Student leaders and those who have not quite emerged as leaders yet will have a chance to participate in a weeklong leadership conference next week at The University of Memphis. Sponsored by the Emerging Leaders Program and Student Activities Co-Sponsorship, Project Leadership will be held on campus Sept. 30-Oct. 5. <p>
The theme of the project is “Paving the Way to Connect Our Campus Leaders,” according to project Chairman Alvin Bonds, II. Bonds said the project’s mission is “to provide a forum through which a diverse group of students can develop personal leadership skills and learn from the leadership of peers.” <p>
The vision of the project is to promote communication, respect, unity, participation and teamwork, Bonds added.<p>
As recipients of Emerging Leadership scholarships, the students involved in Project Leadership are required to give back to The University.<p>
“But we wanted to go all out this year, instead of just doing the minimum requirements,” Bonds said. <p>
Project participants can attend a week of discussions and entertaining activities. <p>
Don Carson, U of M vice president for student affairs, will discuss how leadership relates to the campus community in the Rose Theatre Monday at 8 p.m.<p>
Laurie Tucker, senior vice president of global marketing for FedEx Corporation, will discuss how leadership relates to the business community in the Faulkner Lounge Tuesday at 8 p.m. <p>
The student leader discussion panel will discuss “Breaking Barriers” in the Faulkner Lounge Wednesday at 7 p.m.<p>
“The panel discussion is for students to put into action what they’ve learned from the previous nights,” Bonds said. <p>
All students who attend the panel discussion will receive a T-shirt, according to Bonds. <p>
Thursday’s events will include dinner and a showing of the movie “Signs” in the Rose Theatre at 6 p.m.<p>
Titile Keskessa and a host of dancers will perform “World of Dance” at the Rose Theatre on Friday at 6 p.m.<p>
“The show will have different kind of dances like Ethiopian and Asian,” Bonds said. “It will be a mix of everything.”<p>
The conference’s closing events Saturday include Service on Saturday and is followed by mudball organized by the Student Ambassador Board. <p>
“For Service on Saturday, students can sign up to work at different places such as Big Brothers Big Sisters or the Humane Society,” Bonds said. <p>
Mudball will take place on Tiger Beach at Richardson Towers at noon. <p>
Each night’s events will include drawings for door prizes, and events are open and free to students. Six-person teams participating in mudball have to pay a $165 entry fee. <p>
Bonds said Project Leadership might become an annual event. <p>
“We want to see how well this year goes over, and then maybe we’ll try to make it a yearly event,” Bonds said.
