🔥 Welcome to the Ignite Leadership Program! 🔥

Are you ready to unlock your leadership potential? Housed in the Center for Student Involvement, Ignite is the premier leadership development program for UH students looking to enhance their leadership skills and become a part of a leadership community though a year-long workshop series.

Why Join Ignite?

• Be part of a supportive, tight-knit cohort that grows together
• Receive personalized mentorship from experienced upperclassmen
• Develop a strong foundation of personal leadership competencies that will prepare you for leadership roles on campus and beyond
• Be knowledgeable about campus resources and opportunities to get involved
• Create meaningful personal relationships and build a sense of belonging in the campus community
• Build a professional and social network of friends and fellow leaders.

Through interactive sessions and hands-on experiences, our Ignite Mentors will guide you every step of the way—ensuring you develop the confidence, knowledge, and tools to lead at UH and beyond!

Are you ready to Ignite your leadership journey? Join us today!

Email Makiya Owens if you have any questions.

Application

Application coming soon!

Applications should be completed in Get Involved.  For more information or questions about the application, please email the program advisor,  Makiya Owens.

Program Outline

Mandatory Program Activities

1. Ignite Retreat
2. Workshop Meetings (every other week)
3. Attend LeadUH Workshops
4. Group Service Project
5. Actively engage with Mentor and Small Group
6. Graduation

Schedule

Success Stories

Dr. Dai Nguyen, PT, DPT

Graduated from Ignite: Inaugural class
Graduated UH: Spring 2017
Currently: Physical Therapist

"I owe much of my communication, goal setting, and leadership skills to the Ignite program! Ignite taught me and so many other like-minded individuals the skills we needed in the real world, and in turn helped pave the way for me to achieve my dreams of becoming a physical therapist."

Nimrah Baig

Graduated from Ignite: Fall 2015
Ignite Mentor: Fall 2016
Graduated UH: Spring 2019
Currently: Graduate school

"My experience with Ignite was so meaningful and memorable. As someone who was incredibly indecisive throughout undergrad (and even now), I took comfort in knowing I had a strong foundation based on the leadership skills I acquired. I met inspiring and genuine people who helped me figure out what I wanted to do in college. At most interviews, this part of my resume is always a topic of conversation and it even became a major part of my personal statements for graduate school."

Jennifer Tran

Graduated from Ignite: Fall 2017
Graduated UH: Fall 2020

"As a freshman in college, I did not know much about campus organizations or student life until I got involved in Ignite. Ignite provides a space for students to build connections and create positive goals. Ignite has helped me develop strong leadership and interpersonal skills that have been very useful throughout college."
 

Nola Valente

Graduated from Ignite: Fall 2013
Graduated UH: Fall 2014
Currently: Sr. Environmental Specialist - Crestwood Midstream

"Ignite Leadership gave me the opportunity to meet people with growth mindsets. It was great to step out of my comfort zone and build connections. I advise every student who joins the program to take full advantage of networking with the students involved because you never know how you all could help each other out post-graduation."

Kaitlyn Lopez (Carter)

Graduated from Ignite: Fall 2013
Graduated UH: Fall 2014
Currently: Sr. Environmental Specialist - Crestwood Midstream

"Ignite was truly the beginning of my inner-confidence. It planted the knowledge and built my attitude towards servant leadership. It gave me the tools to face many different challenges, while also being empathetic to those around me, which is invaluable."

Zachary LG Timms

Graduated from Ignite: Fall 2016
Graduating UH: Spring 2021
Currently: Incoming employee at Jacobs Engineering

"Ignite was the very first UH program I was ever a part of. It gave tools in teamwork, leadership, and self-evaluation that I have used through my entire collegiate career. Ignite was instrumental in giving me the agency I needed to pursue other opportunities including Orientation Team, Student Housing and Residential Life, College of Technology Ambassador, Frontier Fiesta and registered student organizations such as Collegiate100. In all of these positions, I was able to apply lessons I learned from my very first semester at UH with my Fall 2016 Ignite Cohort. I will be forever grateful to Ignite for sparking that leadership in me."