The Monarchs Leadership Conference is taking place Friday, February 13th, 2026 from 10:30am-3pm, in the Webb Student Center and Online! This conference provides opportunities to highlight students' experiences gained in hands-on leadership practice at Old Dominion University. Sessions highlight knowledge and experience gained from leadership programs, mentorship, internships, project management, research, advocacy, and activism for community change.
The conference offers sessions facilitated by community members, alumni, faculty, and staff who are also joined by student leaders. Federal Work Study students can receive compensation for each session they attend, and all students can earn raffle tickets to win free prizes, including Monarch Plus! Raffle will be drawn at the end of the day (2:55 pm).
See full details on the Monarchs Leadership Conference 2026 event page in Monarch Groups and via individual session registration links below. A flyer is also attached.
Conference Schedule:
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Time |
Sessions |
Presenters |
Location |
Individual Session Registration Link |
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10:30am-11:00am |
Registration & Opening with Vice President for SCL |
Dr. Brandi Hephner LaBanc |
Hampton/Newport News Room in Webb Center and Zoom |
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11:00am |
Building Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn! |
Michelle Carpenter, Nia Newton, Amie Burdette (Strome College of Business) |
Online |
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Start With Duty: Leadership and Career Excellence Through the Eyes of a Cyber Officer |
Mateo Portelli (Cybersecurity) |
Webb Center |
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Using Marketing to be a Leader in Accessibility |
Kcatt Christian, Emily Harmon (Perry Honors College) |
Webb Center
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12:00pm |
Skills, Mindsets, and Actions of the Future-Ready Leader Panel |
Panelists TBD |
Hampton/Newport News Room in Webb Center and Zoom |
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1:00pm |
Student Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI: Communication, Networking, and Building Your Own Path |
Lajuane Lindo Jr., Emily Harmon (Perry Honors College) |
Webb Center
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Leading Out Loud - Building Authentic Leadership Together |
Drew Ferebee (Center for Career & Leadership Development), Celeste Kelly |
Webb Center
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Campus to Career: Advancing Women's Leadership Through Collaboration and Inclusion |
Ozioko Onyinye Mary, Charlies Mathies (Department of Educational Leadership & Workforce Development) |
Webb Center
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2:00pm |
Cultivating a Disability Affirming Environment |
Adam Mandell, Kat Creveling (Department of Human Movement Studies & Special Education) |
Webb Center & On-Line (Hybrid)
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Lead With What You've Learned: Turning Coursework and Internships Into a Leadership Statement |
Alison Lietzenmayer (Department of Communication & Theatre Arts) |
Online |
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The ABCs of Work-Life Balance |
Katherine Sasu-Twumasi, Ti'Mani Hargrave (Center for Career & Leadership Development) |
Webb Center
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Stone Ethical Leadership Challenge* |
Omicron Delta Kappa & Tiffany Cummings (Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment) |
Webb Center |
*This session is 90-minutes long and will end at 3:30pm
Please consider sharing this information with your students! Have questions? Please reach out to Otis Williams, Assistant Director for Leadership and Career Programs, at ojwilia@odu.edu.