UTEP L.I.V.E. starts centennial leadership conference

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S. David Ramirez, @dave_prospy • January 28, 2014

The Student Engagement and Leadership Center, along with a host of other departments, will kick off the centennial edition of UTEP L.I.V.E. on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

L.I.V.E. is a program focused on leadership, innovation, vision and engagement. Students involved will participate in a month-long series of leadership and development workshops.

L.I.V.E. will navigate the curriculum across six sessions and a conference. Most are free and open to the public, but the Etiquette Dinner on Feb. 18 requires advance registration, the Scholars Dinner is by invitation only and the Leadership Conference Day has a $10 entrance fee.

Event organizers say that this year will feature a focus on interactivity between students.

“It is important to emphasize that we’re trying to show the leadership that exists on this campus,” Corey Bailey, SELC director said. “This is what it means to be Miner Strong, as it relates to leadership development.”

Last year, more than 1,000 students participated in the various programs. This year, organizers hope to double the attendance by associating it with the centennial proceedings.

A revamped event this year is the Queer Leadership Conference. This particular activity is focused on the LGBTQIA population. It is designed to enhance leadership in the gay community on and off campus.

A special dinner will celebrate 21st Century Scholars. Students were invited based on nominations by various deans, department heads and others.

A full list of activities and information about specific events is available at http://sa.utep.edu/live/.

S. David Ramirez may be reached at [email protected] and can be followed on Twitter @dave_prospy.

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S. David Ramirez, Staff Reporter

S. David Ramirez is currently an English and American Literature major wrapping up his final year at UTEP. He has written for the Lakefront, the Thing Itself literary magazine, the Tejano Tribune and The Prospector. When not striving for journalistic excellence, he helps organize fandom conventions around the Lone Star State, including El Paso Wintercon and San Japan, San Antonio’s largest Japanese culture and anime convention. He hopes to spend his academic career educating the public about the dangers of Jane Austen and the medicinal benefits of reading the Brontë sisters. His research in popular culture studies has taken him across the nation and he hopes to continue presenting findings on music, media and literature at future conferences. David says his success is due to a pact with the dread Lord Cthlulhu of R’ley fame, but he may just be reading too much H. P. Lovecraft in his off time. He is currently applying to graduate schools for communication rhetoric or writing and rhetoric. If you, or someone you know, is on these admissions boards, please contact him directly.