Special Events and Receptions

  • 2/27 Collegiate Leadership Assembly Conference

    Collegiate Leadership Assembly Conference: Strategies for Leading in Contentious Times

    Come Join Us Today!

    Keynote speakers, the parents of Jordan Davis, the young man who was killed for playing loud music in front of a convenience store in Florida.  Ms. Lucia McBath and Mr. Ronald Davis will be speaking on the topic, “Lessons from a Broken Heart: Overcoming and Conquering Adversity”. The public is invited to this riveting program. The event will be held in the Student Union Ballroom at 6:00PM.

     

    Tomorrow, February 28, 2015

    The second day of the Leadership Conference will be opened by a stunning presentation on Etiquette in the Digital Age: How to Avoid Destroying Your Representation Before You Face the Real World.   The presenter will be Robin Cloud, a well-known New York performer, writer and comedienne.  Robin is a native of Hartford, Connecticut.  The event will be held in the Student Union Theatre at 9:00AM. A Continental breakfast will be served.  Breakout sessions on leadership development will follow the Robin Cloud lecture.

    The noon keynote speaker will be Ms. Elizabeth Murray, author and film maker.  Murray is the inspiration for the television movie, Homeless to Harvard.  Living in a stairwell with friends, she had an epiphany that her mother asked her to promise to excel in school and Murray decided to excel at Harvard in spite of being a child of drug addicts.  Elizabeth Murray’s personal story is riveting and compelling as she relives being homeless while a student at Harvard. When her mother died of AIDS she had a spiritual epiphany that she would excel in school and she was successful. 

    Student entertainment will follow the afternoon program.  Don’t miss this amazing 2 day program! 

    For more information, contact: Kayla Bynum at kayla.bynum@uconn.edu