Forums, Institutes, and Retreats

The Shocker Leadership Forum
The Leadership Forum is a day long event that focuses on a specific leadership theme.  The forum features workshops that are designed to meet the needs of students of various experiences.  From the emerging leader to the seasoned student leader, this conference has something for everyone. 

LEAD JOURNEY
The journey experience is a weekend retreat for rising juniors and seniors who have spent their time refining and developing their leadership philosophy.  As a capstone experience, LEAD Journey offers students the opportunity apply their leadership philosophy to critical issues impact our global community.  Each year students are tap to be part of the journey and are nominated by key faculty and staff.  

LeaderShape
The cornerstone of LEADERSHIP U is LeaderShape.  LeaderShape is a nationally recognized program that offers a campus based week long institute for students to engage in principle centered leadership education.  Leadershape’s vision is “to improve society by inspiring, developing, and supporting more people who are committed to lead with integrity”. 

Leadership Series (L-Series)
The leadership series is designed to provide students with engaging seminars that assist them in discovering their own leadership style.  Each seminar is facilitated by a University staff or faculty member and is offered throughout the academic year. 

Women’s Leadership Symposium
The symposium is an opportunity for women to explore multiple pathways to leadership.  Since leadership is a personal journey, the symposium utilizes a reflective process to explore collaborative and transformative leadership concepts.