Student Leadership & Involvement uses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development and it's 7 C's as a framework for a series of guided conversations, engaging activities, and keynote addresses.

• “The individual”: Participants will be able to identify the personal qualities (within themselves) needed to support group functioning and positive social change.
  • Consciousness of self - Self-awareness of the beliefs, values, attitudes, and emotions that motivate you to take action
  • Congruence - Thinking, feeling, behaving with consistency, geniuses, authenticity, and honesty in all areas of your life
  • Commitment - Motivation energy that dives forward a collective effort. Commitment is connected to passion, intensity, and duration of a collective effort.
• “The group”: Participants will demonstrate skills needed for collaboration to effect positive social change.
  • Collaboration - Working with other towards a common goal or effort. Collaboration is the cornerstone of group leadership efforts because it empowers self and others through building trust
  • Common Purpose - Working with others in a way that elevates shared aims, values and goals. These elements enable groups to engage in collective analysis and solutions to address group goals
  • Controversy with Civility - Acknowledges two fundamental reality of any group effort: 1) differences in viewpoints and perspectives are inevitable and 2) such differences must be aired openly but with civility in order to find the best solution or outcome
• “Community”: Participants will be able to identify ways in which community service influences group development and strengthens individual leadership qualities towards positive social change
  • Citizenship - Process in which the individual and collaborative groups become responsibly connected to the community and society through leadership efforts and experiences

MEET THE KEYNOTE AND SLS FACILITATORS

The 2025 Student Leadership Summit will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2025

Keynote

Andy Chestnut

Commercial General Manager for Utah Warriors Rugby Team

Andy brings a wealth of corporate marketing and business development experience to the Utah Warriors Ruby team. He has years of experience with growth strategy and marketing leadership from successful tech companies such a DSCO, Lease End, and Expedia. In his current role, Andy oversees the Warriors' brand, community, marketing and sponsorship while leading the Warriors in short- and long-term strategies. "Rugby is exactly what humanity needs right now. Modern life is relentless. Ruby teaches us how to overcome again and again" Andrew states.  Join us for the Student Leadership Summit to learn more about the leadership lessons you can take away from the sport of rugby and its connection to community and citizenship.

Facilitators

We are currently recruiting facilitators for our 2025 Student Leadership Summit.

What does being a facilitator involve?

• Each facilitator will be paired with a small group of students (8-10 average) that you will lead through a variety of small group dialogues, activities, and learning content. You stick with the same group of students all day, allowing you and participants to build a strong rapport, and take conversation deeper.

What are the expectations

• Attend Facilitator Training - The training session will be hosted virtually. If you are unable to attend, we will work with you to explore a make-up option
• Commit to being a facilitator for from 8am -5pm on February 22, 2025
• Attend a Facilitator Wrap-up and Appreciation event - this session will be used to gather your feedback on what went well and how we can continue to improve the summit. We will also use this time to recognize every single volunteer for dedicating their time to helping students grow.

If you are interested in being a Facilitator, please email anna.nguyen@utah.edu

Summit Operations, Logistics, Curriculum Design

Name: Anna Nguyen

Pronouns: She/Her/Her

Role at the University of Utah: Leadership Development Program Manager

Name: Erica Andersen

Pronouns: She/Her/Her's

Role at the University of Utah: Associate Dean for Student Engagement and Leadership