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Upcoming Conferences

2012 Students United! Conference—March 30 , 2012

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Past Conferences

2011: "Students United!"

The 10th Annual Massachusetts Public Higher Education Student Leadership Conference was held on Friday, April 15, 2011, at Worcester State University. The central theme of the conference, entitled "Students United!", was student activism. >> More Information

2010: "Proud to Go Public!"

"Proud to Go Public!,” the 9th annual Massachusetts Student Leadership Conference was held on April 16, 2010, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The special focus of "Proud to Go Public!," was advocacy. >> More information

2009: "Make Things Happen!"

The special focus of the 2009 Massachusetts Student Leadership Conference was civic engagement. >> More information

Other Conferences

The 2008 conference was held on March 28, 2008, and included a keynote address by U.S. Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and a roundtable discussion with Board of Higher Education Chairman Frederick Clark. In the afternoon, there were special-interest sessions on various student life issues, including business etiquette of networking, conflict resolution, time management, and promoting student leadership through diversity.

The 2007 conference included remarks from Dr. Dana Mohler-Faria, Education Advisor to Governor Patrick, and Senator Robert O’Leary, Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Higher Education.