MSU Leadership Institute & UM Global Leadership Initiative

Leadership which incents other people to be leaders is called "contagious leadership."

"Education is the great coin, the currency of the challenges that are before us." Tom Brokaw

What can you do to have fun and also help the MSU Leadership Institute? Bring a few friends, sponsor students – or better yet, consider hosting a table? Tickets are only $25 per person and include Cuban food, Cuban dancing and…

"You’re in for a real ride," Brokaw said.

"Nothing is an important as educating our young people for the challenges of the future," Brokaw said, and that this is our key to remaining competitive.

"This is a wake up call. It’s not a time to look back, it’s a time to look forward,"

Equipped with critical and ethical thinking skills, and open to MSU undergraduates, we strive for students to become agents of positive change in society.

Dustin Lance Black, who received an Academy Award for best screenplay in 2009, spoke at the MSU campus Wednesday night.

In every walk of life, it is the lever that gets us unstuck and moves us forward.

"Black approaches both a controversial and important issue with his screenplay of MILK," said Carmen McSpadden, Director of the MSU Leadership Institute. "And recognizing and addressing issues around diversity is an essential leadership lesson, whether it be race, religion, gender, socio-economic, ethnicity, political beliefs or sexual orientation," McSpadden added.