Student Leadership Team

The Student Leadership Team (SLT) is comprised of a dynamic group of students who serve as facilitators, trainers, peer educators and mentors to incoming students during and after the New Student Fall Retreat. The SLT take part in a ten-week intense diversity training during the spring term prior to fall retreat. During this time, student leaders learn about their identity and leadership development, fostering difficult conversations, and leading incoming students in the Fall. They have a direct role in planning  and implementing the New Student Fall Retreat. If you are interested in joining the Student Leadership Team or have questions, email: cmae@uoregon.edu or apply below.    

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Becoming a Student Leadership Team Member

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SLT is a program for students to develop their leadership, communication, and sense of cultural/social identities. Student leaders will be responsible for coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the annual New Student Fall Retreat (NSFR).

Time Commitment:

The SLT responsibilities begin at the start of Spring term and end at the completion of Winter term. Total time commitment includes:

  1. Spring Term: Ten, two-hour trainings Fridays 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, week 1 - week 10
  2. Summer Term: No Commitment
  3. Fall Term: Participate in the New Student Fall Retreat during Week of Welcome (Week 0). SLTers are on campus 8:00AM - 8:00PM for all three days, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
  4. Winter Term: Two hour commitment to attend a "Winter Reunion" in the evening of the winter term to reconnect and check in with students from your Retreat group. 

Trainings:

SLT members are required to meet every Friday from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM during the Spring term (Starting Week 1 and ending Week 10) and attend any other assigned meetings. Training meetings include cultural sensitivity and inclusion training by UO partners and the UO Holden Leadership Center as well as planning the activities and organization of the New Student Fall Retreat that following Fall. Students will learn about multiple cultural and social identities about themselves and among their peers. Students will help create a safe space for multifaceted conversations around cultural/social identities. Applicants much be able to attend all meetings Spring term to be eligible to be on Student Leadership Team.

Responsibilities During the New Student Fall Retreat:

During the three day New Student Fall Retreat SLTers are responsible for leading a group of 40 freshmen and transfer students. Each SLTer is paired up with another leader and assigned a group of 8 students. SLTers are responsible for accounting for their group at meals and group activities, creating a welcoming encouraging environment, and fulfilling their tasks that their individuality were assigned during the planning phase of the trainings. Tasks can include 

Application Qualifications:

  • Completion of the application form.
  • Ability to work within a multicultural team environment.
  • Ability to work with diverse populations and communicate cross-culturally.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Good academic standing (2.5 GPA).
  • Previous experience with events/programs planning and student camps/retreats preferred, but not required.
  • Dreamer or DACAmented students are eligible.

Compensation:

  • All accepted SLTers are paid a stipend for the three active terms they participate as a Student Leadership Team Member
  • Students are paid $300.00 per term active (Spring, Fall, and Winter) for a total of $900.00 to their student account.
  • All meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) are paid for during all three days of the Fall retreat.
  • Parking is paid for during all three days of the Fall retreat for students that live off-campus and must commute.
  • SLTeres benefit by gaining leadership experience and connections on campus.
  • DACAmented Students are eligible for payment.

How to Apply:

SLT Student with a Sweatshirt that says SLT

Application is currently closed

Contact cmae@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-3479 with any questions

Meet our leaders

2024 - 2025 Student Leadership Team 

Meet the SLT members leading the 2025 New Student Fall Retreat

SLTer

 

Andy

Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: Junction City, OR
Major: Accounting
Minor: 
Fun Fact:

SLTer

Batafing

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Major: Social Sciences with a concentration in business
Minor: African Studies
Fun Fact: "I speak three languages; Bombara, French, and English."

SLTer

Cesar

Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: Springfield, OR
Major: Business Accounting
Minor: Spanish
Fun Fact: "I'm studying abroad in Spain this Summer!"

SLTer

Cuauh

Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: Eugene, OR
Major: Environmental Studies
Minor: Ethnic Studies, Latinx Studies, Spanish
Fun Fact: "I am going to the Galapagos this summer for study abroad!"

SLTer

Elijah

Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Major: Vocal Performance, Anthropology
Minor: Creative Writing
Fun Fact: "I’ve been a performer for a long time, I’m pursuing theater and music now, but I used to be a competitive yo-yoer!"

SLTer

Erin

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Wilmington, CA
Major: Business Administration 
Minor: Legal Studies
Fun Fact: "I am a first-generation college student. If we're talking music my favorite artist is Hunxho."

SLTer

Esthefania

Pronouns: she/her/ella
Hometown: Michoacan, Mexico
Major: Accounting & Finance
Fun Fact: "Moved from Mexico to the U.S. at 13 with zero English, took honors English classes, and somehow learned the language in under three years!"

SLTer

Isabela

Pronouns: she/her/ella
Hometown: Eagle Point, Oregon
Major: Neuroscience
Minors: Spanish & Latinx Studies
Fun Fact: "I love plants! My favorites are ferns."

SLTer

Evangeline

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Leone, American Samoa
Majors: Psychology 
Minor: Korean 
Fun Fact:

SLTer

Kamiliannah

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Cypress, CA
Majors: Human Physiology 
Fun Fact: "I can balance a pencil/pen on my nose!"

SLTer

Kinikiele

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Los Banos, CA
Majors: Human Physiology 
Fun Fact: "I have a fear of birds which is ironic coming to school who’s mascot is a bird."

SLTer

Yuriana

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Eugene, OR
Majors: Journalism 
Minor: Criminology/Spanish 
Fun Fact: "I have been to four different countries!"


CMAE Program Assistants

The Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence (CMAE) has two student positions, the Bridge Assistant and the Program Assistant that help our professional staff with the New Student Fall Retreat. Both of our current program assistants were Student Leadership Team members in the past.

Cassy - SLT 2024-25

Cassy

Pronouns: She/Her/Ella
Hometown: Anaheim, CA
Majors: Business & Spanish
Fun Fact: "My favorite animal is a llama because they spit on people."

ROCIO SLT

Rocio

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Mcminnville, OR
Majors: Education and Spanish
Fun Fact: "I have studied abroad in Spain two summers in a row!"

 

 

 

past year highlights

During the 2023-24 New Student Fall Retreat, 10 diverse Student Leadership Team members helped introduce 32 Freshmen and transfer students to the University of Oregon campus. Here are some highlights from activities the SLTers planned and participated in.

SLTer ,Adair, participates in the closing activity of the 2023 retreat.
2023 SLT, Adair, Naivi, and Isabela, participate in the closing activity. 
2024 SLTer, Cassy lays on the grass after an activity
2023 SLT, Cassy, takes a break in the grass after a campus wide scavenger hunt. 
Group of students and SLT Leader - NSFR 2024
2023 SLT, Naivi, leads her group in a activity on the EMU green.
Cassy with Quaktavius the Duck
2024 SLT, Games on the LCC green with a special guest.
Staff on a tour of Hayward Field
2024 SLT, on a tour of Hayward Field.
SLT playing games
2024 SLT plays welcome games.