The Holden Center for Leadership and Community Engagement will be hosting the annual UO Leadership Summit on Saturday, February 21, 2026, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. in the EMU Ballroom area. This year’s theme is "Infinite Impact: Evolving as a Leader." By the end of the day, participants will have reflected on their leadership strengths and learned about the most important elements of effective leadership, as well as tangible strategies for how to apply them.
The Leadership Summit is structured to maximize learning, networking, and community building. Our goal is to provide participants with opportunities to network and attend various workshops from campus staff, faculty, and fellow peers. Participants will spend the day in the EMU in a conference-style event. Due to the interactive nature of the event, we will provide adequate breaks to recharge and ensure participant needs are being met.
We will be updating this page as we solidify more details.
Call for Presenters!
We are looking for campus and community members to share their knowledge on leadership and service by presenting a 50-minute workshop at the summit. Workshops should be inclusive and demonstrate a high level of participant engagement, originality, and innovation. We are looking for workshops that address leadership in various stages of life, such as leadership in college, leadership post-grad, and leadership in non-work settings. If a topic you would like to present doesn’t fit exactly into these themes, please still submit a proposal! By the end of the summit, students should leave with tangible skills to improve their leadership and an understanding of how leadership shows up differently in different places.
Please submit your presentation proposal using our Qualtrics form. Anyone is welcome to submit a proposal, so if you know of people who may be interested in this opportunity, please share this with them. All proposals must be submitted by December 7, 2025. Presenters will be selected and notified by January 9, 2026.
If you have any questions, please contact us at holdenleadership@uoregon.edu.