Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the Bison Leadership Institute, set to take place on Wednesday, April 2 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., in the Memorial Union’s Anishinaabe Theater.
The theme for this year’s Bison Leadership Institute is “The Art of Connection,” and will be presented with a Ted X approach. It will feature a variety of campus leaders presenting on how everyone can connect with people in a meaningful manner to develop stronger relationships, strengthen organization and increase a feeling of belonging.
The speakers and the title of their talk for this year are:
- Scott Pryor “Show Up and See People”
- Seinquis Leinen “Alone Together: Tackling Loneliness on Campus”
- Jill Nelson “Connecting with your Courage and BRAVING Trust”
- Margaret Latterell “Failure: Upsides to Messing Up”
- Patrick Kirkpatrick “A Loser's Guide to Winning Friends or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”
- Alyssa Teubner “Cultivating Connections (Without the Cringe)”
- Austin Anderson “Dare to Lead Differently?”
The event is free, and dinner will be provided. To attend, RSVP by Friday, March 28.
Anyone planning to have staff attend as part of training, please provide a list of the attendees’ names to Robert Jones at robert.t.jones@ndus.edu.
