Fall Leadership Training

Leadership is one of the Co-curricular Competencies. Through formal and informal positions, everyone can be a leader. Students leverage the strengths of community to reach common goals and use interpersonal skills for coaching and development. Through a process of learning and applying skills, students can accomplish measurable and meaningful change. 

Fall Leadership Training (FLT) aims to provide student leaders a comprehensive, collaborative learning experience that they can use to strengthen their organizations and personal leadership skills. 

Learning Outcomes: 

Student organization leaders will…   

  • understand the value URochester places on experiential learning and development through student organization leadership and the Medallion Program  
  • know where to find policies and processes for successful operations   
  • meet their advisor and determine how to use them as a resource   
  • engage with other student organizations to consider their common purpose and collaboration 

2026 Fall Leadership Training

When is it 

Sunday, August 30, 2026 

1:30 - 2 P.M.: Check-in, Networking, & Hors d'oeuvres, Feldman Ballroom 

2:00 - 2:45 P.M.: Opening Session, Feldman Ballroom 

3:00 – 4:00 P.M.: Breakout Sessions* 

4:15 - 5:30 P.M.: Advisor Sessions 


Who Should Participate 

Recognized Student Organizations are required to have two officers in attendance. This does include fraternities, sororities, and special interest housing.  

Completing the Fall Leadership Training requirements is crucial to the successful operation of your Recognized Student Organization and it also satisfies requirements for the Administrative and Review Committee (ARC) and the Students’ Association Appropriations Committee (SAAC) for the Fall Leadership Training component of the Student Organization Annual Review (SOAR). 

To successfully complete SOAR’s Fall Leadership Training requirement, 2 officers must attend the training. If you are an experienced officer, you might consider inviting a newer officer to attend. Please note, one person can represent multiple organizations in the Opening Session; however, every organization has to have two representatives at the Advisor Session. You will be led through an activity to establish goals and next steps which will be most impactful with more than one representative 

To successfully complete SAAC’s Business Manager Training requirement, the Business Manager for each student organization MUST complete the Business Manager Transaction Training and Quiz and then attend the Business Manager (BM) Training during the Leadership Workshops. The Transaction Training and Quiz will be emailed to students with registration. 

Please note, that a Business Manager can be counted as one of the two officer attendees as long as they attend the other sessions in addition to their Business Manager Training. 

Special Interest Housing (SIH) groups are required to send your President, Housing Manager, and Business Managerto the SIH specific sessions. Residential Life groups do not participate in the SOAR process and are exempt from those requirements.