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About Us

Meaningful Service + Engaged Leadership = Measurable Change

About

The Center for Service and Leadership (CSL) strives to enhance the student experience through active engagement with a variety of opportunities in the community. These meaningful and experiential learning opportunities provide students the ability to enhance their leadership skills while becoming active, global citizens. We are built upon the foundation that service is transformational for both individuals and communities.

Volunteer

Serve

Lead

Change

2024-2025 Highlights

Al’s Pals361 Elementary Students Helped

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger431,000+ Pounds of Food

Habitat for Humanity8 Homes Built

Serving Bama100 Service Opportunities

Serving Big3,500+ Service Hours

UA Miracle$223,000+ Raised for Children’s of Alabama

Our Vision

The vision is to cultivate a culture that produces committed and engaged citizens that understand their leadership potential in creating a better society. Our programming is based on four categories based on the active citizen’s model.

The components of the Center are: Awareness, Preparedness, Experience, and Commitment.

Our Goals

  • Increase students’ understanding of local, national, and global social issues
  • Increase students’ awareness of personal leadership and civic responsibility based in the Social Change Model
  • Increase awareness of the CSL and its core functions and programs
  • Increase students’ exposure to and awareness of a variety of populations.
  • Assist students in articulating their personal leadership and service philosophy and give opportunities for practical experience