Posted on Aug. 14: Student leaders on the ‘horizon’

More than 100 incoming McMaster University students will have a chance to learn first hand what it means to be a student leader at the University during the Horizons conference Aug. 16 to 18.

The McMaster Students Union (MSU) organized the conference to give incoming students exposure to the leadership opportunities and issues facing students before they arrive at McMaster.

“As student leaders we are always looking for new ways to involve first-year students in decision-making and to increase their participation in student leadership opportunities on campus,” says Adam Spence, MSU vice-president education. “Horizons offers students interested in becoming student leaders a chance to be exposed to the many opportunities and issues that otherwise may have taken them a year or two to discover.”

The conference has three aims:

Leadership development to build incoming students' leadership skills

Interaction with other future student leaders, and current student leaders

Information on the leadership opportunities available on campus

More than 20 skilled group and session leaders will be donating their time and expertise to share their knowledge and experience in student government, leadership and student issues with the delegates.

“We are overwhelmed at the response for this conference,” says Tom Nault, conference organizer. “We were expecting 50 or so delegates this year and we have more than doubled that number. Judging by the number of volunteers and delegates, as well as the great community support we have received, there is real support for this initiative.”

This is the first conference of its type in Canada focusing specifically on developing leadership skills in incoming university students.

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More than 100 incoming McMaster University students will have a chance to learn first hand what it means to be a student leader at the University during the Horizons conference Aug. 16 to 18. <p><br />
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The <a href="http://www.msu.mcmaster.ca/">McMaster Students Union</a> (MSU) organized the conference to give incoming students exposure to the leadership opportunities and issues facing students before they arrive at McMaster. <p><br />
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"As student leaders we are always looking for new ways to involve first-year students in decision-making and to increase their participation in student leadership opportunities on campus," says Adam Spence, MSU vice-president education. "Horizons offers students interested in becoming student leaders a chance to be exposed to the many opportunities and issues that otherwise may have taken them a year or two to discover."<br />
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The conference has three aims:<ul><br />
<br />
<li>Leadership development to build incoming students&#039; leadership skills</li><br />
<li>Interaction with other future student leaders, and current student leaders</li><br />
<li>Information on the leadership opportunities available on campus</li></ul><br />
<br />
More than 20 skilled group and session leaders will be donating their time and expertise to share their knowledge and experience in student government, leadership and student issues with the delegates.<p><br />
<br />
"We are overwhelmed at the response for this conference," says Tom Nault, conference organizer. "We were expecting 50 or so delegates this year and we have more than doubled that number. Judging by the number of volunteers and delegates, as well as the great community support we have received, there is real support for this initiative."<p><br />
<br />
This is the first conference of its type in Canada focusing specifically on developing leadership skills in incoming university students. <p><br />

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