Voice of Intercollegiate Esports (VOICE) is a nonprofit member organization for colleges and universities with or planning for collegiate esports initiatives. Our mission is to shape the future of higher education by building an inclusive, sustainable, competitive collegiate esports ecosystem and creating a united voice for colleges and universities. We are dedicated to representing the best interests of our members to publishers, leagues, and esports organizations while also providing guidance, resources, data, and support for all of our members.

• To provide organization and leadership for the collegiate esports ecosystem.
• To create a united and powerful voice to advocate for universities and students.
• To represent the interests of higher education in addressing existing and future issues in collegiate esports.

No. VOICE does not organize competition, though we do offer a clearinghouse of league information and tools to find the right league for each member. VOICE does not endorse, advocate for, or represent any organizing body.

Members receive a variety of benefits including access to our best practices library, professional development activities, a community and mentorship hub for collegiate esports professionals, the opportunity to participate in scholarly research, the consultative voice of peer schools, and a profile and listing on Looking For Group (lfgroup.gg) - as well as voting power in any VOICE strategic initiative. Members also benefit from having an advocacy group representing your interests to those outside of higher education.

Any college or university that has or is looking to develop or enhance their esports initiatives. All that is needed is at least one full-time staff or faculty member who, among their various duties, is responsible for overseeing the esports ecosystem at their institution.

No. All that is required is a full-time staff or faculty member who is responsible for overseeing esports at your university, even if this individual has a number of other duties.

VOICE is dedicated to helping programs become more diverse and equitable, advocating for higher education to publishers, providing on-boarding and training for those new to the space, providing advanced support and leadership for those who are established, and for authoring thought leadership and scholarship that will pave the way for collegiate esports to flourish. We do not identify as a governing body, a proprietary service provider, a competitive platform, or league. VOICE is interested in far more than competition, instead focusing on the entirety of the collegiate esports ecosystem.

The collegiate ecosystem is vast and complex. VOICE is a coordinating organization, helping to provide a bridge between any league or organization that operates as part of that ecosystem. VOICE’s role in that mediation is to represent higher education’s collective interests in esports.

No. Members are welcome to join any other member organizations as they see fit. In fact, the resources we provide will help members find other organizations in the ecosystem which might benefit their program.

Membership is open - join now and help shape the future of VOICE! If you have questions about membership, please contact us. Membership is granted at the institution level, not by individual.

VOICE leadership includes participation from the executive level in higher education. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman from the University of California, Irvine, the council will convene representatives from leading academic institutions to address the rapidly growing collegiate esports landscape.

For more information about the Presidents Council, please contact our leadership team.