Leadership Programs

What kind of leader do you want to be?

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What types of organizations do you want to lead?  

Our mission is to help you answer these two questions and prepare you for life outside the classroom. Through our interactive workshops and training, we help you to:

  • Better understand who you are as a leader
  • Create a leadership plan for your success here at the University of Michigan-Flint
  • Teach you the leadership skills employers are seeking in the marketplace
  • Make your experience at UM-Flint as memorable as possible.

Leadership Programs Offered

Check out Campus Connections for details about these and other campus leadership programs.

Leadership Learning Community

The Leadership Learning Community helps students build connections, make friends, explore the UM-Flint community, and develop their own understanding of leadership. Through engaging leadership experiences, students build practical skills and knowledge they can use to make a positive impact on campus and beyond.

The community is a collaboration between Housing & Residential Life and the Office of the Dean of Students. Learn more on the Leadership Learning Community page.

Wolverine Leaders Summit

The Wolverine Leadership Summit is an event designed specifically for student organization leaders. Whether you’re a seasoned student organization officer or brand-new to the leadership game, the Wolverine Leadership Summit is your chance to build your leadership skills, learn tips you can actually use, connect with other student leaders, and get your organization ready for a great year.

Learn more and RSVP for the Wolverine Leadership Summit by Sept. 4

The Wolverine Way Leadership Retreat

The Wolverine Way Leadership Retreat is an annual overnight experience that brings students together to build relationships, strengthen their leadership skills, and collaborate with their peers. Each fall, a cohort of student organization leaders participates in interactive activities and discussions grounded in the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. Throughout the retreat, students explore how they can work together and within their organizations to create positive change on campus.

Leadership Lunches

Leadership Lunches are casual, interactive gatherings that bring students together to connect, share ideas, and explore leadership topics over lunch. Each session focuses on a different aspect of leadership and provides practical takeaways students can use in their organizations, communities, and everyday lives.

Inclusive Leadership Certificate

Do you want to learn how to create more inclusive spaces? Do you want to learn more about yourself and how to create change in the community?

Join the ODOS and the Intercultural Center as they offer an intensive two-day development program based on the Social Change Model that helps students build the fundamental skills needed to be an inclusive leader and explore the attitudes, knowledge, and skills for inclusive leadership in an increasingly diverse world. Employers today are seeking candidates who embrace inclusive leadership skills and who can successfully lead in a diverse world. Challenge yourself to take your next step in leadership development and take a critical look at how identity impacts leadership and the process of creating change.

Student Organization Advisor Training

Every student organization is required to have a UM-Flint faculty or staff advisor. An advisor is more than just a name on paper, but an integral part of the organization itself. The advisor provides consistency from year to year for an organization as a source of institutional knowledge, a provider of reasonable and sound advisement, and a responsible agent of the University for the club/organization activities. Every academic year, the ODOS provides training to notify advisors of any changes in policies, help identify free resources available to students, and complete the Campus Security Authority training, which is a federal requirement.

Social Justice Leadership Series

The Social Justice Leadership Series brings students, faculty, and staff together for monthly conversations exploring leadership through a social justice lens. Each session offers opportunities to expand participants’ understanding of leadership through diverse perspectives, theories, and real-world experiences.

The series is a collaboration between the Division of Student Affairs, including the Intercultural Center, Center for Gender & Sexuality, and Office of the Dean of Students, the Center for Global Engagement, and campus and community partners.