Leading Together
February 20 - February 21st, 2026 | On Campus
The Leadership Symposium aims to explore emerging questions, research, service and projects engaging students, alumni and partners of Gonzaga University's School of Leadership Studies. The goal is to not only stimulate dialogue and critical reflection from multiple perspectives, but also to highlight the projects and research currently alive within our programs and the greater field of leadership studies.
The Leadership Symposium is open to all students at Gonzaga University, including undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students, as well as alumni and leadership scholars or practitioners from various programs and levels.
Registration for the 2026 Leadership Symposium is open!
Event Schedule
Friday, February 20th
3:00pm-3:30pm Check-In & NetworkingJepson Lobby
3:30pm-4:30pmSession IJepson TBA
4:45pm-6:00pmPoster Session & Dinner Jepson Lobby
6:15pm-7:30pmKeynote Speaker Wolff Auditorium
Saturday, February 21st
9:00am-9:45amCheck-In and Networking Jepson Lobby
9:15am-9:45amMindfulness Meditation Jepson 103
10:00am-11:00amSession IIJepson TBA
11:15am-12:15pmSession IIIJepson TBA
12:30pm-1:15pmLunch & NetworkingJepson Lobby
1:15pm-2:15pmSession IVJepson TBA
2:30pm-3:45pmKeynote PanelWolff Auditorium
4:00pm-6:00pmDPLS SocialManresa Hall (across from Jepson) RSVP Here
Leadership Symposium Planning Committee
- Co-Chair: Kem Gambrell | Chair, Professor, Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies: gambrell@gonzaga.edu
- Co-Chair: Trinity Spencer | Program & Project Specialist: spencert@gonzaga.edu
- Josh Armstrong | Organizational Leadership & Comprehensive Leadership Program: armstrongj@gonzaga.edu
- Salena Beaumont Hill | Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies: beaumonthill@gonzaga.edu
- Carolyn Cunningham | Professor, Communication and Leadership Studies: cunningham@gonzaga.edu
- Roisin Lally | Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies: lally@gonzaga.edu
- Philip Mathew | Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies: mathew@gonzaga.edu
- Jackie Smith | Academic Coordinator: smithj4@gonzaga.edu
- Manoj Thirupal | Lecturer-AT, Post Doctoral Teaching Fellow, Leadership Studies: thirupal@gonzaga.edu
