The 2020 Blue Key National Leadership Conference will be hosted at The University of Toledo January 17th – 19th 2020!
We are The University of Toledo, a student-centered, public metropolitan research university with 20,500 students and picturesque campuses recognized nationally for their beauty. The University of Toledo is one of 14 state universities in Ohio. We were established in 1872 and became a member of the state university system in 1967. The University of Toledo and the Medical University of Ohio merged July 2006 to form the third-largest public university operating budget in the state. The University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission. At UT, we are proud Rockets (our nickname), we love our gold and blue (our school colors), and we invite you to visit campus to experience it for yourself.
For the 2020 conference, every Blue Key chapter is given 2 free conference registrations OR a $300 travel stipend. Please communicate with the National Office which your chapter would prefer. We encourage you to bring your advisor, president, and other important executive positions. For additional registrations, Early Bird Registration Payment is due by November 22nd, 2019, and is $160.00 per attendee. Registration after November 22nd, 2019, is $200.00 per attendee. There is a limit of 16 participants per chapter.
*NOTE THAT REGISTRATIONS RECEIVED AFTER DECEMBER 1st WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ON SPACE AND AVAILABILITY BASIS AS PER THE HOTEL*
Pay by Venmo, PayPal, or Check. Chapters should make checks payable to Blue Key Honor Society. Email your chapter’s registration form to Mr. Danny Buckalew at director@bluekey.org.
Hotel Information
*More information coming soon
Transportation
We recommend that conference participants drive if possible to the conference hotel. However, the recommended airport is the Detriot Metro Airport (DTW), which is just under an hour away from the campus.
Conference Schedule
*More information coming soon
Nominations for Blue Key Awards are due to the Awards Chair by December 1st. Send your nominations to director@bluekey.org.
What exactly happens at the conference?
The annual conference provides a unique opportunity to interact with campus leaders from institutions across the nation, and the chance to learn from and alongside future professionals from a wide variety of disciplines. With speakers, workshops, and projects devoted specifically to the Blue Key founding principles of Leadership, Scholarship, and Service, members who attend often leave with a deepened understanding of the role those values can play in their lives going forward.
Paramount to the success of our organization is the free and open exchange of ideas about student leadership, and the annual conference provides unparalleled access to the ideas, strategies, and methods utilized by schools undertaking similar projects on their own campuses. Additionally, the conference has a valuable social component to it, giving students an unstructured time of fellowship with one another, something often lacking in the busy lives and overfilled schedules of student leaders. The annual conference exists not only to strengthen bonds between different chapters but also to strengthen bonds within chapters, the ultimate goal being to create more organized, efficient chapters while bolstering members’ individual capabilities to serve as more effective, confident student leaders.
What are the benefits of attending the conference?
-sense of connection to a greater national organization.
-casual and professional networking between chapters and members.
-professional development and presentations by leaders in the field of leadership, scholarship, and service.
-opportunity to generate ideas for your chapter from other chapters.
-Participate (and potentially run for) the National Board of Directors for Blue Key Honor Society (both for Student and Advisor board positions available).
Danny Buckalew, Executive Director
Blue Key Honor Society
National Office
The University of West Alabama
101 College Drive, Station 61
Livingston, AL 35470
2019 Blue Key National Leadership Conference
Click the link below for the 2019 conference schedule!
conference schedule
The 2019 Blue Key National Leadership Conference will be hosted at The University of Nevada, Reno January 18th – 20th 2019!
The University of Nevada, Reno was founded in 1874 as the State University of Nevada in Elko, Nev., about 300 miles northeast of its present-day campus in Reno. The site for the university preparatory school in eastern Nevada (where no state institutions had previously been located) proved to be impractical, as nearly half of the state’s residents lived in the Reno-Carson City area. In 1885, the legislature approved the move of the University from Elko to Reno.
Early Bird Registration Payment is due by Dec. 1, 2018, and is $125.00 per participant. Registration after December 1, 2018, is $150.00 per participant. There is a limit of 16 participants per chapter. Pay by PayPal or Check. Chapters should make checks payable to Blue Key Honor Society. Email your chapter’s registration form to Mr. Danny Buckalew at director@bluekey.org.
*NOTE THAT REGISTRATIONS RECEIVED AFTER DECEMBER 7TH WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ON SPACE AND AVAILABILITY BASIS AS PER THE HOTEL*
Make plans to attend and take advantage of learning leadership principles, networking with colleagues from across the nation’s Blue Key chapters and receiving recognition for outstanding individuals and chapters affiliated with Blue Key.
Mark your calendar! The conference begins at dinner time Friday night January 18, 2019.
Hotel Information
Circus Circus Resort
500 North Sierra Street
Reno, NV 89503
Circus Circus Resort, located in the heart of Downtown Reno, is a short walk to the Reno Events Center and the ideal starting spot for those who want to experience the Biggest Little City. Each room offers a casual and comfortable vantage point from which to take in views of the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains or downtown Reno’s luminous cityscape. The hotel is mere minutes from booming Midtown in which to take in art, amazing dining or unique retail options, and the University of Nevada, Reno.
TRANSPORTATION:
Airport – The Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is a mere 4 miles from the resort and takes only 12 – 15 minutes to arrive.
Shuttle – The Circus Circus hotel offers shuttle service daily from 5am to 12 midnight running every 30 minutes. This free service will be available to all chapters.
Driving – Circus Circus Resort 500 North Sierra Street Reno, NV 89503. Easily accessible from both the 395 and 80 freeways.
Danny Buckalew, Executive Director
Blue Key Honor Society
National Office
The University of West Alabama
101 College Drive, Station 61
Livingston, AL 35470
Nominations for Blue Key Awards are due to the Awards Chair by December 1st. Send your nominations to director@bluekey.org.
Voting for Student Board Members
