Call for Proposals: Multicultural Leadership Summit
This message has been approved by Paige Rentz, media specialist for the Center for Leadership & Social Change.
The Multicultural Leadership Summit, held on the Florida State University campus, focuses on building a foundation of knowledge that will enhance student success in leadership in the areas of multiculturalism and social justice.
The summit, to be held April 15-16, provides opportunities for participants to learn about their identities and how they impact the ways in which they choose to show up in the world each day. MLS educates participants to empower them to be agents of social change in an increasingly diverse and global community.
The Center for Leadership & Social Change currently seeks proposals for workshops during the two-day summit. Beyond being related to at least one of the topical areas, the planning team hopes all workshops leave students with a reinvigorated sense of duty and a call to support community-led change initiatives. Small group sessions following each workshop block will bring students together from different workshops to find meaning in social movement solidarity.
To bring added structure to the summit, workshop proposals should relate to diversity, multiculturalism, social justice, leadership, service, and various intersecting identities. Exemplary proposals will relate to more than one topic area. Proposals should also be classified as "introductory," "intermediate," or "advanced." All topics should be presented in a way that they remain accessible to individuals outside of the impacted community.
Proposal Timeline
- Call for Proposal Opens: Monday, January 31
- Call for Proposal Closes: Tuesday, March 1 at 11:59 p.m.
- Decisions Announced: Monday, March 7 at 11:59 p.m.
- Workshop Commitment Due: Monday, March 7 at 11:59 p.m.
Participant Learning Outcomes
- Participants will build community with each other, while learning about the importance of building community in multiple contexts (peer groups, cultural groups, campus, community, etc.).
- Participants will express the importance of self-awareness in relation to community-awareness with regard to supporting and creating positive sustainable change.
- Participants will leave with reframed and renewed definitions of service, leadership, and social justice.
- Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the experiences of people from diverse backgrounds, including both experiences of cultural joy and intercultural injustice.
Additional Information
Workshops should be able to fit within a 45-minute time block. We highly encourage interactive activities and accessible design. Time blocks will be Friday, April 15, 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m., and Saturday, April 16 , 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. The final summit schedule will be presented to FSU Student Agencies for workshop endorsement/recommendation.
Workshops may be presented by FSU faculty and/or staff, including graduate students, as well as Tallahassee community members. Undergraduate students are empowered to co-present with any of these populations.
Questions regarding summit planning, including workshop proposals, can be directed to Sophia Torres at sgtorres@fsu.edu or Challen Wellington at cwellington@fsu.edu. Learn more about the summit at thecenter.fsu.edu/MLS.