2019 Summit Leadership Symposium

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2019
Time: 10:30AM - 3:30PM
Location: BRC

The Summit Leadership Symposium is geared towards student leaders, and aims to provide participants with a wide variety of educational sessions to customize their learning experience and an opportunity to network with peers. Students will have the ability to select sessions that best fit their current leadership development needs. Participation in the Summit Leadership Symposium is free and open to all current undergraduate and graduate student leaders on campus on a first come, first served basis. There is a $10 no-show fee for confirmed participants however, which will be levied to the individual’s club/organization c-fund.

Application Deadline: Friday, August 30th

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Summit Learning Outcomes

As a result of attending the Summit Leader Symposium, students will….

• Be able to identify and articulate their strengths, and understand how to maximize them for the betterment of their organization(s)
• Be able to demonstrate new ways of practicing inclusion within their organization(s)
• Learn how to delegate to and empower others within their organization(s)
• Have enhanced knowledge of how to support their organizational sustainability
• Be able to articulate how they will incorporate information learned into their day-to-day leadership practices

Summit Leadership Symposium Schedule

Each student attendee will be sent a unique StrengthFinder Inventory Code in advance of Summit (for those that have not taken the inventory previously). This one-time use Strengths Code will help attendees learn more about themselves as they are developing their leadership style. There will be educational sessions offered throughout the symposium, “Strengths-Based Leadership” and “Strengths 2.0" to learn more about attendees’ strengths and how to use them as a leader.

• 10:00 AM - Check-In (Coffee and light refreshments provided)
• 10:30 AM - Opening Session
• 11:00 AM - Educational Session Block 1 (Choose from the following four sessions)
  • Effective Communication & Feedback
  • Strengths-Based Leadership*
  • Organization Culture & Leadership Pipelines
  • Marginality and Mattering: Practices that Foster a Spirit of Community
• 12:00 PM - Lunch
• 1:00 PM - Educational Session Block 2 (Choose from the following four sessions)
  • Creating Inclusive Environments Panel
  • Strengths-Based Leadership*
  • Delegation & Setting Expectations
  • Mentorship
• 2:00 PM - Educational Session Block 3  (Choose from the following four sessions)
  • Women in Leadership Panel
  • Strengths 2.0
  • Crucial Conversations: Responding to Conflict
  • Student Advocacy & Support
• 3:00 PM - Closing Session
• 3:30 PM - Summit Ends

*Please Note: The same content will be covered in each of these sessions.

Questions? Please email sactclubs@rice.edu for more information!