Leadership Symposium

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 & Networking Jepson Lobby

3:30pm-4:30pm Session I Jepson TBA

4:45pm-6:00pm Poster Session & Dinner Jepson Lobby

6:15pm-7:30pm Keynote Speaker  Wolff Auditorium

Saturday, February 21st

9:00am-9:45am Check-In and Networking Jepson Lobby

9:15am-9:45am Mindfulness Meditation  Jepson 103

10:00am-11:00am Session II Jepson TBA

11:15am-12:15pm Session III Jepson TBA

12:30pm-1:15pm Lunch & Networking Jepson Lobby

1:15pm-2:15pm Session IV Jepson TBA

2:30pm-3:45pm Keynote Panel Wolff Auditorium 

4:00pm-6:00pm DPLS Social Manresa 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