Research & Service Leadership Symposium
2025 RSL Symposium
Thursday, May 22
On Campus & Zoom
Join Us On Campus or in Zoom!
This year the Research and Service Leadership Symposium will be back on campus, with additional virtual presentations via Zoom.
- Get motivated by the Keynote Speaker
- Hear students present their research, service, social justice, and creative art projects
- Check out our student art gallery and talk to the artists
- Engage in Q&A with participants in the poster sessions
- See and hear musical performances, spoken word, and poetry.
- Vote for the Viewer’s Choice Award
- Attend the Awards Ceremony!
RSLS Event Page
Join the RSLS 2025 Event Page on Thursday, May 16 to enter the Symposium. The Canvas page with the Official Program Schedule and all Zoom links will be open starting at 9 a.m.
You can visit the RSLS 2025 Pre-Event page now to view helpful information
Symposium Program
Preview the List of Presentations in the Official RSLS 2025 Program Schedule beginning Friday, May 12 to plan your event. See below for the overview of the day and evening program.
9-9:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony with Keynote Speaker Regina Jackson, in Dining Hall
Author of the new book, Unleashed Potential: How Youth Lead the Way to a Stronger Future, community leader, President and CEO, Regina Jackson, guides the trajectory of success for leaders near and far. As Past President and CEO for EOYDC she set the strategic direction for the East Oakland Youth Development Center's (EOYDC) national youth development model for over 25 years. Focused on character- based leadership, her platform of youth led initiatives have empowered thousands of young people to achieve lifelong academic and career success. Ms. Jackson continues to offer her transformative leadership coaching, consulting, speaking and writing credentials to empower individuals across the globe.
About Her Book
Unleashed Potential: How Youth Lead the Way to a Stronger Future is a powerful exploration of how mentorship, resilience, and community-driven leadership can transform lives and shape a brighter future. Through the lens of the East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC), Regina G. Jackson shares the inspiring stories of young leaders who have risen above challenges to create lasting change for themselves and their communities.
10 a.m.–2 p.m. On Campus Presentations in Altos (2019), Council Chambers (2018) & Hearthside (2313) all with Zoom option
- Use the Official RSLS 2025 Program Schedule [Available May 12] for a complete program with listed presentations!
- You can attend presentation sessions on the hour throughout the day, beginning at 10 a.m.
- Morning and afternoon sessions will be hybrid: available on campus and in Zoom
- We invite you to sample individual projects, explore themes, or absorb the event from morning to evening.
- While we encourage you to attend multiple sessions and see the full range of research, service, and creative arts projects that participants have developed, the RSLS is an open event.
- You may "room hop" to see individual presentations. We invite you to make room in your schedule for the full day, or just an hour.
- Livestream viewing of presentations across campus
2 –6 p.m. Zoom Presentations
- Preview the Official RSLS 2023 Program Schedule [Available May 12] for a complete program with listed presentations!
- In the later afternoon, all presentations will be taking place virtually in Zoom.
- You can attend Zoom presentation sessions on the hour, beginning at 2 p.m.
Noon–1 p.m. Poster Sessions & Art Gallery Showcase in Dining Hall
- Preview the Official RSLS 2023 Program Schedule [Available May 12] for a complete program with listed poster topics and art gallery items!
Noon–2 p.m. Lunch in Campus Center Plaza
- Get fuel for the day with a free, catered lunch!
- Continue viewing presentations, posters, and art
6:30 –7 p.m. Campus Celebration in Smithwick Patio
- Foothill Beats Drumming [Smithwick Theater Courtyard]
- Enjoy drinks, appetizers and desserts with friends, family, and community.
5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Awards Ceremony
- Celebrate the full day of presentations with our evening Awards Ceremony, during which we will honor 5 of the most impactful project presentations and 3 poster/gallery projects with the RSLS Judges' Award.
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We will also recognize 5 additional projects selected by you, the audience, with a Viewers' Choice Award.
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You can vote for the presentations that "speak" to you.
View Campus Map for Locations
Are You Presenting?
Attend the Spring Workshop Series to get ready.
Questions about your presentation? Contact RSLS Coordinators: Allison Herman & Mike McCusker.
Email us at RSLS@fhda.edu
Did you miss a workshop? See our RSLS Workshops page for past quarter slides and recordings.
About the Symposium
Plan to participate in this campus and community-wide event!
The Research and Service Leadership Symposium provides students an opportunity to expand their learning beyond the walls of the classroom (or the confines of the screen). Students are encouraged to investigate their world through in-depth research projects, create and participate in worthwhile service learning activities, broaden perspectives through original creative arts projects, and present their newfound knowledge, insights and experiences to the campus community.
Students will gain experience presenting in a professional conference setting on the virtual campus through presentations, performance, displays and discussion.
The Symposium itself is the culminating event of these student projects. The event includes:
- A full day and evening of presentations, peer discussion forums, art galleries, and creative performances.
- A keynote speaker, awards ceremony, and closing celebration.
- Hybrid activities on campus, including live streaming of virtual presentations and discussion.
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