The annual American Multicultural Student Leadership Conference (AMSLC), initiated in the 1980s, is hosted by various University of Wisconsin campuses to provide a forum for multicultural students to network and caucus around issues of diversity. It also offers opportunities for these students to gain leadership skills through participation in seminars, workshops, and plenary sessions; as well as interacting with role models, e.g., keynote speakers, workshop presenters, and UW System administrators and faculty/staff members.

In addition, students are given the opportunity to submit papers/artworks for presentation in a number of categories (e.g., creative writing, visual arts, film, research, performance, etc.). Presentation styles include oral, poster, art display, or performance.

To register for the 2008 AMSLC conference, including the submission of an abstract for presentation at the conference, please go to http://www.uwsa.edu/oadd/amslc. Please note that a $20 cash deposit is required to complete the registration process (drop off at the Multicultural Student Center in Bolton 187). This deposit will be returned to students at the conference.

For more information regarding UWM student participation at the conference, please contact Linda Huang at 414.229.5433 or Ramona Sledge at 414.229.5834, or stop by Bolton Hall, Room 187. Please note that the AMSLC registration menu on the left is closed (it was only available for the 2006 conference).

• April 27-29, 2001 at UW-Whitewater
• April 19-21, 2002 at UW-Eau Claire
• October 24-26, 2003 at UW-La Crosse
• October 8-10, 2004 at UW-Madison
• October 7-9, 2005 at UW-Parkside
• October 13-15, 2006 at UW-Milwaukee
• October 26-28, 2007 at UW-Whitewater
• October 31-November 2, 2008 at UW-Oshkosh
  

Photo of Winners Year Name Category Award 2001 winners (left to right): Tasha, Jessie, Sarah, Leah, Maria, Paul 2001 Leah Adeniji Research-Open Topic First Place Sarah Bluma Visual Arts Second Place Maria Cahill Research-Race/Ethnic First Place Tasha Oliver Poster Presentation Honorable Mention Paul Perez Poster Presentation Second Place Jessie Weathersby Poster Presentation Honorable Mention 2002 winners (left to right): Maria, Kendra, Jeannette, Leah 2002 Leah Adeniji Research-Open Topic Research-Race/Ethnic First Place Honorable Mention Kendra al-Kaleem Evans Research-Race/Ethnic Honorable Mention Maria Kasonda Creative Writing Second Place Jeannette Kowalik Research-Race/Ethnic Poster Presentation Second Place First Place 2003 winners (left to right): Toni, Deb, Leah, Damani, Tomas, Adebisi, Lisa. Not pictured: Ewurama 2003 Leah Adeniji Research-Open Topic Third Place Adebisi Agoro Visual Arts Second Place Deb Becker Research-Open Topic First Place Lisa Bemus Research-Open Topic Honorable Mention Tomas Garrett Research-Race/Ethnic Second Place Ewurama Hayford Creative Writing Honorable Mention Damani Hill Visual Arts First Place Toni Tavita Robinson Research-Race/Ethnic Third Place Paper Submission Competition Winners 2004 paper competition winners (left to right): Vinthany, Megan, Tomas, Angela, Nakeia 2004 Megan Feifer Research-Race/Ethnic Second Place Angela Fernandez Research-Race/Ethnic First Place Tomas Garrett Research-Race/Ethnic Honorable Mention Vinthany Souvannarath Research-Race/Ethnic Third Place Nakeia Williamson Creative Writing Honorable Mention Community Service Award Winners 2004 Changemaker winners (left to right): Kayla, Nicole, Jamie 2004 Kayla Crawford "Changemaker" Community Service Award Jamie Patton "Changemaker" Community Service Award Nicole Stroobants "Changemaker" Community Service Award Paper Submission Competition Winners 2005 paper competition winners (left to right): Vinthany, Lila, Angela, Lilliann 2005 Lila Ali Research-Race/Ethnic Second Place Angela Fernandez Research-Open Topic Honorable Mention Lilliann Paine Research-Race/Ethnic Third Place Vinthany Souvannarath Research-Race/Ethnic First Place Community Service Award Winners 2005 Changemaker winners (left to right): Angela, Megan 2005 Megan Feifer "Changemaker" Community Service Award Angela Fernandez "Changemaker" Community Service Award