At Central Piedmont, you can learn and practice student leadership in a variety of ways:

• leadership workshops and programs
• student organizations
• student leadership conference
• forums with campus and college leaders
• specialized campus programs

Complete information about leadership events can be found on the Student Life events calendar, or check with the Student Life staff at your campus for upcoming programs.

Can't participate in student leadership activity or attend the leadership conference? Visit our online resource to learn more about leadership. Student Life has partnered with the Central Piedmont Library Services to provide an online student leadership guide for students to access library materials and external resources related to leadership, including books, videos, and websites.

Leadership Conference

Each spring, the Office of Student Life takes a group of students for a weekend-long leadership training. The Student Leadership Conference provides an exceptional learning opportunity for student leaders who are involved in or are interested in serving in a leadership role in any campus student organization. A powerful growth experience awaits you — are you ready to blaze a trail?

The Leadership Conference (video) is designed to:

• recruit quality student leaders for the upcoming academic year
• create camaraderie and team work among student leaders
• reduce cultural barriers among student leaders.
• give all participants an opportunity for personal growth and development

You can expect to be introduced to experiences to help you become more self-affirming, self-directed, open, and empathetic in your communication with others, and aware of strategies for planning and implementing campus activities.

The three-day training workshop will include mini-lectures, group activities, small group discussions and sharing, directed conversations, team-building activities, and informal interaction with fellow participants and faculty/staff facilitators.