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The Carolina Institute for Leadership and Engagement in Music (CILEM), housed in the School of Music at the University of South Carolina, was launched in the fall of 2007 to develop the music leaders of a new era.

The Institute realizes the leadership potential in students and alumni through curricular and non-curricular activities. Innovative and Leaderful thinking - applied practically and conceived authentically– focuses the Institute’s activities.

Leadership training in music helps to create music professionals who can bring meaningful and lasting effects to their careers and their audiences’ future. CILEM empowers its participants through traditional career development techniques, music advocacy training and a cutting-edge entrepreneurship curriculum specifically designed for music students.