Leadership & Involvement
- Pathways to Leadership
- Student Organizations
- Leadership Opportunities & Committees
- Student Organization Resources
House Advisors develop residential communities within the Residence Halls and Apartments of John Muir College. HA's help create a living-learning community that is respectful, fun, safe, and conducive for out-of-classroom learning. HAs possess and develop leadership, counseling, and confrontation management skills. HAs are compensated with Room & Board on the JMC campus.
Questions? Contact the Residential Life Office!
From the campus-wide Triton day, to our annual week-long celebration of our founder, John Muir, Muir College's committees work to plan many events and activities throughout the year. Take a look at our current committees below and find out how to get involved!
From the campus-wide Triton day, to our annual week-long celebration of our founder, John Muir, Muir College's committees work to plan many events and activities throughout the year. Take a look at our current committees below and find out how to get involved! For more information, contact magaribay@ucsd.edu.
Get down to your roots and be part of the Celebrating John Muir Week/Muirstock committee! Help plan a series of activities in celebration of John Muir's birthday and his legacy as an environmentalist – and make the week fun and meaningful for Muir. Celebrating John Muir Week coincides with Earth Week and culminates with Muir's annual music festival, Muirstock. Muirstock is an all-day festival and concert held every spring. Members of the committee secure funding, select bands, set up day-time activities, and run the show. Past bands have included: Lit, the Aquabats, Yellowcard, Sugarcult, Rooney, Finch, Sherwood, Clara C., and Lady Danville. The joint committee will begin meeting at the start of the Fall quarter. For more information, contact c6pena@ucsd.edu or magaribay@ucsd.edu.
The Senior Squad hosts a series of events in honor of graduating Muir College students, including annual traditions like the Senior Toast. Help plan an amazing sendoff for Muir's graduating students. For more information, contact magaribay@ucsd.edu.
Get involved in the planning of this year's graduation and sign up to be on John Muir's Commencement Committee! This is a great opportunity to help make graduation a meaningful event and have a voice in recommending a student speaker. The Commencement Committee will begin meeting during the Winter quarter. To get involved or to request more information, please email the Muir Deans Office.
Welcome Week may be the most memorable experiences of your college career and Muir's Welcome Week committee is responsible for planning every aspect of it. From selecting an Unolympics theme to choosing the nightly entertainment, the Welcome Week Committee makes it all happen! Meetings start during the Winter quarter. For more information, contact c6pena@ucsd.edu.
Muir College has a proud tradition of recognizing the achievements or our student leaders through a variety of awards bestowed yearly at our leadership reception. More information can be found here!