Sophomores Log Over 1,200 Hours of Civic Engagement this Spring
Franke GLI students and others repair bikes for Watson's Children's Shelter at Free Cycles
Developing Civically-Engaged Leaders
This spring, students in the GLI demonstrated the power of community-driven leadership, logging over 1,200 hours of civic engagement through their GBLD 220: Models of Leadership course.
So, what did they do? So much! Our Franke Fellows coached youth sports teams, served as youth mentors, repaired bikes at Watson's Children's shelter, built Empower Packs for the Missoula Food Bank, helped out shelter animals, and participated in Service Saturdays with ELCS. Through this project, our 1st- and 2nd-year Franke Fellows explored leadership in action and the important relationship between community engagement and leadership.
The hands-on projects students pursued reflect the University of Montana’s commitment to wellbeing, leadership, service, and civic engagement as central pillars of the student experience. The GBLD 220 course not only teaches leadership theory—it empowers students to practice it and to live it.
With over 1,200 hours and countless lives impacted, these students are helping to shape a more connected, compassionate, and civically engaged campus and community.
A collage of Franke Fellows and their civic engagement projects in GBLD 220