Leadership Retreat

The Inclusion Education leadership retreat helps students explore their personal stories and experiences in relation to their peers and in the contexts of systems of power and oppression. The retreat is held annually on campus.

Retreat outcomes

By participating in the retreat, students:

  • Identify their own multiple intersecting identities, experiences and biases
  • Explain how their identities and experiences influence their understanding of leadership
  • Demonstrate an understanding of their role in interrupting bias and prejudice in themselves and their community, and their role in developing strategies to build positive communities
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Apply to the retreat

A group of around 20 students and staff who participated in the Leadership Retreat.

For questions about the retreat or about applying, email Triston King, Assistant Director, at tgking@wisc.edu.

Priority registration dates for 2025 will be announced in the fall, after which applications will be taken on a rolling basis.

More about the leadership retreat

You belong at the retreat!

Enhance leadership skills and develop strategies to build stronger teams and communities.

The retreat is an immersive and cohort-based experience focused on educating students about the impact of identity, the dynamics of power and privilege, and strategies to create change.

All are welcome to apply beginning in the fall. For questions about the retreat or about applying, email Triston King at tgking@wisc.edu.

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The 2024 retreat was held November 8th-10th at Pyle Event Center in Madison, WI.

The retreat engaged about 20 undergraduate students and 10 facilitators for 3 days of meaningful activities and story sharing.