Zoe Teague is the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement's Student Leader of the Week for Jan. 30 to Feb. 5.

Zoe is from Jonesboro, Ark., and is in the honors college majoring in environmental, soil and water science.

Zoe is the director of Sustainability, Senate Sustainability and Campus Environment Committee chair, Sustainability Commission chair from the Associated Student Government. She is also involved with Crops, Soils and Environmental Science Club and the UA Sustainability Council tri-chair.

Zoe finds organization and punctuality as key characteristics of a leader. “Leaders must first be respectful and mindful of others priorities, and respect must be earned. Leaders must be able to accept criticism from others. Instigating change is impossible without the ability to accept criticism.” Zoe explained. “Be the leader you would follow. Respect the priorities and perspectives of others first and foremost and always remain open to criticism.”

Zoe's most memorable Razorback moment was hearing the fight song at the first home football game of the year and twirling downfield in front of 70,000-plus ecstatic Razorback fans when she was a Razorback majorette her freshman year.

Her favorite quote is from Eleanor Roosevelt: “Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do and damned if you don’t.”

The Student Leader of the Week award recognizes a University of Arkansas undergraduate student for excellence in leadership through campus involvement leadership activities or through volunteer and community service programs.

The criteria for nominated students are: 

• Good academic and disciplinary standing with the University of Arkansas
• Exemplifies leadership through personal development, organizational leadership, citizenship and community building.

The Center for Leadership and Community Engagement invites the campus community to nominate students who fit the qualifications. All nomination forms should be submitted to Adrain Smith, assistant director of leadership in the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement, Arkansas Union Room A665, or via e-mail at atsmith@uark.edu by the first Friday of each month. All nominations will be kept on file and considered for future weeks.