Name
Student-Led Strategic Planning: A How-To Workshop with Student Design Fellows
Date & Time
Monday, March 16, 2026, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location Name
Comiskey
Price
$90.00
Session Type
Pre-conference Institute (pre-registration required)
Description

Strategic plans for student civic leadership are typically written for or about students—rarely by them as paid leaders guiding every step. Campus Compact aims to change that model. With support from the Lumina Foundation, Campus Compact launched the Student Design Fellowship to model a new vision for student civic leadership driven by student voices. Over two years, our Student Design Fellows investigated students' aspirations for creating a more equitable future for civic leadership and the challenges blocking their way. Their findings—organized into six themes and seven programmatic ideas—provide a clear roadmap that Campus Compact's Student Engagement team is now implementing. Campus Compact now wants to take this model and support campuses that aim to do the same by centering student voice and leadership. In this 3-hour interactive workshop, you will: - Learn design-thinking methodology from our Student Design Fellow experts. - Explore how to replicate this model on your campus. - Practice hands-on exercises to plan your own student design process. - Brainstorm additional ways to center student leadership in your organization. - Hear lessons learned from the Design Fellows, including best practices and pitfalls to avoid - Collaborate with peers in the field to share best practices and troubleshoot challenges. - Learn how to get further involved in student voice and leadership work with Campus Compact. - Walk away with a clear set of exercises and a draft process/roadmap you can take back to your campus. Interested faculty, staff, administrators, and especially students are invited to join us to experience how strategic planning with students—not just for them—reshapes service narratives and empowers the 'leaders of tomorrow' who are already leading today.