Urban Leadership Program

TBT to the ULP grads of 2018 and 2019! More ULP scholars will be graduating soon!

It is time to vote for your student government leaders! All voting will be virtual, via the Roadrunner Link website. To participate in this year’s election, you must be logged in with your account. Follow this link, bit.ly/3sG7LMR to vote!

What is grassroots leadership? 🌿

“Grassroots leadership is a bottom-up, horizontal, collective, collaborative, social change model grounded in community and movement building.” - Randal Thompson and Edin Ibrhimefendic

From the book, “Grassroots Leadership and the Arts for Social Change,” Edited by Susan j. Erenrich and Jon F. Wergin, 2017, page 15.

We are so excited for the Spring Retreat this Saturday!

Practice some listing today 🌿

“If you want people to listen to you, you have to listen to them.”

Gloria Steinem, “My Life on the Road.” (Random House, New York): 2015. Page 37.

TBT to the ULP of 2012!

“Researchers have been investigating a phenomenon called focus Illusion. People tend to regard certain things in life as necessary for happiness while in fact they aren’t. The term ‘focus Illusion’ comes from the idea that you can be focused on a particular aspect of life, so much so that you can believe that your whole happiness depends on it.”
Interesting thoughts from Ken Mogi’s book “Awakening Your Ikigai.” Is there something that you focus on a little too much? Think about it today, and what truly makes you happy!

Ken Mogi, “Awakening Your Ikigai,” (The Experiment LLC, New York ): 2018. Page 188.

Join us today for a talk with Major General Angie Salinas, USMC (Ret.), and current CEO of the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas!
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/tJMqf-yvrj4tG91NEW8wi9IC9kCC5kCRjH7L/success?user_id=pvgNZfkeRFGOlHcnRAcpHw&timezone_id=America%2FDenver

This week’s quote is from the book "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell. On page 128 he writes about Joe Flom an American Lawyer who become known for this work in company mergers.

“He didn’t triumph over adversity. Instead, what started out as adversity ended up being an opportunity.”

Malcolm Gladwell. Outliers, “Five: The Three Lessons of Joe Flom” Little, Brown and Company, 2008. page 128.

TBT to the ULP Fall Retreat of 2019! It was a fun day of art projects headshots and a visit to an escape room!

Be kind to yourself and other this spring break and stay safe and well!