2011 National Leadership Symposium

Advancing Leadership Education:
Connecting to High Impact Practices

July 7-10, 2011
University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia

About the Symposium

The National Leadership Symposium is a professional development experience designed for faculty members, student affairs professionals and other educators involved with promoting college student leadership education. The program is coordinated by the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) and the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs (NCLP).

Given the intense learning environment of the Symposium (included required reading prior to attending), it is advised that participants have significant professional experience in leadership education. Registration is limited to 50 people.

According to Day, Harrison, and Halpin (2009, p. 185) “Leader identities are built through the integration of learning and leading experiences with the self. This year’s National Leadership Symposium will invite leadership educators to engage in rich dialogue and reflective discussion about what it means to be a leadership educator. Participants will enhance their own individual insight about their commitment to leadership education, and then explore larger questions related to the purpose of leadership education and how we best create space for gaining knowledge and fostering student learning. Evolving from why we do this work, to what is this work about, the symposium will turn toward what are we really ‘doing’ through leadership education. Research about high impact practices related to learning will be discussed. Scholar authors will provide theoretical frameworks and practical considerations for this exploration. Scholars and participants will engage in thoughtful discourse about what it means to educate or develop students and ourselves in leading and leadership. The overall goal of the 2011 National Leadership Symposium is to envision how the future of leadership education can promote increasingly complex ways of being, knowing, and doing.

Participants in the 2011 National Leadership Symposium will:

• Envision the future of leadership education to promote increasingly complex ways of being, knowing, and doing.
• Examine high impact practices for leadership development and their connection to enhanced learning and quality.
• Investigate the intersection of leadership education and human development.
• Unlock the potential of leadership educators through engagement in their own development.
• Create a network of practitioners, educators and scholars that explores and informs a current understanding of leadership education.

• Dr. Susan Albertine
  Vice President for Engagement, Inclusion and Success, Association of American Colleges & Universities
• Dr. Lisa Boes
  Allston Burr Resident Dean of Pforzheimer House, Lecturer on Social Studies, Harvard University
• Dr. Ron Riggio
  Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology, Former Director of the Kravis Leadership Institute, Claremont McKenna College

• Dr. Marilyn Bugenhagen
  Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies, Marian University
• Dr. Julie Owen
  Assistant Professor of Leadership & Integrative Studies, New Century College, George Mason University

Early Registration Fees and Deadline:
$540 until May 25

Regular Registration Fees and Deadline:
$570 after May 25

Final Registration Deadline:
June 9, 2011

Registration Limit:
This institute is limited to 50 participants and is open to NACA/NCLP members and non-members on a first-come, first-served basis.

Membership:
To join NCLP or renew your membership, please go to http://www.nclp.umd.edu/

Refund Policy for All NACA Institutes:
Refunds for registration will be made only for requests received in writing at the NACA Office prior to the early registration deadline for the respective event. No refunds will be given for registrations after the stated early registration deadline. However, participant substitutions may be allowed if the request is submitted no later than 3 weeks prior to the start of the institute. A $100 administrative fee will be charged for each cancellation.

Accommodations and Meals:
The registration fee includes housing and all meals. Efforts will be made to honor roommate requests that are submitted on the Participant Information Form included in the registration confirmation packet. If you do not have a roommate preference, a roommate will be assigned to you. All meals will be provided through your registration. Please indicate any special dietary needs on the Participant Information Form.

Registration:
Early registration begins March 2011