What Our
Students Say
“There are so many issues that matter to me, and I came here to figure out how to prioritize them. I believe strongly in justice, equality, and freedom, and how best to implement those ideas in society is what we figure out here. SCL is setting me up long-term with critical-thinking skills, intellectual fellowship, connections, and experience that I will take into the workplace.”
Lillian Weimer
Current SCL Student
“You have the pros of a big state school with a great football team, excellent academics, and a ton of people to meet—but SCL is a really tight-knit group of people. It’s like having a small-town Ivy League college within a big university.”
Jimmy Marrs
Current SCL Student
“I was drawn to Civic Leadership because it's challenging. I love being pushed to read, write, and think deeply. Learning how to read texts written hundreds of years ago and apply them to today's world isn't easy, but that's exactly what makes the program so rewarding."
Isabella Issa
Current SCL Student
“I always knew I wanted to go to law school, but I also wanted an undergraduate major that would keep challenging me and wasn’t ‘one-track.’ Then I found Civics. It brings together so many different topics, and the discussion-based classes encourage us to wrestle with big ideas. I fell in love with it.”
Ella Dillinger
Current SCL Student
“At SCL, there’s not just ‘your truth’ and ‘my truth.’ The professors shape conversations and arguments to get to a point where you’re not just putting your opinion out there—you’re learning. You’re coming to a new and different understanding of a topic.”
Maia Wantz
Current SCL Student
“My professors are some of the most intellectual minds you’ll ever meet. They provide an atmosphere of learning—cultivating education, cultivating conversation—and they teach you to become a better student academically, both in and out of the classroom. They are very personable, and just phenomenal to be around.”
Caleb Echols
Current SCL Student
