Leading, Creating, and Reinventing

"Leaders must lead by example," said Bill Mathis P'13 to more than 80 HWS and Geneva high school students who filled the Vandervort Room. "If you cannot lead yourself, you cannot lead others." Mathis, the former executive vice president of MasterCard Corporate, was one of more than 30 facilitators to speak during the Leadership Institute's two and a half day conference earlier this month. Bill of...  More >>

Collaboration with local students noted

Hobart and William Smith students along with local high school students will participate in the HWS Leadership Institute begining Jan. 14. The Finger Lakes Times recently wrote about Geneva High School and DeSales High School students being included in the conference for the first time this year. "I'm hoping it's going to be a really, really neat experience," the article quotes Geneva High School...  More >>

High School Students Join CCL

In January, the Centennial Center for Leadership will host the much anticipated Leadership Institute, open to students with all levels of leadership experience. Although the conference has been held in the past, this year marks a milestone in the program's development as it incorporates local high schools into the programming. Joining the Leadership Institute will be students from Geneva High Sch...  More >>

"The Pitch" Top 10 Named

Ten semi-finalists have been chosen in The Centennial Center for Leadership's first-ever entrepreneurial contest, The Pitch, which will give one finalist up to $10,000 to put his or her idea in action. Students submitted non-profit and for-profit entrepreneurial ideas earlier this month, and judges poured over the entries to select the top 10 proposals. Each of the chosen semi-finalists will be p...  More >>

Drennen Speaks About Empowering Students

The Centennial Center for Leadership recently welcomed Professor of Economics Tom Drennen to its third Leadership Café. Over dessert and coffee, Drennen spoke about his personal leadership story, how he empowers student leaders to pursue their big ideas and the ways in which the community can tackle tough environmental challenges. During his more than 15-year tenure at the Colleges, Drennen has c...  More >>