Student Leadership Conference:

Cost: $100 for all students.

The Student Leadership Conference (SLC) is an opportunity for current and future college students to:

• Connect with peers from across the country
• Learn useful tools to empower your transition into college life
• Expand your potential to serve as student advocates and leaders in the growing field of inclusive higher education
• Have fun!

Click here to Register

This year’s theme is We’re Still Here: What Being in College Means to Me.

Hey Students! Our 2025 SLC T-shirt Design Contest has begun! If you would like to submit a design to be featured on our 2025 shirt, please click here for full instructions: Tshirt Contest. Submission deadline is September 15!  Email any questions to rwallis@syr.edu and ndborows@syr.edu. The SLC committee will vote on the entries and decide on a winner.

Download the SLC Agenda 2024 here!

The SLC is committed to centering the voices, wisdom, and experiences of college students with intellectual disability. The SLC is open to all students, with an emphasis on young adults who are transitioning into college and current college students. The focus is on students with intellectual disability and their peers, including traditionally enrolled friends, classmates, and mentors.

Have any questions about the Student Leadership Conference or want to get involved? Contact Nikkia Borowski at ndborows@syr.edu.

Conference Topics

• Academics: class mentors, study skills, cool classes to take, course modifications, or working with faculty.
• Advocacy! Advocacy! Advocacy!
• Health: mental health, nutrition and exercise at college, or dealing with illness while at college.
• Internships and employment: working with a job coach, getting a job, or workplace accommodation.
• Relationships: dating etiquette and consent, friendships, or conflict and communication
• Social life: on- and off-campus events, clubs and organizations, or greek life.
• Other ideas like technology (apps), getting into college, life after college, or dealing with tough times.