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Emerging leaders face a world that often celebrates charisma over character, image over integrity, competition over collaboration, and self-absorption over self-discipline. We seek to prepare and support individuals who can emerge into leaders who edify the world by anchoring their leadership on the principles demonstrated by Jesus Christ, the perfect leader.

Beginning with our public launch in 2022, we are fostering a community of student leaders who learn and apply Christ-centered leadership principles during their BYU experience. We support them in building communities of thought and action, pursuing initiatives that enrich campus and the world beyond, and strengthening their faith in the Savior. We engage faculty in staff across campus to promote research and pedagogy that support the development of student Christ-centered leadership.

As they go out into the world, our students’ positive impact will reverberate throughout families, congregations, communities, organizations and society. In this way, the Sorensen Center strives to enhance moral and ethical leadership worldwide.

HOW WE'VE GROWN THROUGH THE YEARS
  • Sep 2020
  • Jun 2021
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  • Jan 2022
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  • logo
    Sep 2020

    The Sorensen Center is announced

  • Jeff
    Jun 2021

    Jeff Thompson is appointed director

  • Anthony
    Sep 2021

    Anthony Bates is appointed managing director

  • Opening
    Oct 2021

    Ribbon Cutting in the Hinckley Center

  • CCLM
    Nov 2021

    The Christ-Centered Leader Model task force is launched

  • Planning
    Jan 2022

    125 faculty, staff, and students convene to develop the Christ-Centered Leader Model

  • Feb 2022

    The Moral and Ethical Leadership Association (MELA) is established

  • small team
    Jun 2022

    Five fulltime and 3/4 staff and 25 student employees

  • Mcdonald building
    Aug 2022

    The Sorensen Center moves to the McDonald Building

  • class
    Sep 2022

    BYU Leadership Coaching courses for credit begins

  • launch
    Oct 2022

    Hundreds attend the public launch of the Sorensen Center on Brigham Square

  • Holland
    Nov 2022

    Christ-Centered Leader Model introduced at “Leading By Faith” conference featuring Elder Jeffery R. Holland (1000+ attendees)

  • big team
    Jun 2023

    The center grows to eight full-time or three-quartered staff and fifty student employees

  • research
    Sep 2023

    The first mission-relevant research supported by the Sorensen Center is released

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    READ THESE ARTICLES TO LEARN MORE

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    Sorensen Center Official Launch

    January 24, 2023 12:53 PM
    We officially launched our brand with a bang! Our launch party had a bouncy obstacle course, zipline, rock wall, J. Dawgs, and information about how you can be a moral and ethical leader in your spheres of influence.
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    Leading By Faith Conference

    January 24, 2023 03:49 PM
    The Sorensen Center had the honor of hosting the Leading by Faith Conference. An opening panel of esteemed guests were able to invoke a spirit of learning and encourage an environment of growth.
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    Leading By Faith Art Competition 2022

    January 17, 2023 01:24 PM
    Students from all over campus created wonderful pieces of art that exemplified the theme of leadership and showed off their natural talents.
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