Save the Date for ISLE 2025 on February 24, 2025
The Iowa Student Leadership Experience (ISLE) is a one-day leadership conference that brings students together to collaborate, engage, and practice meaningful leadership. ISLE is a collaboration between Iowa State University, the University of Northern Iowa, and the University of Iowa and is open to students from all three campuses.
2024 Iowa Student Leadership Experience
Event Format: In-person event held at the University of Northern Iowa
Event Schedule:
9:45 - 10:30 AM: Check-in (Lang Hall)
10:30 - 11:00 AM: Introductions & Linq Card Networking (Lang Hall)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Keynote Speaker Niki Harken (Lang Hall)
The 3 C's: Community, Communication, and Collaboration: Learn how to leverage your strengths and engage emerging leaders to develop a stronger, healthy student community through communication and collaboration.
12:00 - 1:00 PM: Lunch (Maucker Union CoffeeHouse)
1:00 - 2:00 PM: Breakout Sessions (Maucker Union)
Session A: Collaboration or Cooperation (Ballroom A)
Learn the difference between collaboration and cooperation and why BOTH are necessary to build a true community.
Session B: Leading into Your Future (Ballroom B)
In this session, participants will first reflect on the competencies they are developing as student leaders. Next, we will workshop how to persuasively present these competencies on resumes. Participants will leave with resume improvements underway and a framework for how to continue to build a standout resume.
Session C: Passing the Torch: Tools to Transition your organization (Ballroom C)
Want to be successful as you transition into or out of your role within your organization? Come as a group to find out how to effectively transition your organization.
Session D: Yoga Journaling (University Room)
Journaling and Yoga (Jo-Yo) is a movement practice that incorporates journaling and yoga. In this 50-minute session, we are going to move through a seated yoga flow and reflection questions.
The goals of this session are three-fold: (1) how do we lead from the front by taking care of ourselves and our own wellness, (2) the importance of self-reflection in leadership, (3) how to incorporate mind-body wellness into our busy schedules. This session is focused on providing participants with an opportunity to engage in all three of these components as a participant to imporve their leadership and grow their skills to help others do the same.
2:00 - 3:00 PM: Breakout Sessions (Maucker Union)
Session A: Healthy Organization Culture (Ballroom A)
Join our 50-minute workshop on cultivating a healthy organizational culture within student groups. Explore strategies to foster open communication and build trust and collaboration. Gain insights into effective leadership practices that promote a positive atmosphere and empower members to thrive and take on active roles in the organization. This interactive session will equip you with practical tools to shape a resilient and supportive healthy organization culture within student groups, laying the foundation for long-term success.
Session B: Leading into Your Future (Ballroom B)
In this session, participants will first reflect on the competencies they are developing as student leaders. Next, we will workshop how to persuasively present these competencies on resumes. Participants will leave with resume improvements underway and a framework for how to continue to build a standout resume.
Session C: Round Tables with Subjects (Maucker Union CoffeeHouse)
Engage in a social networking opportunity at our round table experience with students from different universities. The round table experience will highlight the importance of effective communication for functional leadership.
Session D: Yoga Journaling (University Room)
Journaling and Yoga (Jo-Yo) is a movement practice that incorporates journaling and yoga. In this 50-minute session, we are going to move through a seated yoga flow and reflection questions.
The goals of this session are three-fold: (1) how do we lead from the front by taking care of ourselves and our own wellness, (2) the importance of self-reflection in leadership, (3) how to incorporate mind-body wellness into our busy schedules. This session is focused on providing participants with an opportunity to engage in all three of these components as a participant to imporve their leadership and grow their skills to help others do the same.
3:00 - 4:00 PM: Breakout Sessions (Maucker Union)
Session A: Healthy Organization Culture (Ballroom A)
Join our 50-minute workshop on cultivating a healthy organizational culture within student groups. Explore strategies to foster open communication and build trust and collaboration. Gain insights into effective leadership practices that promote a positive atmosphere and empower members to thrive and take on active roles in the organization. This interactive session will equip you with practical tools to shape a resilient and supportive healthy organization culture within student groups, laying the foundation for long-term success.
Session B: Collaboration or Cooperation (Ballroom B)
Learn the difference between collaboration and cooperation and why BOTH are necessary to build a true community.
Session C: Passing the Torch: Tools to Transition your organization (Ballroom C)
Want to be successful as you transition into or out of your role within your organization? Come as a group to find out how to effectively transition your organization.
Session D: Round Tables with Subjects (Maucker Union CoffeeHouse)
Engage in a social networking opportunity at our round table experience with students from different universities. The round table experience will highlight the importance of effective communication for functional leadership.
4:00 PM: Closing (Maucker Union CoffeeHouse)