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LAS Leaders is a registered student organization at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that was founded in the spring of 2001. The organization consists of 30 undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who strengthen the relationship between the students, alumni, and friends of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences by serving as the college's student alumni ambassadors. These students are selected for the organization based on their academic standing and their commitment to representing the college through programs and community service. They are the face of today's LAS students to the public.
What LAS Leaders Do
- Act as student alumni ambassadors at all LAS alumni events and college events such as Homecoming, convocations, investitures, honors, and lectures
- Conduct alumni campus tours and serve as hosts to distinguished alumni visitors
- Co-host LAS Career Information Night with LAS Alumni Board and LAS Council
- Participate in one-on-one Alumni/Leaders mentoring program
- Explore careers through alumni office visits (past visits include: Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Chicago Board of Trade, law firm, investment bank, nonprofit agency)
- Promote leadership opportunities in cooperation with The Leadership Center
- Participate in outreach volunteer opportunities on campus and in the community
- Learn social skill building through informal social gatherings, outings, etiquette dinners, and an annual retreat and picnic
Membership is open to all full-time undergraduate students in LAS. Interviews are conducted each fall. To learn more, email las-leaders@illinois.edu.