Library – Presentations

Upcoming Presentations

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Selected Past Presentations

MSL has been represented at various conferences. A PowerPoint presentation from one of our presentations is included at right. If you would like information and materials from other presentations, please visit the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs’ website.

International Presentations

  • Canadian Association of College and University Student Services
    (Edmonton, Alberta; June 20, 2010)
  • International Leadership Association
    (November, 2008)
  • International Leadership Association
    refereed paper (November, 2006)
  • International Global Leadership Institute
    invited paper (Seoul, South Korea. May, 2007)
  • International Leadership Association
    invited presentation (November, 2007)

National Presentations

  • NASPA
    refereed paper (April, 2006)
  • ACPA
    refereed paper (March, 2006)
  • Association of Leadership Educators
    keynote presentation (July, 2006)
  • First Year Experience Conference
    keynote presentation (February, 2006)
  • Leadership Educators Institute
    refereed presentation (December, 2006)
  • National Association of Campus Activities Annual Conference
    invited presentation (February 2007)
  • Kravis–de Roulet Leadership Annual Symposium
    invited paper (February 2007)
  • NASAP Annual Conference
    (February 2007)
  • ACPA/ NASPA Joint Meeting
    (Orlando, FL. March 2007)
  • National Leadership Symposium
    (July 2007)
  • Association for the Study of Higher Education
    refereed poster session (Louisville, KY. November, 2007)
  • ACPA
    (March, 2008)
  • Leadership Educators Institute
    (December, 2008)

Local and Regional Presentations

  • North Carolina College Personnel Association Conference
    (November, 2008)
  • CSPA of NY
    keynote presentation (November, 2006)
  • Southwest Association of College and University Housing
    keynote presentation (February, 2007)
  • NASAP Student Leadership Institute
    (June, 2007)
  • Monroe Community College
    (June, 2007)
  • Maryland Student Affairs Conference
    (February, 2008)
  • Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis Office of Campus & Community Life Western Association of College and University Housing Annual Conference
    keynote presentation (March, 2008)
  • University of San Francisco (University Life)
    (March, 2008)
  • American College Personnel Association
    (March, 2008)
  • MacMaster Institute for Student Leadership
    keynote presentation (May, 2008)
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October 2011 Enrollment for MSL 2012 is still open! Schools may enroll through the month of October. To learn more about the benefits of participating, please go HERE. To enroll now, please fill out our Enrollment Survey.

STEM School Coalition Started for MSL 2012

Summer 2011 The STEM Coalition will allow for powerful benchmarking of learning outcomes and critical college experiences. Participating campuses will be provided direct comparisons between an individual school, the set of coalition schools, and national normative data..

Catholic Schools Coalition Expands Significantly for 2012 MSL

Summer 2011 Registration for the 2012 MSL is currently underway and 16 Catholic schools have already registered with another 14 institutions actively considering participation. The MSL Catholic Schools coalition formed in 2009 and collects data together every three years. This provides a rich, shared dataset that allows for benchmarking with other Catholic institutions as well as the ability to differentiate results based on affiliation (e.g., Jesuit, Dominican).

MSL Announces New Three Year Research Cycle

6.8.2011 MSL research advisory board has committed to a new strategic plan for the future of this study - a three year research cycle - 2012/2015/2018.

Recent Publication

March/April 2011 Article based on MSL data now available examining leadership across US and Mexican cultures published in the Journal of College Student Development.

Recent Publication

March/April 2011 Article based on MSL data now available! Published in the Journal of College Student Development.

Recent Publication

Spring 2011 The 2nd edition of The Handbook For Student Leadership Development, is published.

Measuring Quality Inventory

4.28.2010 MSL has been included in the Measuring Quality Inventory, an online inventory of resources designed to assist higher education faculty and staff in the challenging task of assessing academic and support programs as well as institutional effectiveness, more broadly.

MSL Co-PI Honored by NASPA

3.11.2010 NASPA announced an award named in honor of MSL's Co-PI. The Susan R. Komives Student Leadership Researcher Award will be awarded annually by the Student Leadership Programs Knowledge Community.

MSL Receives NASPA Award

3.11.2010 MSL received the 2010 Spotlight of the Year Award from the NASPA Student Leadership Programs Knowledge Community at the 2010 annual conference in Chicago.

National MSL Benchmark Dataset

3.1.2010 Starting in the 2011 data collection, the MSL will provide a National MSL Benchmark Dataset to all participating schools as part of the MSL Standard service. The purpose of this dataset will be for use by Institutional Research and other data driven researchers at MSL participating schools to conduct their own school specific analyses, including a representative subset of the MSL National Benchmark Data.

Student Leadership Research Award

1.28.2010 John P. Dugan is the first recipient of the "Student Leadership Research Award" presented by the NASPA Student Leadership Programs Knowledge Community.

ILA Board Appointment

10.13.2009 Susan R. Komives has recently been appointed to the Board of the International Leadership Association (ILA).

Example Custom Report

8.10.2009 An example of the complete MSL custom report is now available for download.

Recent Publication

7.1.2009 NCLP partner Jossey-Bass has recently published a book on leadership by MSL PI Susan Komives and research team member Wendy Wagner. Leadership for a Better World: Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership Development is available to NCLP members at a 20% discount.

NASPA Certificate

4.6.2009 MSL PIs recognized by NASPA. Read more »

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October, 2011

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