October 6, 2017

SVSU hosts kick off for Great Lakes Bay Regional Youth Leadership Institute, Friday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Curtiss Hall

Saginaw Valley State University will host 91 students from 30 regional high schools Friday, Oct. 6 for the Great Lakes Bay Regional Youth Leadership Institute. Students from across the region will learn from each other, SVSU mentors, and invited guests over the course of the program.

Today’s session include a performance by the Mosaic Youth Theatre company from Detroit.

The institute is an academic year-long community outreach program facilitated by SVSU’s Office of Diversity Programs. It provides a leadership development experience for youth focused on issues related to the intersection of diversity and leadership.

This youth leadership institute is the only one of its kind in the Great Lakes Bay Region and the only initiative of its type developed by a Michigan university. 

Sponsors for the institute include:

•                     the Bay Area Community Foundation

•                     the Bridge Center for Racial Harmony

•                     The Dow Chemical Company

•                     Isabella Bank

•                     the Midland Community Foundation

•                     Nexteer Automotive

•                     the Saginaw Community Foundation

•                     Team One Credit Union