The Center for Student Engagement at The University of Scranton is hosting its annual leadership conference on Saturday, Feb. 18.  The IGNITE – Student Leadership Conference is open to college and university leadership programs and students from across the Northeastern Pennsylvania region. All institutions and their students are invited to participate in IGNITE, in order to develop new skill sets and discover their potential as student leaders.

IGNITE is undoubtedly going to be an energizing and motivational conference for all student leaders. The Center for Student Engagement asks that you please pass this information on to your staff and student leaders. Registration is live online as of Jan. 16, 2012. For an all-inclusive low cost of $25, each participant will receive a light breakfast, full lunch, and afternoon snack break. The conference will include all program materials, three breakout sessions, and three keynote sessions with nationally renowned speaker Tony D'Angelo, Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of Collegiate EmPowerment from Easton. In addition, diversity consultant Joyce Avila will be leading a session titled “To navigate our Cultural Landscape you need a GPS (globe perspective skills)!”

The University of Scranton and the Center for Student Engagement is also excited to reinvent this conference with new tracks for emerging and advanced leaders, as well as including topics such as: leadership next steps, communication, effective decision making, social media management, graduate school, how to develop powerful presentations, motivation, achieving balance, dealing with difference, multitasking and self awareness.

For more information, please visit www.scranton.edu/leadership or email leadership@scranton.edu.