Student-centered
leadership conference set for Feb. 3
The Women’s
Institute for Leadership and Learning at Shippensburg University is hosting its
second annual WILL Conference from 2 to 6 p.m. Feb. 3 in Dauphin Humanities
Center.
The
conference is also open to students at Wilson College and Penn State Mont Alto. Tiffany
Conde, McLean Hall residence director, said the inaugural conference last year
inaugural was developed by a committee that included representatives from the
Women’s Center, International Studies, fraternity and sorority life, and other
departments. “After
recognizing the need to develop leadership potential in undergraduate students,
WILL was born,” she said.
The program
is designed to help students recognize and build on their own leadership
potential, including the keynote workshop led by Stephanie Erdice, director of
the Women’s Center.
Conde said participants
will have time to network and attend workshops on such topics as event
planning, stress management and avoiding burnout, career development, volunteer
services, conflict resolution, and feminist theory. Shippensburg staff,
faculty, students and administrators will lead the workshops.
“We
hope to attract a diverse population of students who are looking to develop new
leadership skills or bolster existing ones,” Conde said.
The conference is free, however registration is required and continues until Feb. 1. Students
may register by email at mclrd@ship.edu or at the Women’s Center in Horton
Hall. For more information, call 477-1790.
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