The Sussman Leadership Conference provides all Drake undergraduates with an opportunity to enhance their leadership skills, knowledge, and network. Each year, this half-day conference is focused on a theme that helps students gain and apply skills to increase their effectiveness as leaders, both on campus and in preparation for their future careers.
Check back soon for the fall 2024 conference date and theme reveal!
2023-2024
One Better World: The Leader Within | Dr. Vernon Wall
2022-2023
Confidence & the Comparison Trap | Alex Weber
2021-2022
Leading Back in Action | Sara Lowery
2019-2020
Down with Drake Busy | Dr. Tim Bono, author of Happiness 101
2018-2019
Leading Across the Divide, Part 1 | Dr. Rachel Paine Caufield
Leading Across the Divide, Part 2 | Zachary Wood
2017-2018
Leadership Reframed | Dr. Jon Paul Higgins
Leadership: Always on Beat | Presented by: Trill or Not Trill
2016-2017
The Science of Adulting: How to Make Decisions | Keynote: Dr. Jeff Belkora
Controversy with Civility | Keynote: Joshua Fredenburg
2015- 2016
Do Less, Achieve More | Keynote: James Robilotta
SALAD Un-Conference Experience | Presented By: Campus Speak
2014-2015
Making a Difference by Valuing Difference | Keynote: Paul Wesselmann
The Conscious Choice- Collaborative Leadership | Keynote: Justin Jones-Fosu