Campus Compact is pleased to announce that Alexandra Renteria, a graduate student in public leadership in administration at the University of North Texas at Dallas, has been awarded Campus Compact’s Student Leadership Award. The award recognizes undergraduate and graduate students who demonstrate inspiring leadership qualities through civic and community engagement.
Students who receive the award lead change on their campuses and in their communities and inspire their peers to do the same. Recipients of the Student Leadership Awards are selected on the basis of their leadership and community impact, their ability to overcome adversity, their commitment to learning and deep engagement with communities, and their support from campus and community partners.
"Alexandra has demonstrated a significant impact in her community, her job with the City of Dallas, and at the University of North Texas at Dallas, where she attends as a graduate student in Public Leadership and Administration," said Dr. Janiece Upshaw, associate professor at the University of North Texas at Dallas in a letter nominating Renteria for the award. "Alexandra is committed to her Latino community, the students of UNTD, the citizens of Dallas, and to her own ambition to achieve her master’s degree in public leadership and administration. She manages her responsibilities with extreme skill, calmness, and a sense of purpose."
“At Campus Compact, we are consistently inspired by the passion, dedication, and expertise of student leaders,” said Bobbie Laur, president of Campus Compact. “The outstanding students who received the 2025 Campus Compact Student Leadership Award bring this to the next level, demonstrating the power students already have in building a more just, equitable, and prosperous future for all. We are honored to recognize them with this award.”
Renteria was previously selected by Bob Mong, former president of the University of North Texas at Dallas, to represent her institution as a 2024-2025 Newman Civic Fellow.
The Student Leadership Award is presented as part of Campus Compact's Impact Awards, which recognize shining examples of meaningful, impactful higher education civic and community engagement work. Read more about the other awards and this year's recipients here.
The recipients of these awards will be recognized at Compact25, Campus Compact’s annual conference, which will be held in Atlanta, Georgia from March 31st - April 2nd, 2025.