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Leadership Development

Civic Life is educating citizens with effective communication, organization and teambuilding skills. They thoughtfully employ self-reflection, persuasion, compromise, and negotiation to guide others, while holding firm to convictions amidst competing arguments.

Service Leaders at Illinois Council - Engaged | SLICE

SLICE offers students opportunities to:

  • Learn to value collaborative relationships and shared governance.
  • Encourage peers to develop humble service practices and sustainable community partnerships.
  • Work with others to boost student affinity for civic and global awareness and participation.
  • Help develop a process that shows students’ measurable impacts towards social change.
  • Have fun while trying on unique perspectives regarding community and service.
  • Build community that aids in group resiliency, persistence, and retention.

Great opportunity for second and third-year students still looking to make a mark on the university's mission for student involvement in community service and public outreach! However, all students are welcome.

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Barbara Williams Seaquist Internship

This nine-month paid internship position provides the opportunity for a student to work with the Champaign-Urbana community and its unique needs. The intern will engage in public service-related activities and organize peer experiences that highlight their academic interests. The intern will network with social service agencies and nonprofit professionals to help develop a climate of community engagement on and off-campus. This experience will provide skills in project management, managing team members, and program administration.

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Kiely Scholarship Award

The Kiely Scholarship is awarded every four years to one first-year member of VIP (Volunteer Illini Projects, Inc.) service organization. The award celebrates the leadership of young women committed to community service in Champaign-Urbana. The generous $12,000/year scholarship is renewable for up to four years, as long as the student demonstrates academic achievement, full community engagement, and financial need.

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