UTSA students were inspired at Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference
UTSA students at leadership conference
UTSA students at leadership conference
Share this Story(Feb. 14, 2011)--The UTSA Student Leadership Center recently selected 28 students to attend the 2011 Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference in College Station, Texas. Hosted at Texas A&M University, the conference hosted more than 550 participants. Speakers focused on this year's conference theme, "The Imagine of Impact: A Reflection of a Leader."
The 23rd annual conference featured inspiring keynote speakers including Richard T. Jones, Marshawn Evans, Dominique Dawes and Derrick N. Ashong. There were workshops and a career and vendor fair, as well as the Advanced Leadership Institute. The students also attended SBSLC Entertainment Night, a collegiate social and the closing banquet.
The conference offered students opportunities to meet the speakers and talk with the workshop hosts. Kenny Bosah, a UTSA junior studying biology, won a contest at the conference and will receive a 30-minute session with motivational speaker Marshawn Evans. Bosah was the only conference participant to receive this opportunity.
The Student Leadership Center selected students from various areas of study in order to have a diverse group representing UTSA. Students were challenged to bring their experiences back to UTSA to better serve the community. In order to reflect on their personal experiences during the conference, each student was provided with a journal at the beginning of the four-day event. Their inspired entries and journals will be passed onto the students attending the conference next year.
For more information on programs and events, visit the UTSA Student Leadership Center website or stop by the office in University Center Room 1.002 on the Main Campus.
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Student comments about the conference
"SBSLC is definitely a life changer for anyone who attends." -- BJ Winston
"The conference was eye-opening." -- Kiara Gradney
"I am on the road back to UTSA, and in addition to my luggage, I will be bringing back a host of ideas to better UTSA as a whole, the organizations I am involved in and my career." -- Justina Williams
Inspired by Marshawn Evans, Odessa Wiggins noted, "Don't do less when you have more. So, I told myself I will never do less."
"I will bring back a newfound motivation to school and the knowledge that excellence in everything I do is expected at a minimum. Whatever expectations you may have for this conference, expect them to be exceeded." -- Thato Segosebe
"To anyone and everyone who attends SBSLC, I urge you to start applying everything that you learn as soon as you learn it. Don't wait to become great." -- Charnelle Thompson
Events
Join the PEACE Center and Wellbeing Services for Denim Day, a day of learning about the importance of consent and why we wear denim on the last Wednesday of the month each April during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Stop by our Denim Day display to take a photo in front of our Denim Wall, spin the "Is It Consent?" Wheel, and get a Concha or goodie.
Student Union Window Lounge, Main CampusLearn to use Zotero®, a citation manager that can help you store and organize citations you find during your research. Zotero can generate bibliographies in various styles, insert in-text citations and allow you to share sources with collaborators.
Virtual EventThis event will acknowledge graduating seniors from the McNair Scholars program at UTSA before inducting the new cohort of scholars into the program.
North Paseo Building (NPB 5.140), Main CampusAt this memorable celebration, UTSA graduates will be introduced one-by-one to cross the stage and accept their doctoral degrees.
Arts Building Recital Hall, Main CampusRoadrunner Walk is an event for graduating students to have a memorable walk on campus to celebrate an important milestone and their achievements. Graduates will walk along the Paseo while being celebrated by the UTSA community, friends, and family members.
Student Union Paseo, Main CampusCelebrate the accomplishments of College of Education and Human Development, College for Health, Community and Policy, College of Sciences and University College.
Alamodome, 100 Montana St.Celebrate the accomplishments of Alvarez College of Business, College of Liberal and Fine Arts and Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design.
Alamodome, 100 Montana St.
