The LDC was developed in partnership with the Jackie Farris Rees Leadership Group at California State University, Chico. This experience begins the leadership development process which continues through out the program. The first conferences took place during the Spring of ’04.

The LDC provides a venue for students to work in a collaborative setting, in a remote location, that allows for introspection and the incorporation of new concepts that are rooted in the recognition and enhancement of each one’s personal leadership abilities. These abilities are then applied in ways that ensure excellence for the individual and for the team/group. For most of the participating students, this was the first opportunity they had or will have had to learn about personality traits and leadership preferences. Each student attends a series of workshops that helps them discover, or affirm, their leadership styles. The workshop topics have included the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator; Team Building; Learning to Work as Part of a Team; Effective Communications; Conflict Management; Understanding Diversity; and Be A Star Leader.