LeaderShape Institute

Tuesday, January 6^th - Friday, January 9^th, 2026

The LeaderShape Institute is an intensive four-day retreat that provides participants the opportunity for self-discovery, self-reflection and feedback in a community of approximately 60 peers. Not a typical leadership retreat, the Institute is grounded in helping individuals identify the values they hold that lead to making a difference in the communities around them. Through self-assessment, intensive small group discussions, team-building challenges and more, participants will develop a vision for something they care about. By leading with passion, integrity and a healthy disregard for the impossible, participants explore who they are and the impact that they want to have on communities, working towards a more caring, just and equitable society.

LeaderShape Defines Leadership

Leadership involved living in a state of possibility, making a commitment to a vision, developing relationships to move the vision into action, and sustaining a high level of integrity. Effective leadership takes place in the context of a community and results in positive change.

The Institute is Tuesday - Friday (January 6^th - 9^th, 2026). Lodging, meals, and leadership program activities will be provided during the four-day Institute.

Registration is available for 60 students and is provided as first-come-first-served with a waitlist for students to be placed on in case a spot becomes available.

If you have any questions about the program or registration, please contact Joshua Cauble.

Additional Information:

Each participant has an opportunity to engage in reflection, planning, one-on-one interactions, small group feedback, and large group learning furing the four-day program. The institute environment resembles a laboraroty more than a formal classroom. Students are encouraged to practice new skills, give and receive feedback from peers and faculty, and risk new behaviors in a safe, supportive atmosphere. Everyone at the Institute is a teacher and everyone is a learner.

60 students will be able to register for this program. Registrations will be on a first-come-first-served basis.

The Institute take participants on a journey of self-discovery and leadership that includes identification of passions and values, development of a powerful vision, and commitment to integrity.

Leadership and Service Center