The Center for Leadership, Innovation, and Mentorship Building (CLIMB) Seminar

The CLIMB speaker seminars are designed to explore different leadership topics and how they impact organizations. Guest speakers share their views and experiences from various business, community and academic backgrounds. The seminars occur each semester and are open to the greater university and surrounding communities. 

Spring 2020 Events:

Women's Leadership Symposium 

Throughout the day, we seek to provide students the opportunity to learn more about their individual identities and the unique influences they have on their leadership style. Networking and teambuilding activities will allow for students to build a positive and supportive network of diverse women who vary across professional disciplines and life experiences. With these new experiences and community, student participants will have the knowledge to challenge the limitations placed on women and will have the confidence and strength to empower others.

Our past speakers

Fall 2018, Vicki Mealer-Burke, Chief Diversity Officer, Qualcomm: Leadership Strategies for Diversity and Inclusion

Spring 2018, Ed Jenks, CEO, Growth Strategist, Executive Coach, Turn Around Specialist, and Author: Leading the Next Generation: Strategies that Work  

Fall 2017, Bill Wilson, CEO Wilson Creek Winery: Leading a Family Business

February 2017, Malin Burnham: A Conversation with Malin Bunrham

October 2016, Shannon Jordan, MA and Christy Cassisa, JD:  Mindful Leadership