The Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement (SLCE) will host the annual Leadership Conference on Jan. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis building.
The conference will include all the organizations from NSU, a keynote speaker, three additional speakers and nine different programs to choose from during three different breakout sessions so that students can learn about different ways of becoming a leader. A free lunch is also provided.
Steffi Schoeder, graduate assistant for Leadership Development and Civic Engagement, said most presenters would be from NSU.
“Most are professional staff or faculty from around campus,” she said. “We also have students who are presenting while supervised by faculty or staff, so they will also be able to help out other students.”
The conference will encourage students to not only focus on academics but also on developing leadership and communication skills. These skills include interpersonal interaction, personal growth, group development and diversity and inclusion.
Gabriela Alfaro, senior business and finance administration major and member of the leadership conference committee, said students that register for the conference have a great opportunity to further develop the skills they already have as well as an opportunity to learn new ones.
“This conference … shows that it’s not just about a set of steps you have to do to become a leader but to discover what kind of leader a student is,” she said.
This is the ninth year SLCE has hosted this event and all students are welcome and encouraged to attend.
“This conference is for students who already describe themselves as leaders and for students who don’t think they are so they can start their leadership journey,” Schoeder said.
SLCE asks students to register for the conference by Jan. 20 at 5 p.m. at nova.edu/leadershipconference so that they can estimate how many students will be at each program during the breakout sessions. Business casual attire is required.
For more information, contact the SLCE office at slce@nova.edu or call 954-262-7195.
Caption: Students at the SLCE Leadership Conference in 2016
Credit: S. Schoeder
