Students
Undergraduate
We help undergraduate students build the skills, perspective, and character to lead with purpose and navigate the challenges of today’s business world.
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Longhorn Leadership Fellows
The Longhorn Leadership Fellows Program develops a select cohort of exceptional undergraduate leaders who play a pivotal role in shaping the McCombs student experience. Fellows receive advanced leadership and facilitation training before serving as peer facilitators for incoming students in Professional Identity and Development (BA 110G), where they foster a culture of belonging, personal growth, and leadership development at McCombs.
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Fellows
Texas Trailblazers
Texas Trailblazers brings together forty students from across UT Austin for an immersive leadership experience. Guided by entrepreneur Gay Gaddis and other executives and leaders, participants explore the realities of leadership, develop critical leadership capabilities, and build lasting relationships with a cohort of peers. Through this experience, students gain the confidence and perspective needed to lead with purpose in their careers and communities.
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Trailblazers

Supported Courses

Professional Identity and Development
(BA110G – required course)
Professional Identity and Development is the foundational leadership course for incoming McCombs students. Through peer-led discussions, students explore teamwork, communication, and personal effectiveness while building connections and developing leadership skills.

Longhorn Leadership Fellows Seminar
(BA 205)

Organizational Behavior
(MAN 336)
Organizational Behavior examines how individuals and groups interact within organizations and how these dynamics influence workplace effectiveness. Students explore fundamental organizational behavior theories, including human motivation, decision-making, individual differences, ethics, and team dynamics, to better understand behavior in professional settings.

People Analytics
(MAN 372T – 18)
Explore the use of analytics in the creation and management of human capital. Examine recruiting, selecting, deploying, developing, and managing performance of employees.

Design Your Exceptional Life: Advanced Leadership of Self
(MAN 372T)
Learn the science of success and discuss the science of leveraging yourself. Discover how the human mind works. Learn leadership of self and five high performance real-world skills to excel in life after college. Understand how to work smarter, not harder.

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