In August 2004 the 6th Annual Utah Youth Conference on Service, a leadership and service conference for high school age youth from throughout the state of Utah, began a new partnership with Utah Campus Compact and The Lowell Bennion Community Service Center at the University of Utah. This partnership provided the opportunity for college students to serve as team leaders to teams of high school students from various youth organizations. The college students were able to train, teach, and inspire high school students to continue to gain leadership skills and be actively engaged in their local communities. This Conference format was a critical step in bridging the gap that exists between high school and higher education and proved to be such a success that it will continue at future conferences.
Website: http://utahspromise.org/ysu
Contact: Teresa Oliver, yes {at} utahspromise(.)org
