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2025-26 Leadership Development Program

The Dignity-Based Leadership Development Program for the 2025–2026 academic year will offer a range of programs designed to help current and emerging leaders strengthen their capacity to lead with dignity, foster belonging and create lasting impact. Through workshops, speaker events and targeted development opportunities, the series will continue to advance values-based leadership across Saint Louis University and the broader community.

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Jackson Nickerson, Ph.D., Edward Jones Dean of the Chaifetz School of Business, leads a professional development workshop during the 2024-25 program.

Schedule 

  • Dignity-based leadership development program for SLU chairs: September 2025 through April 2026
  • Dignity-based leadership retreat for SLU Libraries: October 2025
  • Dignity-based leadership academy for future business leaders: Nov. 15, 2025
  • Dignity-based leadership speaker series: November 2025 and February 2026
  • Dignity-based leadership development program for executives: Throughout the year
  • Fifth Be Heard: Women in Leadership Conference: March 6, 2026

For more information or to inquire about upcoming events, contact Jintong Tang, Ph.D., director of the Emerson Leadership Institute, at jintong.tang@slu.edu.