Event Date
Session Proposals are STILL BEING ACCEPTED for
the 2022 Undergraduate Leadership Conference on January 29, 2022. Submit by December 5
There's still time to submit your proposal!
We are still seeking session proposals for the conference. Submit yours today, or let us know if we can support you in getting one put together. Contact Erin Blobaum at emblobaum@ucdavis.edu.
The proposal form must be completed in one sitting - we recommend you review and compile all necessary information in advance.
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 helps students reach their leadership potential and practice professional skills! Student Registration for the 2022 conference will open toward the end of Fall 2021 quarter; learn more about the conference here.
Sessions should be interactive, contain tangible takeaways, foster connection among participants, and engage students to explore a facet of our 2022 theme, "Reset, Reconnect, Reignite."
Since March 2020, daily life has been challenging for everyone. So many things have changed us as individuals and how we navigate the world. It’s time to evolve our mindsets and re-envision our path forward, together.
We are seeking a variety of interactive sessions that will explore topics and strategies that will challenge students to reset their way of thinking as a leader, reconnect with others, and reignite their passion to move forward on their leadership journey.
Sessions will be in one of three different session formats:
- Leadership Snapshot (15 minutes): In a prepared Ted Talk-style format, share your story as it relates to this year’s conference theme, of lessons learned as a leader.
- Leadership Lessons (45 minutes): Deliver one core principle or concept; sessions should have a quick and focused purpose with one learning objective and incorporate one engaging activity.
- Leadership Labs (100 minutes): These sessions should have in-depth or multiple objectives and incorporate applied practice or multi-faceted, transformative activities.
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Reset as leaders Imagine a reset button as a metaphor. What areas of a leader’s life, skill set, or mental wellness could use a reboot as they emerge from 18+ months of social distancing and online engagement? Examples of sessions can include: reflection on what was learned during the COVID experience, self-reflection on how participants have changed, rejuvenation, resilience, renewal, rethinking one’s own leadership (its meaning and purpose), recalibrating personal goals or vision, reemergence from home life to campus life, wellness, mental and emotional health, navigating change. You are welcomed to submit your own topic and ideas that support the conference theme! |
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Reconnect with others Being socially distant for 18+ months has caused daily interactions to become awkward and feel unnatural. Many of us need a refresher on how we engage and build reciprocal relationships to achieve shared goals. Examples of sessions can include: rethinking collective leadership (its meaning and purpose), rediscover how to engage with others, reconnect with respect and understanding, fostering inclusion and belonging, reestablishing a sense of community, rebuilding your network, communication, collaboration, group development, building a team environment. You are welcomed to submit your own topic and ideas that support the conference theme! |
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Reignite your leadership The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the depth of existing inequities that we can no longer ignore. By reconnecting to others on campus, students can explore issues and possible solutions to discover how to collectively create positive change. Examples of sessions can include: identifying where students are called to action, creating change, working toward justice and equity, leading with empathy and compassion, reimagining the future, recognizing collective passion and purpose, coalition building, community engagement, advocacy, activism. You are welcomed to submit your own topic and ideas that support the conference theme! |
Questions?
If you have any questions about the conference or the session proposal form or process, please contact Erin Blobaum at emblobaum@ucdavis.edu or reach out to any of the other conference planning committee members listed below:
- Alyssa Arnold - College of Biological Sciences Dean's Office
- Amanda Steidlmayer - Veterinary Medicine, Dean's Office
- Beth Boylan - Center for Student Involvement
- Brenda Fudge Jensen - Undergraduate Admissions
- Brie Hornig - Women's Resources and Research Center (WRRC)
- Christie Navarro - Center for Leadership Learning
- Co Hawes - College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- E. Nuñez - Undergraduate Research Center
- Erica Cefalo - Wildlife, Fish, & Conservation Biology/Toxicology
- Erin Blobaum - Center for Leadership Learning
- Janice Tse - Global Learning Hub
- Kim McMullen - Statistics
- Melissa Cruz Hernandez - Arboretum and Public Garden
- Mike Lorenzen - Intercollegiate Athletics
- Rachel Bingham - Office of Educational Opportunity & Enrichment Services