The ability to become a leader within a diverse multicultural community has become increasingly important in today’s world.
The 2024 ALANA Multicultural Leadership Conference will take place September 16 - 21.
The ALANA Multicultural Leadership conference was created to showcase multicultural organizations impact on campus, while providing programs for student leader development, appreciation of diversity, and the importance of being an engaged student on campus, in preparation for your career, upon graduation and becoming an alumni.
Students who participate in the ALANA (African Latino Asian Native American) Multicultural Leadership Conference have an opportunity to develop skills that will help them as leaders and managers within their student organizations today, while preparing them for success on their career paths. By engaging in the ALANA Multicultural Leadership Conference students acquire a stronger knowledge and deeper understanding of many cultures. This experience allows students to recognize the importance of inclusion through learning about the rich diversity of our campus community and multicultural organizations. Student leaders, alumni, faculty, staff members, volunteers, along with professional speakers and performers come together to facilitate these events making it one of the most unique conferences at SUNY Oswego.
2024 ALANA Conference Theme:
Our Culture, Our Voice, Our Community, Our Vote
Schedule* for the 2024 ALANA Multicultural Leadership Conference:
- Monday, September 16th - ALANA Kickoff Event: Dr. Ricardo Nazario y Colón, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice Chancellor of DEI for the SUNY System, will visit SUNY Oswego to kick off ALANA and Latino Heritage Month celebrations hosted by Latino and Latin American Studies and the ALANA Multicultural Leadership Conference. Join Dr. Nazario y Colón as he shares his perspective on ALANA's theme and engages with student leaders in a Platica at 5 PM in the Penfield Library.
- Tuesday, September 17th - Constitution Day Program focused on Student Activism.
- Looking to make an impact in your community through activism? Check out the Activism Networking Panel & Round Table Discussions. Connect and learn from professionals who have made impactful work in the area of activism: Amanda Ebrahim, Elisabeth Osei-Kwame, Sarah (Cooper) O’Neill, David Crider, Ph.D.
- Featuring Topics:
> Crafting Your Message, Sharing Your Voice
> Identifying Different Forms of Activism
> Dos and Don’ts: Activism inside and outside of the system
> and more! - This program will take place at 4:00 PM in MCC 114.
- Online Constitution Day, Student Activism Resources from the Panel
- Wednesday, September 18th - Open Political Dialogue hosted by the Civic Engagement Coalition and the Oswego Dialogue Project at 4:30 PM in the MCC's Laker Lounge.
- Thursday, September 19th - Keynote Speaker, Ebone Bell in collaboration with "I Am Oz" will be engaging our campus community with her presentation "Level Up Leadership" in the Sheldon Hall Ballroom at 7 PM. This is a free event, however a ticket is required from the Box Office.
- Saturday, September 21st, On the International Day of Peace at 11 AM the ALANA PEACE Walk will take place. The PEACE Walk will be starting at Oswego's City Hall and concluding at the Marano Campus Center. The D Bus will pick students up in the MCC bus loop at 10:30 AM and 10:45 AM to provide rides to Oswego City Hall. At the conclusion of the PEACE Walk there will be a closing program in the MCC Auditorium at approximately 12:15 PM where the Presidents of the Power 5 Multicultural Student Organizations will share their perspectives on ALANA's theme, this will be followed by a closing reception.
* The schedule is still under development and will be updated as we get closer to the conference. Updates for times, locations, etc. for individual events will be provided on the ALANA Multicultural Leadership Conference page in Laker Life along with Student Engagement and Leadership's Instagram page.