MOUNT VERNON — Nine Cornell College students are attending a leadership conference at Upper Iowa University in Fayette from July 18 to 23.
The
LeaderShape Institute helps college students learn how to lead with integrity through sessions on topics such as building community and bringing vision to reality. A guest leader forum features Iowans involved in business and public affairs, including Mark Zinkula, Cornell vice president for business affairs. On the last day of the conference, students participate in a commencement ceremony.
The conference includes more than 60 participating students from seven Iowa colleges: Cornell, Drake University, the University of Iowa, Loras College, Simpson College, Upper Iowa and Wartburg College. The LeaderShape Institute has collaborated with campuses across the country since 1992 to bring LeaderShape conferences to students. Last year 46 institutions hosted LeaderShape conferences. Participating students learn how to develop ideas into programs they can implement on campus to improve the world around them.
Cornell students attending the conference in Fayette are: Erik Jensen, Amanda Jepson, Colin Kirkeby, Jessica McMaster, Erica Milner, Heather Roth, Bryan Roush, Kerri Timmerman and Leslie Tweeton.
