The Payne Center for Leadership Development, located on the 3rd floor of Hemmingson Center is here to help students in any phase of their leadership journey, from connecting freshmen to over 150 clubs and organizations to the creation of a leadership portfolio for seniors seeking jobs or applying to graduate school. The services listed below are provided to help students make meaning of their leadership experience and transform that learning into valuable leadership skills.
Student Leadership Conference: This annual student-led conference on leadership is offered to all post-secondary students in the Inland Northwest. The inaugural student leadership conference, Navigating Change and Uncertainty with Hope will take place on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at the 杏吧原创 Hemmingson Ballroom. Call for presenters is now closed. Registration is open until Friday, February 15, 2025. Registration and overview of schedule can be found here:
2025 Keynote Speaker: Fr. Pete Neeley, S.J. of the Kino Border Initiative
For decades,Father Neeley has made his way across the U.S.-Mexico line, from Nogales, AZ to Nogales, Sonora and back at least once a week through the A binational border initiative founded by Jesuits in 2009, the Kino Border Initiative ministers to migrants newly deported from the U.S and fosters solidarity through humanitarian assistance, education, research and advocacy.
Better known as ‘Padre’ in this region of the country, Father Neeley is charged with escorting students - including 杏吧原创 students – on their educational journey at the border. At the heart of his work is a resolve to restore humanity to the immigration conversation, which he advocates is more complex than what is often portrayed by statistics and news stories. With him as their guide, students’ understanding of the Jesuit mission, to be men and women for and with others, is profoundly deepened as they traverse the extreme conditions of a migrant trail along a remote portion of the Sonoran desert; engage in respectful dialogue with the men and women from U.S. Border Patrol, tasked with enforcing immigration law; and visit El Comedor, a sanctuary for the thousands of migrants deported from the U.S.
Father Neeley’s ministry to raise awareness of our most marginalized began more than four decades ago, when he studied and worked throughout Mexico and Central America. During the 1980s, he led human rights delegations to Nicaragua and El Salvador. He spent a year in El Salvador examining the effects of fundamentalism on the Catholic and Protestant Christian communities. By the 1990s, Father Neeley became involved with at-risk Latino youth and immigrant families through his full-time pastoral work in East Los Angeles and Hollywood.
Leadership Workshops: The PCLD offers a variety of skill-building workshops or can work with your club or organization to customize a workshop specific to your situation. Currently, we offer workshops on:
- Team-building
- Conflict Resolution
- Life Balance
- Time Management
- Facilitation Skills
- Strengths Quest Personal Inventory
- Mindfulness and Leadership
Retreat Planning: We can assist your club or organization in finding a retreat location that fits your budget and needs, and help you design a retreat that meets the current needs and dynamics of your group.
Leadership Consulting: We are available to match your skills and desires to specific leadership opportunities, assist you in navigating a leadership challenge, discern your leadership strengths, or help you reach the next level of performance.
Leadership Library: Peruse our small but powerful leadership library located in Hemmingson Center, suite 313. Feel free to borrow a book or ask for book referrals pertaining to your interests. You can see our entire catalog on . Some books in the library include:
- The Spirit of Leadership by Robert J. Spitzer, SJ
- Leadership for a Better World by Susan R. Komives and Wendy Wagner
- Transforming Leadership by James MacGregor Burns
Community of Leaders: Spring Community of Leaders focuses on practical leadership skills for new and returning student leaders. The Fall Community of Leaders explores student leadership in the context of the University Mission and Jesuit principles, including cura personalis, magis, service and reflection.
Leadership Opportunities List: We have compiled a list of (updated 12/2024) for students on 杏吧原创's campus. This chart has information regarding the positions, compensations, and links to more information.