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National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference (NJSLC)

    The National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference (NJSLC) is a multi-day conference for all 28 Jesuit colleges and universities throughout the United States.

    Sponsored by the Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators (JASPA), a different Jesuit institution hosts the conference every summer. The conference provides student leaders with collaborative opportunities to develop ideas, explore issues, and build stronger leadership skills to better serve their institutions in the Jesuit tradition. NJSLC is comprised of workshops, group discussions, social programming, a day of service, and opening and closing banquets.

     

    NJSLC 2023

    This summer our Jesuit institution student leaders will meet again at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA for NJSLC

    NJSLC at The College of the Holy Cross

     

    NJSLC 2023: Registration is Open!

    National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference (NJSLC)
    @ College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts
    July 26-30, 2023 

    Greetings, JASPA Colleagues:

    It is with enthusiasm we share with you that the National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference (NJSLC) will be hosted at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts in July 2023.

    This annual multi-day conference is held each summer for student leaders from each of the Jesuit colleges and universities to explore student leadership rooted in Jesuit values. This conference is hosted by the Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators (JASPA). In 1997, the mission statement of NJSLC was adopted: “Student organization leaders collaborate to develop ideas, explore student issues, and build stronger leadership skills to better serve their colleges and universities in the Jesuit tradition.” 

    The College of the Holy Cross is excited to welcome student leaders and colleagues from Jesuit institutions to Worcester, Massachusetts - the heart of the Commonwealth. NJSLC will be hosted July 26, 2023 - July 30, 2023. More information can be found on the Holy Cross NJSLC website.

    Registration for NJSLC is now open and will close on May 15, 2023. At the time of registration, advisors will require a one-time user sign on to be able to access the event registration platform. Please follow this step-by-step guide to complete the one-time user account at the point of registration. 

    Advisors can register for the number of students for their delegation and share student names at a later time. We will reach out in early June for completed student information.

    If you have any questions about the conference, please contact njslc@g.holycross.edu. 

    We look forward to welcoming delegates to central Massachusetts in July! 

     

    Advisors for NJSLC 2023

    Caitlin MacNeil (she/her), Associate Director for Leadership Development 
    Patrick Rogers (he/him), Associate Director for Orientation

     

    If you have questions, please contact the Vice President for Programming (Lisa Brown Cornelius, John Carroll University, lmbrown@jcu.edu).

     

    History of NJSLC

    In August of 1997, at Regis University in Denver, Colorado, students from a number of the 28 Jesuit colleges and their affiliate universities gathered in an effort to improve the leadership at each school. The original purpose of the conference was to improve the student governments at each university. Now, though, the conference includes community service leaders, orientation staffs, resident housing staff members, peer educators, club leaders, and even administrators.

    Since its premier, the conference has been bringing together student leaders from around the nation in order to improve our ability to serve our fellow students. The following mission statement was adopted in 1997:

    "Student organization leaders collaborating to develop ideas, explore student issues, and build stronger leadership skills to better serve their colleges and universities in the Jesuit tradition."

    JASPA's sponsored NJSLC conference continues to grow around its mission statement by helping student organization leaders collaborate to develop ideas, explore student issues, and build stronger leadership skills to better serve their colleges and universities in the Jesuit tradition.

     

    Past Host Schools

    2022 - Loyola University Maryland
    2019 - University of Detroit Mercy
    2018 - Le Moyne College
    2017 - Georgetown University
    2016 - Regis University
    2015 - Canisius College
    2014 - Boston College
    2013 - Santa Clara University
    2012 - College of the Holy Cross
    2011 - Loyola University Chicago
    2010 - Fordham University
    2009 - Creighton University
    2008 - Seattle University
    2007 - Marquette University
    2006 - Rockhurst University
    2005 - Saint Joseph's University
    2004 - Loyola Marymount University
    2003 - Canisius College
    2002 - Creighton University
    2001 - Gonzaga University
    2000 - Loyola University Maryland
    1999 - John Carroll University
    1998 - Xavier University
    1997 - Regis University