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The 2024 ALANA Multicultural Leadership Conference will take place September 16 - 21.

2024 ALANA Conference Theme:
Our Culture, Our Voice, Our Community, Our Vote

Schedule* for the 2024 ALANA Multicultural Leadership Conference:

Monday, September 16th - Dr. Ricardo Nazario y Colón, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice Chancellor of DEI for the SUNY System, will visit SUNY Oswego to kick off ALANA and Latino Heritage Month celebrations hosted by Latino and Latin American Studies and the ALANA Multicultural Leadership Conference. Join Dr. Nazario y Colón as he shares his perspective on ALANA's theme and engages with student leaders in a Platica at 5 PM in the Penfield Library.

Tuesday, September 17th - Constitution Day Program focused on Student Activism. Members of the ALANA Planning Committee are collaborating with Vote Oswego and the University's Civic Engagement Coalition to host this interactive program. (Further details TBD).

Wednesday, September 18th - Open Political Dialogue hosted by the Civic Engagement Coalition and the Oswego Dialogue Project at 4:30 PM in the MCC's Laker Lounge.

Thursday, September 19th - Keynote Speaker, Ebone Bell in collaboration with "I Am Oz" will be engaging our campus community with her presentation "Level Up Leadership" in the Sheldon Hall Ballroom at 7 PM. This is a free event, however a ticket is required from the Box Office.
https://oswego.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=9576

Saturday, September 21st, On the International Day of Peace at 11 AM the ALANA PEACE Walk will take place. The PEACE Walk will be starting at Oswego's City Hall and concluding at the Marano Campus Center. At the conclusion of the PEACE Walk there will be a closing program in the MCC Auditorium at approximately 12:30 PM where the Presidents of the Power 5 Multicultural Student Organizations will share their perspectives on ALANA's theme, this will be followed by a closing reception.

* More details will be added to this post as they are confirmed. Additionally, check the individual event postings in the Events portion of Laker Life for more details.

Membership Benefits
The ALANA Multicultural Leadership conference was created to showcase multicultural organizations impact on campus, while providing programs for student leader development, appreciation of diversity, and the importance of being an engaged student on campus, in preparation for your career, upon graduation and becoming an alumni.

Students who participate in the ALANA (African Latino Asian Native American) Multicultural Leadership Conference have an opportunity to develop skills that will help them as leaders and managers within their student organizations today, while preparing them for success on their career paths. By engaging in the ALANA Multicultural Leadership Conference students acquire a stronger knowledge and deeper understanding of many cultures. This experience allows students to recognize the importance of inclusion through learning about the rich diversity of our campus community and multicultural organizations. Student leaders, alumni, faculty, staff members, volunteers, along with professional speakers and performers come together to facilitate these events making it one of the most unique conferences at SUNY Oswego.