Women's Leadership Summit (WLS)
Save the Date! Saunders College of Business Leadership Academy is pleased to host the 5th Annual Women's Leadership Conference on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
The WLS is an RIT Women’s Leadership Summit held in the Student Alumni Union and Campus Center hosted by the Leadership Academy @ Saunders. Its mission is to inspire, connect, and educate women & allies to become tomorrow’s future leaders. We focus on driving leadership excellence in all industries from arts, and sciences, to technology.
This program is open to all eligible individuals regardless of sex, gender, gender identity, race, color, and/or national origin.
Past Event Information
WLS 2024: Owning Your Voice
Date: February 24, 2024
Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: Student Alumni Union, Rochester Institute of Technology
Ticket Cost: $20
Deadline to Register: Friday, February 9, 2024
Registration is now closed.
Saunders College of Business is excited to celebrate Women's Leadership Weekend! Join us on Friday, February 23, 2024, for the 14th annual Power Your Potential half-day leadership conference geared toward working professionals, or AdvanceRIT Women's Faculty Leadership Summit for faculty from RIT and Rochester region universities.
Speakers & Panelists
Keynote Speaker
Erin Sarofsky BFA '98 (graphic design), MFA '00 (computer graphic design)
Executive Creative Director and Owner of Sarofsky Corporation
Erin Sarofsky is the internationally heralded creative visionary regularly chosen by brand and entertainment titans to lead their most artful storytelling projects.In 2009, Erin Sarofsky launched Sarofsky Corp. in Chicago’s booming West Loop, and the rest, as they say, is history. Recognized internationally for brilliant design-driven production that is limited only by the imagination, the firm has forged long-standing relationships with leaders of the advertising and entertainment industries. We have been recognized internationally for the brilliant design-forward work we produce and, most notably, our main title sequences. Our recent projects are “Peacemaker,” “The Gray Man,” “WeCrashed,” and “The Staircase,” but we are also known for iconic sequences like “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Guardians of the Galaxy (1 and 2),” “Shameless,” and “Community.”
Directions
Women's Leadership Summit will be held in the Student Alumni Union and Campus Center, on the campus of Rochester Institute of Technology.
Parking
Please park in Parking Lot D, with overflow parking available in Lot N.
Download Campus Maps: Interactive Campus Map.
Map/Directions
RIT’s campus is conveniently located five miles from the Greater Rochester International Airport and the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90).
From the Airport
Turn right onto Brooks Avenue, then right onto Interstate 390 South. From 390, take the Scottsville Road exit and turn right. Drive for approximately three miles, then turn left onto Jefferson Road. Travel east for approximately one-half mile to the campus.
From Interstate 90
Take exit 46 and proceed north on Interstate 390 to exit 13 (Hylan Drive). Turn left on Hylan and continue north to Jefferson Road. Turn left on Jefferson and proceed west for approximately two miles to the campus.
Address for GPS
Parking Lot D, Reynolds Dr, Rochester, NY 14623
