Jones Leadership Center (JLC)

Avery is a studying Political Science. She is most excited to work with other students interested in leadership and marketing! Avery is on committees for marketing, speaker series, and authentic leader of the month.

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She is also the world's youngest Nobel Prize laureate, and second Pakistani to ever receive a Nobel Prize.

Aavia is studying Neurobiology. She is excited to understand the behind the scenes for how leaders and leadership is brought about. Aavia is planning the speaker series and authentic leader of the month.

Ralph Nader is an American political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes.

Brynn is studying Agricultural and Applied Economics. She is the most excited to take on the task of event coordinating and to test her skills as a leader! Brynn is planning the emerging leaders retreat and explore leadership conferences.

Jane Goodall is a primatologist most known for her long-term study of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania. The Gombe chimp observation, which Jane began in 1960, is the world's longest running continuous wildlife research project.

Each year, we bring together hundreds of college women from around the country for three days of leadership training, inspiration and networking. Enter the conference as a passionate leader and leave it with the skills and confidence to pursue your goals. bit.ly/36PndB8

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s.

Claire is majoring in Marketing with certificates in Digital Studies and Graphic Design. She is looking forward to getting to work on all kinds of different projects with everyone! Claire is the head of our marketing team, but also helps with staff development and outreach!

Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Known for the psychological depth of her characters and her descriptions of English rural life.

Meet our March Authentic Leader of the Month, Jennica Martinson! Jennica is a sophomore studying civil engineering and is involved with the Salt Compnay at UW-Madison. Join us in congratulating her!

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is an American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African-American woman to serve in this position. She is the wife of former President Barack Obama.

Thanks to everyone who made our emerging leaders retreat a success! We can't wait for next years.

As California’s senior Senator, Dianne Feinstein is the first woman to have chaired the Senate Rules Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, and the first woman to have presided over a U.S. presidential inauguration.

This enriching and activity-based speaker event will allow students to engage in acts of self-reflection, in order to further understand their sense of self and achieve their goals. win.wisc.edu/event/8009950

Theodore Roosevelt is universally recognized as a transformational leader. TR defined numerous aspects of leadership that we now take for granted. His inspirational vision was certainly one element. Another was his remarkable ability to communicate his vision.

This program is FREE to all UW Students. It is an interactive seminar in which students learn about why change is thought of as a bad thing. Explore and develop skills to help overcome change in a healthy manner. win.wisc.edu/event/7831243

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist who is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change mitigation. Thunberg's activism began when she persuaded her parents to adopt lifestyle choices that reduced their own carbon footprint.

The goal of the JLC is to inspire and prepare students to work in partnership with others to positively transform themselves, their peers, and their communities through free leadership workshops. cfli.wisc.edu/jlc/

Edison was a master at creating solutions through highly organized think tanks. Rather than waiting for the answer to present itself he embarked on an aggressive process of investigation to flush out an answer that he knew must already exist, somewhere.