Student Services :: Black Student Retention Project

Student Leadership Conference Call For Proposals

On Friday, February 17 - Saturday, February 18, 2012, Virginia Western Community College will host the 5th Annual Black Student Leadership Conference for high school seniors and students enrolled in colleges and universities throughout the Commonwealth. LIFE (Living Intentionally for Excellence) 101: It's A Celebration will feature award winning authors, speakers, and workshop leaders that include Dr. Carolyn Browning, Dr. Debyii L. Sababu-Thomas, Dr. Barbara Pendergrass, C. Oliver Junior, Jerel Rhodes, Tamara Futrell and more. Topical workshops for advisors and students are designed to inspire, challenge, and motivate conferees in pursuit of academic excellence through leadership, service and wellness.

Guidelines for Proposals

Virginia Western Community College invites proposals for workshops to be held at the 5th Annual Black Student Leadership Conference. The conference will be held on the Virginia Western campus in Roanoke, Virginia.

The mission of the 5th Annual Black Student Leadership Conference is to celebrate the uniqueness of the Black student experience through a series of keynote addresses, workshops and networking opportunities. This forum seeks to cultivate the exchange of ideas, experiences and resources in order to promote the scholarship, leadership development, and wellness of high school seniors and college students.

Ideas to Consider

  • Focuses on: leadership, community, educational and cultural issues, career development, wellness, technology, and current trends/issues
  • Emphasis on demonstration, audience participation and discussion as opposed to lecture
  • The conference theme should be included in your proposal.
  • The participants desire engaging activities and interactive group learning opportunities.
  • Allow time for questions and comments from the audience.
  • Please limit your workshop or session to 50 minutes.

Important Dates

  • Submission deadline: Friday, January 20, 2012
  • Notifcation date: Friday, January 23, 2012

Complete the form below to submit your proposal.

Workshop Proposal

Audience:

  High School Oriented

  College Level

  General Audience

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