2025 Undergraduate Leadership Conference
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 25
UC Davis Conference Center
This annual full-day event is free for all undergraduate students and open to students in all majors. With workshops, keynote speakers, and networking opportunities, the event brings together students interested in leadership and who aim to make a difference in their academic and social communities.
Clarity: Design a life guided by perspective and purpose
Do you ever feel like you are just going through the motions of studying hard, earning your degree, and then magically landing your dream job? The grind can overwhelm us to the point where we lose sight of what we want and where we are headed. Attend the 2025 Aggies Leading the Way! conference to begin illuminating your way forward by learning design-thinking methods to gain new perspectives and envision a life full of purpose.
By engaging actively with design-thinking methods, you’ll learn to
- Identify where you currently are in your journey
- Determine interests and skills you need now and, in the future
- Describe what matters to YOU
- Brainstorm potential pathways and possibilities
- Draft prototypes of multiple lives you could lead
- Explore ways to move through fear and self-doubt
Registration opens Tuesday, Nov. 12
We offer two tracks based on class levels to meet you where you are in your journey. First- and second-year students will explore how to design a fulfilling college experience. Third- and fourth-year students will explore how to design pathways for life after graduation.
Conference agenda
- 9:30–10 a.m. – Check in and continental breakfast
- 10–11 a.m. – Welcome, featured speaker and large group activity
- 11:10 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. – Session one
- 12:30–1:15 p.m. – Lunch
- 1:20–2:55 p.m. – Session two
- 3–3:10 p.m. – Snack break
- 3:15–4:15 p.m. – Session three
- 4:20–5 p.m. – Closing remarks, evaluations and raffle prizes