2024-2025 Workshops

For the past 35 years, SBSLC has created a unique opportunity for African American college students from across the nation to assemble and collaboratively develop leadership skills for the future. Workshop presenters play an integral role in helping SBSLC continue its legacy of educating and motivating leaders who will continuously transcend limits on their campuses and in their communities. The SBSLC Executive Staff has a vision of using the conference workshops and town halls as a platform for engaging dialogue and dynamic activities that will enhance participants’ perspectives of student leadership. We welcome you to submit a proposal for a workshop presentation for the 2025 conference.

This year’s conference theme is Uniting Flames to Spark Achievement. It is our hope that through inspirational and influential workshops, participants leave with a world-class foundation that aids in self-discovery while engaging socially, professionally, and academically to rebuild the overall Black student collegiate experience. The 2025 workshop tracks include:

  • Burning Barriers to Build Your Business: This track allows students to learn how to launch businesses. This workshop will highlight key factors and essential steps for starting their own business and how to grow their enterprise.
  • Kindle your Cash Flow: This track allows students to develop ways to maintain their personal finances in their day-to-day activities. These workshops will showcase financial literacy, budgeting, and further knowledge on personal investing. Not only will students understand the importance of personal wealth but they will be able to apply these logistical tasks to their organizations
  • Spark a New Skill: This track allows students to learn the fundamentals of a trade, whether for a local club, organization, or personal creative development. Students will be able to gain valuable insights and learn strategies to effectively promote their initiatives and endeavors. 
  • Fire is My New Element (Igniting the Fire Within): This track allows students to learn how to present themselves in a professional setting. By understanding how to effectively establish your presence and make a name for yourself in a multitude of environments.
  • Refueling Your Flame: To effectively lead and “fuel the flames” of your peers, you need to take care of yourself. These sessions promote personal wellness and will teach methods on how to manage one’s well-being, promoting emotional awareness and developing competent collaborators for today’s society.

Interested in facilitating a workshop?

Click here to submit a workshop proposal for the 2025 Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference.

The Workshop proposal form will be available beginning September 5th, 2024. You will not be able to save the information and return to the proposal form, so it is important to have all workshop and presenter information prepared to submit at once. You will need the following information to complete your proposal:

  • Workshop Title
  • Workshop Track
  • Workshop Style (i. e. Lecture, Discussion, Activity)
  • Workshop Description (maximum 100 words- This will serve as the abstract shared in the conference booklet)
  • Workshop’s Relation to the Conference Theme (How is your workshop relevant to this year’s theme)
  • Workshop Learning Outcomes (what the participants will be able to take away from your workshop)
  • Presenter’s Preview (a 2-3 minute preview of a previous presentation given, or a sample of the presentation you plan to present if possible)
  • Any resources being used during the workshop (i. e. PowerPoint presentations, videos, transcript of lecture)
  • Lead Presenter’s name, email address, phone number, biography (maximum 100 words) and list of any previous SBSLC presentations
  • Up to Two (2) Additional Presenters’ names, email addresses, and biographies (maximum 100 words)

Workshops Timeline

 

Workshop proposal deadlines:

  • Workshops proposals open: September 5, 2024
  • First Round Deadline: November 3rd, 2024
  • Second Round Deadline: December 10th, 2024.

Notification of first-round workshop acceptance- November 11th, 2024

Notification of second-round workshop acceptance- December 2nd, 2024

Deadline for presenters to accept an invitation to present – December 12th, 2024.

If you have any questions, please contact Daniel Ashley III or Erica Dillard at [email protected], or (979) 862-2000.