Inviting Leadership: Dialogue & Inclusion
February 28 - March 1, 2025 | On Campus
The Leadership Symposium aims to explore emerging questions, research, service and projects engaging students, alumni and partners of 91勛圖厙 University's School of Leadership Studies. The goal is to not only stimulate dialogue and critical reflection from multiple perspectives, but also to highlight the projects and research currently alive within our programs and the greater field of leadership studies.
The Leadership Symposium is open to all students at 91勛圖厙 University, including undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students, as well as alumni and leadership scholars or practitioners from various programs and levels.
Registration for the 2025 Leadership Symposium is closed
Event Schedule
(subject to change)
Wednesday, February 26th (conference pre-session)
6:00 pm: Leadership Fishbowl with Becky Calder
Friday, February 28th
3:00 pm: Check In & Networking
3:30 pm: Session #1
4:30 pm: Undergraduate Poster Presentations
5:30 pm: Networking social
6:00 pm: Keynote Panel - "Inviting Leadership: Reflections from Higher Ed"
Panel Moderator: JoAnn Danelo Barbour, Ph.D.
Panelists: Salena Beaumont Hill, Ph.D., Ayaka Dohi, M.A., Michael R. Carey, Ph.D.,
Carolyn Cunningham, Ph.D.
Saturday, March 1st
8:15 am: Morning Meditation
8:30 am: Opening & Light Breakfast
8:45 am: Session #2
9:45 am: break
10:00 am: Session #3
11:00 am: break
11:15 am: Viewing - "Carla the Rescuer" with introduction by Kristine Hoover, Ed.D. and Clement Lye
12:45 pm: break
1:00 pm: Keynote Panel "The Practice of Inviting Leadership"
Panel Moderator: Josh Armstrong, Ph.D.
Panelists: Jer Swiggart, Leah Simeon, Andre Wicke
2:00 pm: break
2:15 pm: Session #4
3:30 pm: Conference End
Leadership Symposium Planning Committee
Josh Armstrong | Organizational Leadership & Comprehensive Leadership Program: armstrongj@gonzaga.edu
Salena Beaumont Hill | Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies: beaumonthill@gonzaga.edu
JoAnn Danelo Barbour | Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies: barbourj@gonzaga.edu
Roisin Lally | Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies: lally@gonzaga.edu
Sherri Lynch | Assistant Dean, School of Leadership Studies: lynchs@gonzaga.edu
Trinity Spencer | Program & Project Specialist: spencert@gonzaga.edu
Victoria Nann | Doctoral Student: vnann@zagmail.gonzaga.edu
