2013 President's Award for Leadership

The President's Award for Leadership recognizes undergraduate/graduate students and organizations that have made significant contributions to enhance the quality of life at the University at Albany. Recipients will have demonstrated a variety of accomplishments including extraordinary leadership, service, academic achievement, and involvement within the University community.

New awards this year:

• Faculty/Student Engagement Award
• Veteran/Military Leadership Award

Award descriptions can be found here. Click here to apply or nominate! (You will be directed to MyInvolvement.org - please log in with your UAlbany NetID and password.)

Deadline for applications/nominations is Friday, January 18, 2013 @ 5:00 p.m. Please direct questions to the Office of Student Involvement & Leadership via involvement@albany.edu or (518) 442-5566.

Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society (ODK)

ODK organizes students, staff, and faculty who, while excelling in their academic and professional work, have contributed in special ways to the University at Albany. By bringing these individuals together as a group it seeks to help the University transform the lives of its students and the broader community.

Membership in ODK is based on prior individual accomplishments and recognizes how the new member can be a valuable contributor in the future to our collective efforts. Accepting membership entails commitment to work with colleagues, through active engagement in ODK's meetings and activities, to fulfill these purposes.

The society recognizes leaders in the areas of

• Scholarship
• Athletics
• College and community service; social and religious activities; campus government
• Journalism, speech and the mass media
• The creative and performing arts

The University at Albany Circle of ODK was founded in 2003 with the induction of 44 members. In its commitment to promoting and developing positive leadership, ODK sponsors an annual conference to unite student leaders from multiple campuses. The organization also sponsors a variety of outreach programs as part of being a contributor to a better society.

For more information, please visit www.albany.edu/~odk.

Emerging Student Leaders Program

Do you want to become a LEADER and have fun while doing so? Then the Emerging Student Leaders Program is for you! The Emerging Student Leaders Program is an elite and interactive program designed to enhance you as a leader and student here at UAlbany. The Emerging Student Leaders Program helps students develop a strong sense of self, build confidence in their leadership ability, and establish long lasting friendships so they may become active and engaged citizens of the University at Albany and the global community. More details at http://www.albany.edu/involvement/becomeleader.shtml!

Leadership Development

Details coming soon!