Leadership Opportunities

The Volunteer Resource Center offers many ways for students to gain leadership skills and experience.

Sko Serve Site Leaders

Sko Serve sends teams of college students to engage in meaningful service during their breaks from school. These week-long journeys are each led by two site leaders who are responsible for planning all aspects of the program.

Through our training program, site leaders learn about reciprocity, active citizenship, community building, culturally competent leadership and the complexity of social and environmental issues. They also learn how to facilitate others’ learning around these valuable concepts.

Apply to be a site leader 

Site leaders

CU in the Community Project Leads

CU in the Community is a series of one-time, student-led volunteer projects in collaboration with local nonprofit organizations that support social and environmental justice.

Project leads are responsible for coordinating and directing volunteers. The opportunity also allows project leads to build new connections, practice leadership skills and spend a day making a positive impact while participating in meaningful service.

Fill out an interest form 

CU in the Community

PALS Peer Mentors

The Service and Social Action Living Learning Community (LLC) welcomes first-year students from all colleges and majors for the opportunity to develop as a leader and step into a life dedicated to equity-based social action through purpose-driven service, education and reflection.

PALS (Peers Activating Leaders in Service) mentors support residents throughout the year. They are an essential part of the program, helping other students find the best food on campus, learn to navigate difficult conversations with a friend or find support with anything else during their first year.

Learn more about PALS 

PALS 2023 Group

VRC Board Members

The VRC Board works with our staff to ensure we are acting in accordance with our mission to foster a culture of service by connecting CU Boulder to engagement opportunities that positively impact our communities.Board members are responsible for policy-making, leadership and outreach, and guiding the development and future of the VRC.

Apply for the VRC Board 

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VRC Student Employees

The VRC is a diverse team of individuals excited to connect students with resources, engage and plan service opportunities for our campus with our communities, and make a larger social impact through education, service and reflection. 

The student assistants on our staff help with everything from outreach and events to education and volunteer placement.

Apply to work for the VRC 

student employees

Center for Leadership Opportunities

As an affiliate program of the Center for Leadership (CFL), student leaders involved in the Volunteer Resource Center have access to the CFL’s many programs and benefits, free of charge! Opportunities include:
 

 

Serving on the Leading EDGE Council, a student-driven development, service and social connection for all CFL programs.

 

Access to the CFL’s one-on-one Leadership Coaching Program, which includes approximately 10 hours of coaching from a professional leadership coach

 

Ability to participate in the Experiential Leadership Intensive, an immersive group experience in an outdoor mountain setting that includes a leadership reaction course, a critical thinking seminar and other experiential activities.

 

Connection to the BCLP mentorship program in collaboration with the Downtown Boulder Partnership and the Boulder Chamber. The Boulder-CU Leadership Program connects CU students invested in their own leadership development with leaders in the local Boulder community.