Institute at a Glance | Full Schedule

Our theme this year is “Out and Authentic.” Think of all of the ways you are trying to be out and authentic. Is it on the job? In your community? On the job market? Our myriad intersecting identities are at play in all of these spaces.

This two-day leadership institute has three main learning goals:
1) building self-knowledge of leadership, with attention to the ways identities influence choices and approaches to leadership;
2) building contextual knowledge of leadership, with attention paid to current challenges and crises in higher education and the lgbtq+ community; and
3) career development, with opportunities for participants to network, meet with mentors, and plan their career paths.

The institute includes a robust mentoring portion. Participants have the opportunity to request a mentor (or volunteer to be a mentor) upon registration.

Information on invited speakers is below. More schedule information is here, subject to change.

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Regular registration, August 1 through October 8
Members: $300
Nonmembers: $390

LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education is a nonprofit organization. The Program Fee helps defray our venue and program facilitator expenses, as well as various administrative costs.

This year we are using Whova as our conference app. When you register, you will be prompted to create a password. In September, we will publish our event and start using the mobile Whova app for programming announcements and pre-institute interactions.

Tuesday, October 15

6:00 pm Evening Welcome Reception at Conference Hotel

Wednesday, October 16

9:00 – 5:00

Keynote session:
Joshua Moon Johnson, “Lifting as We Climb: Transforming with Authenticity.”

Lunch, concurrent sessions, mentoring sessions, Council of Presidents meeting, Annual Meeting. Location: on campus.

6:30-9:00 Reception, Dinner and Program
Ronni Sanlo, “Our Fabulous Story: Creating Change through Time.”
Location: at hotel.

Thursday, October 17

9:00 – 5:00 Concurrent sessions, lunch, closing plenary, mentoring sessions, Board of Directors meeting.

Closing plenary: Emily Drabinski, “Leading in Crisis: Lessons from the Library.” Location: on campus.

Day sessions will be at the joint campus of the University of Washington, Bothell, and Cascadia College in Bothell, Washington. Click here for directions and maps to campus.

There is no dress code for this event, however, Thursday is Spirit Day. Attendees are encouraged to wear something that represents their institution (shirt, hat, etc). A group photo will be taken.

Code of Conduct: on June 13, 2024, the Board of Directors of the LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education approved a code of conduct for the Leadership Institute and other events. Attendees will be expected to abide by the code of conduct. Read it here.

Lodging (plus Tuesday evening reception, Wednesday reception and dinner):
Rooms at McMenamins Anderson School Hotel are sold out on 10/15 and 10/16. For other days, call (425) 398-0122 to make your reservations. Or use the link above and the Special Codes type: GROUP/BLOCK, with the Code:  2410LEADER.

Other choices in Bothell include the Country Inn & Suites, probably the closest to the UWB-Cascadia campus where the day sessions are. Further from the campus, but close to downtown Bothell, try the Hilton Garden Inn.

Getting to Bothell:
The institute and the hotel do not offer transportation from Seattle Tacoma airport (SEA), so plan in advance. Check out the airport’s guidance here.