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Leadership Retreats
The Center for Student Engagement and Leadership will be hosting two Leading for a Cause retreats each semester, for any Ohio University students. This experience comes at no cost to you, and there is room for up to 22 students on each retreat.

ENGAGE with professionals across disciplines | Learn and reflect on what it means to LEAD for a cause | Discover new places to BELONG | Consider possible futures that you help CREATE
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Retreats

Fall 2026 - Leading for a Cause Retreats

  • Columbus Retreat

    Saturday, September 12th at 9am through Sunday, September 13th at 3pm

    We will visit a variety of sites across Columbus where organizations and individuals are Leading for a Cause, including for-profits, NGOs, and municipal (city) sites. Registered students will receive information about how to prepare, will be engaged throughout the day with activities to promote critical thinking, and will complete independent reflections on their experience afterwards. 

    *Register by August 14st for areas of interest to influence sites; registration closes September 4th.

    All expenses paid - $350 value, FREE!

    Open to any year or major. 

    Register here!

  • Athens Retreat

    Friday, October 2nd, 9am-7pm

    We will visit local organizations in Athens that are Leading for a Cause, and conclude with dinner and information about an Athens classic - Casa Nueva! Registered students will receive information about how to prepare, will be engaged throughout the day with activities to promote critical thinking, and will complete independent reflections on their experience afterwards. 

    *Register by September 25th for areas of interest to influence sites; registration closes September 25th.

    Lunch & dinner included; all expenses paid - $200 value, FREE!

    Open to any year or major.

    Register here!

Spring 2026 Retreats Gallery

Athens Retreat
Passion Works Studio

One of our sites for the Athens retreat in Spring of 2026 was Passion Works studio, where students learned about how this local shop provides employment, community, and creative purpose for people with developmental differences through the Creative Abundance model.

Athens Retreat
BlueDot Coworking

Athens retreat attendees had the opportunity to learn about the history and current use of the Athens Armory through conversation with the folks at BlueDot Coworking. Now a coworking, event, and meeting space, the Athens Armory is home to numerous Athens organizations that now have the ability to collaborate more closely. 

Athens Retreat
Fluff Bakery

Athens retreat attendees enjoyed a working lunch at Fluff Bakery, a local bakery that also provides options for a variety of dietary restrictions, and discussed the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and how they relate to the sites and their areas and interests and career fields.