UCF is bursting with leadership and potential, which is why February 24-27, the LEAD Scholars program, along with Student Development and Enrollment Services, will be hosting Leadership Week 2014. The theme this year is “The Gold Knight Rises, Rise to LEAD 2014.”
Leadership week consists of four days, seven key note speakers, and over 50 workshops.
Julie Deslauriers, the student director of Leadership Week and leadership development director for LEAD Scholars, has been planning this event since last March. Now, with the help of her committee and a lot of hard work, her vision for leadership week is ready to come to life.
“The purpose behind leadership week is to inspire every Knight to take the initiative and cultivate their innate leadership skills,” says Deslauriers. “UCF has so many opportunities available for students to be leaders on campus, and Leadership Week served to encourage and inspire students towards being a leader in their area of expertise.”
Some of the highlights of Leadership Week 2014 are:
OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Major General Gwen Bingham, Commanding General, US Army White Sands Missile Range
Web: http://www.wsmr.army.mil/WWA/Leadership/Pages/CommandingGeneral.aspx
Date: Monday, February 24, 2014
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Student Union, Key West Ballroom 218ABCD
MOVIE KNIGHT presented by CAB: The Dark Knight
Date: Monday, February 24, 2014
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Knight’s Plaza
STUDENT LEADERS TALK: SGA President Melissa Westbrook and Vice President Jacob Kahn
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Student Union, Key West Ballroom 218ABCD
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Lauren Berger, UCF Alumni, aka the Intern Queen
Web: http://www.internqueen.com/content/about-lauren-berger
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Student Union, Key West Ballroom 218ABCD
OPEN KNIGHT CLIMB presented by the RWC: Open to the first 120 participants
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Challenge Course
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jason Connell, Founder of Ignited Leadership
Web: http://ignitedleadership.com
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Student Union, Key West Ballroom 218ABCD
UCF SDES LEADER’S PANEL: Insight in the Life of a UCF Leader
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2014
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Student Union, Key West Ballroom 218ABCD
Leadership week is NOT just for current campus leaders or LEAD Scholars. Everyone is encouraged to take advantage of the events.
Deslauriers exclaims that “no matter what desired career path you have, leadership skills will help in any profession. Also, our two large scale keynote speakers, Lauren Berger and Jason Connell, are business and leadership celebrities. I promise that both of these events will have a great impact on audience’s lives.”
For a full list of events and workshops check out http://sld.sdes.ucf.edu/leadershipweek/
