The Holden Leadership Center was established in July 2005 in response to the growing need for leadership development at the UO. It represents the culmination of several years of dialogue and planning by various members of the campus community.

Its mission is to serve the UO community as a clearinghouse for leadership development opportunities, materials and experiences, and to develop, coordinate and support leadership education and development for all students at the UO. In fulfilling this mission, the work of the HLC bridges student affairs and academic affairs. Its programs and services are classified into three categories: Leadership Curriculum, Leadership Experiences and Leadership Programming. These broad areas cover the curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities that compose a well-rounded, campus wide leadership development program. 

The office supports and augments current UO leadership offerings, initiates new programs, collaborates with the campus community to develop leadership initiatives and offers a continuum of support to address the needs of emerging as well as seasoned student leaders.

Leadership Defined
A leader is not necessarily a person who holds some formal position of leadership or who is perceived as a leader by others. Rather, a leader is one who is able to affect positive change for the betterment of others, the community, and society. All people, in other words, are potential leaders.

Moreover, the process of leadership cannot be described simply in terms of behavior of an individual; rather leadership involves collaborative relationships that lead to collective action grounded in the shared values of people who work together to affect positive change.

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