Vision:
"Elevate U" empowers young leaders to rise to their highest potential by integrating leadership skills, financial wisdom, and mental/physical wellness equipping them to lead with integrity, build wealth with purpose, and thrive in mind, body, and spirit.
Why Leadership, Wealth, and Health?
This year’s Youth Leadership Conference is built on three pillars: Leadership, Wealth, and Health. Leadership is the ability to inspire, influence, and take action it shapes how we serve our communities and create change. Wealth is more than money; it’s understanding how to manage resources, make smart financial decisions, and build a future of stability and opportunity. Health both mental and physical is the foundation that allows us to lead and achieve without burning out. When these three pillars meet, our youth gain the confidence, knowledge, and resilience to rise above challenges, seize opportunities, and make a lasting impact.
Goals of the Conference
● Leadership Mastery – Equip youth with practical leadership skills rooted in the Jack and Jill Leadership modules (e.g., Vision, Goal Setting, Confidence, Accountability).
● Financial Foundation – Build age-appropriate money habits, from saving and budgeting to entrepreneurship.
● Wellness Wisdom – Foster resilience, mindfulness, and healthy lifestyle practices to sustain success.
● Peer & Community Engagement – Create opportunities for youth to connect, collaborate, and present what they’ve learned.
Conference Schedule and Details
Time Session
8am8:40am Registration/ Breakfast All Cafeteria
8:40am9am Welcome - Opening Remarks - Welcome from SWSD Teen President - Remarks from our Host Bishop Dunne
9am9:10am Transition to Keynote Address
9:10am9:40am Keynote Address - 1st-5th:
All Auditorium
All 1st-5th transition to the Cafeteria 6th-12th stay in the Auditorium
All 1st-5th in the Cafeteria 6th-12th in the Auditorium
- 6th-12th: Dulani Stephens
All Students will transition to their first workshop at 9:40am. They will be grouped by grade level and will have HBCU names to represent their group.
Please reference the workshop rotation schedules below:
1st-2nd Grade: The Freshman League
● Howard University (1867)
● Morehouse College (1867)
● Dillard University (1869)
Time Group
Rotation 1:
9:50am10:40am
Howard University
Strong Bodies, Calm Minds Dr. Crystal Garrett 414
Morehouse College Building the Future Courtney Kelly, P.E. 404
Dillard University
Rotation 2:
10:50 am11:40 am
Rotation 3: 12:25pm1:20 pm
All about the dentist Dr. S. Marie Stafford 412
Morehouse College Strong Bodies, Calm Minds Dr. Crystal Garrett 414
Dillard University Building the Future Courtney Kelly, P.E. 404
Howard University
All about the dentist Dr. S. Marie Stafford 412
Lunch 11:45 am-12:15 pm Freshman League: Cafeteria
Dillard University
Strong Bodies, Calm Minds Dr. Crystal Garrett 414
Howard University Building the Future Courtney Kelly, P.E. 404
Morehouse College All about the dentist Dr. S. Marie Stafford 412
Closing 1:30 pm - 1:40pm
3rd-5th Grade: The Freshman League
● Paul Quinn College (1872)
● Wiley University (1873)
● Huston-Tillotson University (1875)
Time Group
Rotation 1:
9:50am10:40am
Rotation 2:
10:50 am11:40 am
Workshop Speaker Room
Paul Quinn College A, B, C's of Banking Tenille Lang 407
Rotation 3: 12:25pm1:20 pm
Wiley University
Everyday Leaders: Leading at School, Home & w/ Friends Alisha Jones 409
Huston-Tillotson University Mighty and Mindful Dulani Stephens 417
Wiley University A, B, C's of Banking Tenille Lang 407
Huston-Tillotson University
Everyday Leaders: Leading at School, Home & w/ Friends Alisha Jones 409
Paul Quinn College Mighty and Mindful Dulani Stephens 417
Lunch 11:45 am-12:15 pm Freshman League: Cafeteria
Huston-Tillotson University A, B, C's of Banking Tenille Lang 407
Paul Quinn College
Everyday Leaders: Leading at School, Home & w/ Friends Alisha Jones 409
Wiley University Mighty and Mindful Dulani Stephens 417
Closing 1:30 pm - 1:40pm Freshman League: Auditorium
6th-8th: Junior Varsity Institute
● Prairie View A & M University (1876)
● Southern University (1880)
● Spelman College (1881)
● Texas College (1894)
1:20 pm2:10pm
Prairie View A & M University
Power Moves: Leading with Health, Habits, and Smart Choices
Brooke Williams, PharmD 103
Southern University FinLit 101: A New Relationship with Money Lubbock Smith 105
Spelman College STEM: Electric Circuits Kevin Thompson 205
Closing 2:20pm - 2:30pm Junior Varsity and Varsity: Auditorium
9th-12th: Varsity Leadership Academy
● Grambling State University (1901)
● Jarvis Christian University (1912)
● Xavier University (1925)
● Texas Southern University (1927)
Rotation 4: 1:20 pm2:10pm
Grambling State
Moves 101: Credit, Cash & Building Your Bag Jay Veal
Jarvis Christian University Change needs to happen...now what? Organizing 101 Caazena Hunter 110
Lunch: 12:40pm - 1:10pm Junior Varsity and Varsity: Cafeteria
Closing: 2:20pm - 2:30pm Junior Varsity and Varsity: Auditorium
