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WHAT IS LEAD WEEK?

OSU Lead Week is a campus-wide initiative taking place Sept. 15-19, 2025. Lead Week provides leadership development through workshops, networking, community engagement and fun activities. In collaboration with campus-wide partners, academic college’s student councils, and other campus departments, activities are aligned with the OSU Ideal Graduate initiative. Each day consists of free food, giveaways and tech prizes. Register now!
As part of Lead Week, Cowboys Inspiring Change is a featured community service initiative empowering student groups to lead service projects that spark real impact. Learn more
  • Monday, Sept. 15, 2025

    Who Am I to be Here? Unmasking Imposter Syndrome in Leadership

    • 9 a.m. / 408 Student Union
    • Presentation: Tashia Cheves

     

    Keynote Address from BOK Financial

    • 11:30 a.m. / 265 Student Union
    • Presentation: Steve Wyett (Chief Investment Strategist) and Shannon Habermehl (COO, Commercial Division)

     

    Cowboys Inspiring Change Info Session

    • 3 p.m. / 265 Student Union
    • Presentation: Hargis Leadership Team
  • Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025

    Global Leadership

    • 9 a.m. / 270 Student Union
    • Presentation: Dr. Jeff Simpson

     

    Miratech Lunch & Learn

    • 11:30 a.m. / 270 Student Union
    • Presentation: Ashley Daigle (Miratech)

     

    Emotional Intelligence in Leadership

    • 1:30 p.m. / 270 Student Union
    • Presentation: Jonathan Ishoy (OSU Counseling Services)

     

    Lead Link: Connections that Spark Change

    In partnership with the Eastin Center for Career Readiness

    • 4:30 p.m. / 465 Student Union
    • Presentation: Industry and Alumni Networking

     

    Student Leader Alumni Panel with CEHS StuCo

    • 6 p.m. / 010 Willard Hall
  • Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025

    Wellness in Leadership

    • 9 a.m. / 416 Student Union
    • Presentation: OSU Wellness Center

     

    Nail It (or Fail It?): How to Stand Out with Employers

    • 10 a.m. / 270 Student Union
    • Presentation: College of Arts & Sciences Career Services and Advising Team

     

    BOK Financial Lunch & Learn

    • 11:30 a.m. / 416 Student Union
    • Presentation: Ginger Kollmann (SVP and Director, Community and Employee Engagement) and Scott Robin (VP, Manager, Community and Employee Engagement), BOK Financial

     

    How to Lead with Integrity when the Internet Gets Messy

    • 1:30 p.m. / 416 Student Union
    • Presentation: Dr. Nuurrianti Jalli

     

    Authentic Leadership

    • 3 p.m. / 416 Student Union
    • Presentation: Dr. Courtney Brown

     

    Global Citizenship

    • 5:30 p.m. / Zoom
    • Presentation: Dr. Tererai Trent

     

    Collaborative Leadership with CEAT StuCo

    • 6 p.m. / 450 Engineering North

     

    Connected Leadership: Building Your Ferguson College Community with Ferguson StuCo

    • 6 p.m. / 135 Ag Hall
  • Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025

    Leading Differently: Empowering Neurodivergent Leadership

    • 9 a.m. / 408 Student Union
    • Presentation: Dr. DJ McMaughan

     

    Living, Learning and Leading by the Code

    • 11:30 a.m. / 408 Student Union
    • Presentation: Dr. Darius Prier

     

    College is Tough, But So Are You

    • 1:30 p.m. / 408 Student Union
    • Presentation: State of Oklahoma Mental Health and Substance Abuse

     

    OSU Legacy Talk

    • 3 p.m. / 203 Student Union
    • President Jim Hess

     

    Leadership Panel with CAS StuCo

    • 5 p.m. / 107 Willard Hall

     

    Leadership Workshop with GPSGA

    • 5:30 p.m. / 241 Willard Hall

     

    Building Leadership Through Cultural Connections with iSO

    • 6 p.m. / 108 Willard Hall
  • Friday, Sept. 19, 2025

    The Leadership Perspective with OSU-OKC

    • 9 a.m. / Conference Room South, 900 N. Portland Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73107
    • Presentation: Cory Christofferson (SVP & Manager, Corporate Banking) and Will Bowers (SVP & Private Wealth Market Executive), BOK Financial

Aligned with the Ideal Graduate Imperative

Lead Week events are intentionally designed to align with the University's Strategic Plan Ideal Graduate initiative by engaging students in each of the four competencies: professional preparedness, engaged citizenship, ethical leadership and personal responsibility!

7/11Badge

Students who attend 7 of the 11 events can earn a digital badge to add to their Portfolio and LinkedIn.

PrizesDaily

Raffle drawing everyday for a tech prize, put your name into the raffle at each event for a chance to win each day!

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