Seneca Leadership Institute - October 2019

Register for one or both dates today!

The Leadership Institute is a 2-day leadership conference that brings together 100+ Seneca students for workshops, teambuilding activities and inspiring keynote addresses. This is your opportunity to develop your leadership skills, network & have fun.

It is FREE to all full-time Seneca College students and lunch is provided.

For more information, visit the Leadership Institute website or email us (student.leadership@senecacollege.ca).

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Newnham Campus*, Rooms K2100 A-D (4 pack), 1750 Finch Avenue East

*A reminder that the Shuttle Bus does not run during study week. Check out the Transit Information Page to plan your route.

This day will count as 1 Community Development credit and 1 Personal Development credit towards your Record of Accomplishment.

Please bring your OneCard to registration. In the spirit of giving back, we kindly ask that you bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank.

Keynote Speaker:

Lauren Sundstrom – Transgender educator, activist, public speaker and mentor

Lauren is a trans activist, mentor and coach who helps other transgender people realize their goals and potential. She transitioned 14 years ago and now, at 30, wants to share some of the wisdom she has gained along the way.

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Newnham Campus*, Rooms K2100 A-D (4 pack), 1750 Finch Avenue East

*A reminder that the Shuttle Bus does not run during study week. Check out the Transit Information Page to plan your route.

This day will count as 2 Organizational Development credits towards your Record of Accomplishment.

Please bring your OneCard to registration. In the spirit of giving back, we kindly ask that you bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank.

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Laymon Hicks – humanitarian

From troubled youth to graduating high school with a 4.0 grade point average and obtaining a doctorate by the age of 29. Dr. Laymon Hicks’ story is moving, his words are empowering, and his message is practical.

Drugs. Alcohol. Violence. Stress. Depression. Add the words bullying, peer pressure and self-doubt and you’ve entered the real world drama of too many of our young people today.

The passage for Dr. Laymon Hicks was not typical.

Sharing his troubled teen years, surrounded by drama, battled with feelings of abandonment, lured by peer pressure into becoming a bully to his ultimate expulsion from the National Honor Society and descent into depression, Dr. Laymon puts it all on the table. His own path, from troubled youth to graduating high school with a 4.0 grade point average to obtaining a doctorate by the age of 29.

What he calls his “frustrations, flops and faults” are hungrily devoured by his audience. And then digested. For whatever the details, from one degree to another, the pain is universal. They all know it. Now they are hungry for the outcome. The resolution. The road to redemption. And Dr. Laymon delivers.

He tells them that the real motivation comes from within. From wanting more. From needing to do better. From believing you deserve better. From “Maximize Your Moment!” From knowing “You Can!” From knowing “You’re the BOMB!”