(October 10, 2011) PRESCOTT, Ariz. – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), Prescott College, and Yavapai College, are collaborating to create “Leaders Today, Leaders Tomorrow,” the first tri-college student leadership conference, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, October 21, 2011 and from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday October 22, 2011 at the ERAU Davis Learning Center, 3700 Willow Creek Road in Prescott. For information on the conference and registration, please refer to the conference website: http://tinyurl.com/prescott-leaders2011.

For any questions please contact Jim Sheridan, Associate Director of Student Life, ERAU at 928-777-6931 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or DeeAnn Resk, Prescott College Student Leadership & Event Coordinator, at 928-350-1007 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit http://tinyurl.com/prescott-leaders2011.

The 2011 Leadership Conference is a collaborative effort between our local colleges and is open to students from Prescott College, Yavapai College, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Besides developing valuable new leadership skills and gaining a leadership certificate, students from all three colleges will also have a chance to connect and have fun with an ice cream social and a comedian, Seaton Smith. The featured keynote speaker is Ms. Kurstin Lee (bio attached), an Advisory Board member for Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership of Arizona: http://www.hoby.org/.

In addition to Ms. Lee, the conference will also include a Presidential Panel featuring all three of the local college’s executives including: Dr. Frank Ayers (Embry-Riddle’s Executive Vice President for the Prescott campus); Dr. Kristin Woolever (Prescott College, President); Dr. Penny Wills (Yavapai College, President).

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world's largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, is a nonprofit, independent institution offering more than 40 baccalaureate, master’s, and Ph.D. degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., and through the Worldwide Campus with more than 150 locations in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, and the Middle East. The university is a major research center, seeking solutions to real-world problems in partnership with the aerospace industry, other universities, and government agencies. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.