Your education at USC doesn't end in the classroom. Our mission at Student Life and Involvement is to provide opportunities that enhance your education, and one example of that commitment is the Center for Student Involvement. Ask current students and they will tell you the importance of taking active involvement beyond the classroom walls. Take for example Jeanette M. Acosta, a highly involved undergraduate who works with Undergraduate Student Government, Chicanos for Progressive Education, and PALM. Jeanette explains her experiences as "[having] defined my undergraduate experience at USC. It has provided me with a strong connection to both the student body and the university. Becoming involved and taking on leadership roles has given me the opportunity to meet other motivated students who share the same goal of creating postive change and leaving things better than they were found."
By combining the resources of two programs, USC Leadership, Education and Development (USC LEAD) and the Peer Leadership Consultants (PLC), the Center for Student Involvement boasts an impressive array of resources and contacts for students to get involved on campus. USC LEAD believes that every individual not only has the ability to lead, but also has the power to make a positive difference in an organization on campus, the surrounding community or workplace. USC LEAD provides students with ideas and opportunities to develop their leadership potential and assists students through a variety of programs such as the Emerging Leader Program, USC LEAD Workshops, Ethics in LEADership Speaker Series, and the Inside Track Mentor Program.
The Peer Leadership Consultant Program focusses on student organizations and is designed to enhance student leadership opportunities as well as provide services, programs and resources necessary for the positive growth and development of our students and their organizations. This program enables students to become more connected with USC by effectively utilizing institutional resources, offering opportunities for students to connect academic life with out-of-class experiences, and providing experiences that will stimulate students' cognitive, intellectual, personal and social growth.
For more information on these programs, please visit www.usc.edu/ca