FSU Center for Leadership & Service

The Women's Leadership Institute fosters a curiosity in who we are, a confidence in our ability to lead, and a sense of community rooted in support and acceptance.

This , the center and the Women for FSU have a unique opportunity to amplify the impact of WLI through contributions to the Women's Leadership Institute's endowment. If we can raise $10,000, each donation will be matched dollar for dollar.

Your contributions, no matter the dollar amount, will help support the expansion of WLI into a year-long, multi-year cohort program, allowing us to provide deeper connections, meaningfully curated experiences, and uniquely tailored leadership development for participants based on their passions, dreams, and potential.

Make your donation now at: give.fsu.edu/W4FSUGT

A huge thank you to all the Service Scholar Program alumni who helped make this Homecoming weekend extra special!

Over the course of the weekend, current scholars were able to meet and network with alumni from classes spanning more than 25 years of the program. The weekend kicked off with an Alumni Council meeting and alumni happy hour on Friday, eight current and former scholars representing the program at the Alumni Association Homecoming Breakfast on Saturday, and wrapped up with a group service project and November Scholar Evening featuring an alumni panel.

Alumni on the panel spoke about how the lessons of the scholar program resonate across seasons of life and help in career success, advice on finding meaningful and truly impactful service, and the power of reflection and values alignment. 💙

Are you a high school senior ready to tackle applications over fall break? Consider this:

If you have a passion for leadership and community service, the Service Scholar Program might be for you. This four-year scholarship program is worth up to $18,000. Incoming Service Scholars will join a family of service-minded students and peer mentor network, learn about the community and impacts of service, and find their service identity and passions.

Applications are due Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. Might as well start now!

We’re getting prepped for the upcoming campus closure beginning tomorrow at 7 a.m. as Tropical Storm Helene heads to our region. Check our linktree for information on center program changes or cancelations, preparedness tips, and other important info. Campus is expected to reopen on Monday, Sept. 30. Follow and alerts.fsu.edu for the most up-to-date information.

Stay safe, everyone!

Want to learn about leadership in the great outdoors? Check out Leadership LOGIC! This semester, we’re trying something new: a one-day session at the FSU Lakefront Park that incorporates waterfront activities as a means for students to put the situational leadership model into practice.

Register before midnight on Sept. 28 to secure your spot, then grab your water shoes and meet us by the lake on Oct. 19.

We hope you’re off to a great start to the new academic year, ! Still, we know it can be a chaotic week as you adjust to a new semester. So join us Friday as we kick back for First Week Unwind. We’ll have arts & crafts, popsicles and cold drinks to beat the heat, campus partners with activities to help you relax, and some great swag.

So come grab some swag and a snack, then swing by our campus partners to find ways to have a smooth semester:

11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Dunlap Success Center

What a week! Service Leadership Seminar packed A LOT into the week before classes for this group of first-year students, including done wild team building experiences, service on campus and across the community, and connections with campus and community leaders.

And SLS - thank you for letting us be part of the beginning of your journey. We witnessed your passion and can’t wait to see what you do next! 🩵💚

We’re winding down the summer and gearing up for fall, y’all! We not only spent the day planning for a new year, but also getting to know new colleagues, getting up close with one of the world’s most powerful magnets, and so much twinning.

Thanks to the wonderful folks at for hosting us for our staff retreat so we could focus on our day together!

Today we celebrate Julian, Aniyah, Kiya, and Madison—our amazing interns—as they wrap up their summer internships here in the center.

Thanks for sharing your summer with us!

“We appreciate the community allowing our students the opportunity to learn from and with them. We know that experiential learning as a high-impact practice provides students with the skills to serve as leaders in their communities and to make sustainable change that lasts beyond them and their time in Tallahassee.”

--Dr. Joi Phillips, director of the Center for Leadership & Service, on the importance of the reciprocal relationship between FSU students and the broader community

Transforming Tallahassee: Florida State University students contribute $7.5 million in volunteer hours - Florida State University News Florida State University students play a pivotal role in supporting the Tallahassee economy. But beyond their economic contributions, students also […]

Join our team! The center is currently hiring for a community leadership programs coordinator, a position responsible for planning and managing a wide range of campus and community programming to promote leadership education broadly to students, staff, and community partners. There is a special emphasis in this position on campus/community outreach of leadership education through:
-Speakers, workshops, and cross-campus collaboration
-Leadership research, publications, recognition and awards
-Program curriculum consultation and design.

Visit jobs.fsu.edu and search for Job ID #57606 to learn more about the position and apply by May 28.

Hey there, — drop by tomorrow to celebrate your accomplishments and FSU journey with us!

We’ll have food, fun, and a photo booth waiting in the center’s lobby from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Come on through and let us congratulate you!

Congrats to all the organizations and FSU departments involved with the coalition, now an award-winning civic engagement program!

FSU Votes won state and national recognition from NASPA, earning a "program of distinction" nod from NASPA Region III and one of three Excellence Awards related to civic education, democratic engagement or service programs from NASPA, the Association for Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

This recognition, said program coordinator Liz Iaconis, "is a great indicator of just how much the FSU community values democratic engagement. All of us on this coalition really care about making voting exciting and accessible for the individuals in this community. We want students to go to the polls with purpose, feeling confident, knowledgeable and empowered in their beliefs and in the impact their engagement has on our democracy.”

Read more at https://bit.ly/3u6aHcv