At this time tickets are sold out. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, you can email lead@echo.rutgers.edu.
Save the Date: Mark Leadership Conference
Saturday, March 7, 2020
The Mark Leadership Conference hosted by the department of Leadership & Experiential Learning is here to inspire action among students and encourage them to think critically about the “mark” they will leave on the world around them. This unique full-day conference experience will showcase 20+ diverse speakers that have made their mark on society and inspire attendees to take action in this TED—styled event. This year we have designed an intense, exhilarating, and influential conference curriculum just for you! Stay connected and follow us with the handle @markconference and the hashtag #MyMark.
Conference Time:
9:00AM (Registration)
9:45AM (Doors Open)
10:00AM – 6:30PM (Conference)
Ticket Information
Tickets for the 2020 Mark Leadership Conference are now on sale. Please visit getinvolved.tix.com
Tickets
The Mark Conference Planning team is dedicated to creating an open environment for all attendees and providing the necessary accommodations to individuals with disabilities and others special needs during the event. If you need any accommodations, please feel free to reach out to us at lead@echo.rutgers.edu.
Students seeking financial assistance to attend the Mark Leadership Conference are asked to fill out this form. If you are in need of financial assistance and have any questions, email lead@echo.rutgers.edu with the subject line: Mark Conference Financial Assistance.
Are you a visiting school or a Rutgers organization looking for group tickets? Please email lead@echo.rutgers.edu for more information.
Rutgers Students
$25
Current Rutgers/Full-Time Students
Includes:
Lunch
Networking Opportunities
Speaker Sessions
Interactive Energizer Sessions
Raffle Ticket for Speaker Meet & Greet
Regional Institutions
$60
Institution Student Leaders/Advisors
Includes:
Lunch
Networking Opportunities
Speaker Sessions
Interactive Energizer Sessions
Raffle Ticket for Speaker Meet & Greet
Visiting Students
$60
Visiting Students
Includes:
Lunch
Networking Opportunities
Speaker Sessions
Interactive Energizer Sessions
Raffle Ticket for Speaker Meet & Greet
Interested in group ticket sales? We offer group ticket packages at $60 for 1-5 tickets,
$55 for 6-11 tickets, and $50 for 12+ tickets for regional institutions and visiting students.
Speakers
Richie Reseda
Richard Edmond-Vargas, aka Richie Reseda, questions concepts of patriarchy while inspiring powerful conversation about topics in cellblock feminism, mass incarceration and restorative justice more…
Scott Dikkers
With The Onion, Scott Dikkers created the original “fake news” platform and grew it into one of today’s most recognized comedy brands. He shares his experiences in how being committed to a unique vision more…
Sir Bill Engel
Sir Bill Engel is a knighted World War II veteran, whose family escaped from Nazi Germany before the war. Bill was the loving partner of Esther Bauer, a holocaust survivor who spoke around the country more…
Paula Stone Williams
Dr. Paula Williams is an internationally known speaker on gender equity, LGBTQ advocacy and human understanding. She is the Pastor of Preaching and Worship at Left Hand Church in Longmont, Colorado. Paula has been more…
Jim Donovan
Jim Donovan M.Ed., Leader of the band Sun King Warriors, Assistant Professor at Saint Francis University, is an inspirational performer and educator who believes in the power of music to bring people together more…
Adios America
Melania-Luisa Marte is a first generation American writer and performer. She was born in the Bronx and raised in the Lower East Side of New York City. Her multi-cultured upbringing inspires her to write about more…
Rashad Anderson
Dr. Rashad Anderson serves as an Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Campus Director of the Call Me MiSTER Program, and holds a teaching appointment in the Honors College at SC State University more…
Monti Washington
Author and
Motivational Speaker
Patrice Banks
Former Auto Airhead and Founder of Girls Auto Clinic
Ms. Iana J. Daniels
US Army Active Duty Major
Kimberly A. Brown
Founder of ManifestYourself.com
Dan Parris & David Peterka
Traveling Documentarians
Clint Smith
Acclaimed Spoken Word Poet
Award-winning Educator
Griffin Matthews & Matt Gould
Creators of Invisible Thread
Stephanie Klemons
Award-Winning Broadway Performer &
Choreographer from Hamilton
Nyle DiMarco
Winner of America’s Next Top Model &
Disability Rights Activist
Lexi & Alyse Scaffidi
Creators of BiteSizedFitness & The Body Confident
VS Fashion Show
Rowaida Abdelaziz
Journalist at Huffpost
Josh Rossi
Commercial Photographer and Viral Philanthropist
Fraidy Reiss
Founder and Executive Director of
Unchained at Last
Tamika D. Mallory
National Co-chair for the Women’s March
Angelo Pinto
Senior Attorney
Ignite Speakers
Johan Reyes
Jenika Scott
Brendan O’Shea
Jorge Alvarez
Prince Abimah
Michael Flynn
Crisalis Rodriguez
Forrest Smith
Shubhechha Dhar
Mark Insights
Mark Captains: Planning Team
Aiza Nageeb
Speaker Logistics
Captain
Alyssen Rivers
Ignite
Captain
Anthony Grosso
Transformation of Space
Captain
Cristina Umanzor-Alvarado
Digital Public Relations
Captain
Khadijah Azam
Transformation of Space
Captain
Kyle Comito
Conference Logistics
Captain
Michael Vinciguerra
Human Resources
Captain
Shreeya Sawant
Energizers & Fundraising
Captain
Siddhi Shah
Public Relations & Sponsorships
Captain
If you are interested in partnering with the 2020 Mark Leadership Conference as a sponsor, email Lead@echo.rutgers.edu for more information.
Location
Livingston Student Center
84 Joyce Kilmer Avenue
Piscataway NJ 08854
If you are a visitor who needs to park (and do not have a Rutgers permit), we have reserved lots 105, 112, Green & Yellow near the Livingston Student Center (LSC), for the event.
Non-Rutgers attendees and speakers can park in this lot on the day of the conference without a permit. Please note, current Rutgers students must park in their permitted lot. View the weekend bus schedule here.
Contact Us
This conference is an initiative of the Leadership and Experiential Learning Department of the division of Student Affairs. Contact the department at (848) 932-4093, lead@echo.rutgers.edu.
