Cultivate Ideas at the Student Leadership Conference
Students often have a lot of ideas for social improvements on and off-campus but do not always have the opportunity to voice or brainstorm what that idea could look like when it’s put into action.
On January 16th, students will be able to network with over 400 students from across campus at the annual Student Leadership Conference. The conference, with the theme of cultivating ideas, students can join an idea incubator and be a catalyst for change by addressing challenges within campus and out in the broader Hamilton community. This is a time for examining issues from different perspectives in order to learn, grow and build the capacity to demonstrate leadership in the community and foster a desire to continue thinking and learning about leadership.
The day will begin with keynote speaker Matthew Green, a born and raised Hamiltonian and councilor for Ward 3. Green is an active resident, entrepreneur, and community organizer with executive leadership experience in the city.
“Creating positive change requires us to each play a role: to collaborate, to be inclusive, and to share collective ownership about the small pieces of change that we seek. When we work together, our own unique pieces of change add up and have a sizable impact.” Green attended McMaster University and is an advocate for asset-based community development and political youth engagement.
“A few years ago I made a decision to focus on the local. To socialize, organize, and mobilize in my own neighbourhood. Today’s student leaders are uniquely positioned to make a lasting impact like no other generation. Today’s students have the most advanced education, and an unrivaled use of technology. Together each of us is the change that we are looking for.”
The afternoon will involve students participating in community ideations or in a BaFa’-BaFa’, a learning simulation intended to improve participants’ cross-cultural competence by building understanding of the impact of culture on the behaviour of people and organizations.
More information can be found on the Student Success website. To register students must log into OSCARplusmcmaster.ca
