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2023-2024 Legacy Leaders Recipients

Legacy Leaders

 

About

The Mt. SAC Legacy Leaders Program is a program dedicated to honoring students who have made a significant impact on their community by demonstrating exemplary leadership skills, such as responsibility, inclusion, advocacy, and engagement. Four (4) students will be recognized each Fall and Spring semesters. The Legacy Leaders Award was started in Spring of 2023 by the Student Life Office, sponsored by the Associated Students.

Selection Process

Students can be nominated via the online nomination form that will be open to all Mt. SAC Employees* during the first two (2) months of the semester (Fall: September 1 - October 31, Spring: March 1 - April 30). Candidate information will be compiled and screened for eligibility. The Legacy Leaders Committee will review all nominations and rate each student according to a predetermined criteria.  Based on scoring, the Legacy Leaders Committee will then select four (4) Legacy Leader Recipients per semester.

Selected recipients will receive a Framed Certificate, Lapel Pin, & a Padfolio with a Legacy Leaders pen.

The awards are sponsored by the Associated Students.

*Mt. SAC Employees are defined as Staff, Faculty, & Managers. Students may not nominate themselves or other students. 

Criteria

Verified by the Student Life Office

  1. Students must pay the Student Activities fee each semester
  2. Students must be currently enrolled
  3. Students must be in good academic standing
  4. Students will not be eligible if they have a conduct history at Mt. SAC
  5. If a student has been previously nominated, they will be eligible for re-nomination if they have not been selected as a recipient
  6. If a student has been selected as a recipient, they will be eligible for re-nomination after a period of two (2) academic years

Criteria subject to change

Legacy Leadership Traits

Mt. San Antonio College Students make a significant impact on their communities by demonstrating exemplary leadership skills, such as responsibility, inclusion, advocacy, and engagement.
Legacy Leader Traits as Flyer

  • Responsibility
    • Follows through on their commitments
    • Holds themselves and others accountable
    • Takes on a leadership role in teams, projects, assignments, etc
     
  • Inclusion
    • Mindful communication: Listens and seeks to understand others point of views and ideas
    • Challenges stereotypes and avoids assumptions
    • Is proactive in educating themselves on different topics: Critical Race Theories, Gender and Women's Studies, etc
     
  • Advocacy
    • Participates in student demonstrations
    • Strives to influence change within the institution
    • Sits on College-Wide Committees
    • Helps create new programs to meet student needs
    • Writes resolutions
    • Meets with administrators to advocate for change
     
  • Engagement
    • Being involved in various clubs/organizations on or off campus
    • Being an active member of the campus community
    • Demonstrating a level of investment in their learning
    • Demonstrating a positive relationship with peers & faculty/staff
     

If you have any questions, please contact Gabi Quiroz at studentlife@mtsac.edu

 

Nominations Closed

 

Nominations Closed

Former Recipients

Click here to view a list of previous
Legacy Leader recipients

Spring 2026
Legacy Leaders

Spring 2026 Legacy Leader Recipients
 

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Elias, Jocelynn, Lorry, and Xenia 

 

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