Event Information
Date: Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12, 2016
Time: 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Shalala Student Center (SC) Third Floor Ballrooms
Registration
Applications for Canes Summit can be submitted by 5 p.m. on October 31st here Canes Summit Registration!
Conference Overview
Canes Summit for Leadership, Diversity and Social Change is a two-day leadership and diversity conference for University of Miami students which seeks to increase awareness of self through the lens of identity, leadership and social change. Canes Summit provides an opportunity for personal growth, knowledge acquisition, and skill development through, group activities, interactive workshops and a panel discussion with local community leaders. The conference focuses on relevant issues students face as leaders at the University of Miami, in their communities, and in society.
Rooted in the mantra that the only way to live is through growth, Canes Summit 2016 provides students two-days of leadership, identity, diversity, and social justice activities and speakers that provoke self-reflection and motivation to grow as an agent for positive change in one’s community and life. Participants are encouraged to focus on four target outcomes throughout the summit that they will then hopefully carry with them to their daily lives.
- To enhance understanding on one’s identity and its relationship to individual leadership
- To identify and develop solutions to address social issues in the local community
- To foster connections with local professional change agents in diverse career paths
- To empower students to use their voice to speak out against social injustice.
