Leadership Retreat

Discover your leadership potential through adventure!

Looking for a fun way to connect with friends and build your skills? Our Leadership Retreat programs are designed just for students—interactive, exciting, and packed with opportunities to grow as a leader.

Choose your adventure:

  • Off-Campus Escapes: Challenge yourself at Camp Arrowhead with activities that bring out your best.
  • On-Campus Experiences: Get creative with programs like Build-A-Bike, where teamwork makes a real impact.

What to Expect

Leadership Retreats are perfect for:

  • Executive boards
  • Group Bonding
  • Making new friends
  • Stepping outside your comfort zone

 

You can expect to:

  • Be split into groups or pairs
  • Work through solving a puzzle or challenge collaboratively
  • Practice new skills and critical thinking
  • Step outside your comfort zone

Register for an Upcoming Retreat

Transportation is provided for all off-campus Leadership Retreat trips. Space is limited! Interested students must register in advance.

Register for a Leadership Retreat

Featured Leadership Retreat Experiences

Person wearing a helmet and safety harness climbs a tall wooden ropes course structure outdoors, with trees in the background and suspended planks visible above.

YMCA Camp Arrowhead

Camp Arrowhead is a longstanding partner that provides meaningful team experiences through high ropes, low ropes, archery, and other recreational activities. Throughout the experience, you will find yourself making connections you never thought possible.

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Person secured with a harness climbs an indoor rock wall covered in colorful holds and ropes, with sunlight casting shadows across the surface.

Central Rock Gym

Reach new heights at Central Rock Gym. Rock climbing naturally mirrors leadership moments that require trust, teamwork, and quick problem-solving. It’s an energizing way to step outside your comfort zone while building skills that carry far beyond the wall.

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Two people work together to assemble a blue bicycle on a table indoors, with tools and bike parts visible around them.

The Leaders Institute

The Leaders Institute offers customizable leadership development experiences for everyone to enjoy. One of those experiences includes Build-A-Bike, where participants work together to assemble a bike for children in the local community.

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Four people wearing virtual reality headsets and holding controllers participate in an energetic VR activity, with one person in an orange hoodie appearing to punch forward.

Neon Entertainment

Neon Entertainment offers a variety of activities, including virtual reality (VR). Their virtual reality workshops offer a risk-free space to experiment, fail, and try again, with immediate feedback. Their VR arenas range from high-stress environments like cooking to apocalyptic challenges.

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