USU Leadership Conference

JUNE 1-3, 8-10, 16-18, 2026
(Now offered three weeks)
Logan, UT

Calling All Student Government Leaders

Come fine-tune leadership skills, develop team unity, and get fired up for the upcoming school year at USU’s Leadership Conference! Students have the chance to build relationships with over 600 other student leaders from Utah and Idaho. Learn from great speakers, participate in workshops and fun activities, and enjoy our famous Aggie Ice Cream.

Conference Details

Registration Details

Registration Timeline

Conference History

SPIRIT BOWL

Show off your moves in the dance battle and compete against other schools in our famed spirit bowl.

SCHOOL PLANNING

Attend workshops, roundtables, and trainings to plan events and assemblies for your upcoming school year.

TEAM BUILDING

Develop as a leader and build trust within your team as you support each other through our team-building activities.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Hear from seasoned leaders who have gone on to make positive impacts and meaningful changes in our world.

Conference Details

USULC cost of attendance is $250 per student, which includes room and board for 2 nights, 3 meals a day, access to conference materials, a T-shirt, and all activities. Groups looking to spend an extra night on the USU campus will be charged an additional $20 per night, per student. Registration costs for school advisors and chaperones are covered by Utah State University.

Each group attending USULC must have an advisor at the conference with them at all times. If the student government advisor is not available the week of the conference, an alternate advisor is welcome and required to attend. There is no cost for advisor(s) in attendance.

Our conference concept invites advisors to be here to spend quality time with their students and have quality planning time for the new school year. A daily advisor meeting will occur over breakfast to be sure that you have a good idea of what each day will entail.

Advisors are in charge of keeping track of their students (remain on time, make the most of planning and processing time, enforce curfew, enforcing the code of conduct, etc.).

Students and advisors stay in on-campus housing. Housing materials and keys are given at conference check-in and are required to be returned at conference checkout. Room assignments will be made by Admissions staff based on final registration information due two weeks before the conference start date. Students will be sharing a room/suite with others from their same school wherever possible. Advisors will be in the same building as their students, but not in the same room/suite.

All groups in attendance will provide their own transportation to and from the USU campus. Parking details, whether you have cars or a bus, will be provided in the registration confirmation email. Any transportation needs for various activities throughout the conference will be provided by USU.

If you have questions about USULC, please contact the Program Director, Joe Graul, at joseph.graul@usu.edu or at 435-797-2920.

Registration Details

Schools who have attended USULC in the past will have the opportunity to complete their conference pre-registration prior to it going live for new schools on Friday, January 30, at 9:00a.m. MST. Student government groups can reserve and secure their spot by completing the first-come-first-serve pre-registration process and by paying a $200 security deposit by March 13. Groups who have not paid the security deposit by March 13 will be moved to the back of the waitlist with participation subject to space availability. Additionally, groups who do not acquire a spot for their desired week can be placed on a waitlist.

Security deposits will be refunded to group advisors at the conclusion of the conference once lost housing keys, lockouts, parking passes, and any facility damages are assessed and deducted from the deposit.

After securing their spot through the pre-registration process, confirmed groups will complete the general registration process where final numbers and individual participant information must be submitted three weeks prior to the conference start date. Advisors may swap a new participant for an old participant up to five (5) days after general registration closes. All conference registration payments are due and are non-refundable after the general registration close date.

Please see the complete registration timeline below.

If you would like to pre-register for USULC 2026, please contact the Program Director, Joe Graul, at joseph.graul@usu.edu or at 435-797-2920 to inquire about availability.

Registration Timeline

January 26-29, 2026

Pre-registration opens for schools who've previously attended.

January 30, 2026

Pre-registration opens for new schools.

March 13, 2026

Pre-registration closes.
$200 security deposit is due.

March 30, 2026

General registration opens for preregistered groups.

May 11, 2026

Week 1 general registration deadline.
Paricipant swapping for Week 1 is now allowed until May 15.

May 18, 2026

Week 2 general registration deadline.
Participant swapping for Week 2 is now allowed until May 22.

May 26, 2026

Week 3 general registration deadline.
Participant swapping for Week 3 is now allowed until May 30.

USULC Through The Years

Since 2006, USU has provided a premier leadership experience to over 14,000 high school student leaders in Utah and surrounding states. As one of the oldest and most impactful student leadership conferences in the state, advisors and student governments can ensure they are learning from the best.

Looking Back

Every year, the conference and its theme is refreshed to provide a new experience to first-time and returning attendees. Returning attendees are easily identified with their collection of conference lapel pins. It's a thing.