803)
- Diem Tran, Vietnamese International Association of Minnesota (#3030) and Museé Magazine (#4333)
Spring 2021
- Hamdi Abas, Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students
- Ranya Agami, Muslim Student Association
- Marguerite Arbogast, Hidden Visions
- Samantha Betterman, Pre-Genetic Counseling Club
- Natalie Correll, Pre-Genetic Counseling Club
- Abigail Drehmel, Minnesota Urban Studies Student Association
- Tara Gravelle, Hidden Visions
- Amelia Hayden, Agricultural Education, Communication and Marketing Club
- Elizabeth Kohler, Minnesota Urban Studies Student Association
- Victor Kruglov, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
- Ka Wai Lam, Psychology International Student Association
- Makayla Maher, Integrated Metabolism
- Amanda Mathison, Education Minnesota for Aspiring Educators
- Nicollette Moore, The Maternal & Child Health Interest Group
- Bethany O'Bryan, One Health Club-Veterinary Medicine
- Annie Phan, Traditional Karate-do at the UMN
- Spencer Quast, Net Impact
- Colette Sandborgh, Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students
- Paul Schneider-Krumpus, Anthropology Club
- Michael Shaw, Occupational Therapy Club
- Abigail Sproull, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development Club
- Gabriella Torres Nothaft, Minnesota Equestrian
- Ning Xie, Chinese Students and Scholars Association
- Alisha Zhu, Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students