Student Leadership Drive-In

Drive-In Schedule

Schedule of Events:

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Parking Information:

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Check-In Information:

The Conference Check-In will take place from 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. And will take place in our Talley Student Union, on the second floor. 

Talley Student Union Information:

1. Visitor parking is available at the Coliseum Parking Deck.
   1. Parking & Directions
   1. Directions to Talley

Dining Information:

Breakfast will be served buffet-style in the Grand Ballroom and will include a selection of eggs, bacon, potatoes, yogurt, biscuits and gravy, coffee cake, fresh fruit, juices, coffee, and water.  Lunch will also be offered buffet-style in the Grand Ballroom on the second floor of Talley Student Union.  A coffee bar will be available throughout the entire day.

Registration Information

Registration has now closed. Please contact studentleaderdrivein@ncho.org with any questions.

Cancellation Policy

• Registration cancellations on or prior to Feb. 14, 2026 will receive a 100% refund.
• Registration cancellations between Feb. 15, 2026 and Feb. 28th, 2026 will receive a 50% refund.
• Refunds will not be given for any registration cancellations after Mar. 1st, 2026
• Cancellation requests must be received via email to business@ncho.org

Scholarship Opportunities

NCHO will be providing scholarship opportunities for institutions to attend the drive-in. The application should be completed by one advisor on behalf of their delegation. The scholarship may cover partial or full registration coverage of the delegation to attend. The deadline to be considered is January 31, 2025.

SL Drive-In Scholarship Form

• The form asks for the advisor’s contact information, answers to 2 essay questions, and to indicate SHO approval for attending.
  • The essay questions ask the following:
    • Please describe the impact attending this type of opportunity will have on your delegation and how your delegation will apply what they learn in the future. (500 words or less)
    • Please describe the make up of your undergraduate student delegation

Call for Program Proposals

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Student Leadership Drive-In Awards

We are excited to continue to the tradition of further recognizing the great work of our student leaders at the Student Leadership Drive-In awards. During the closing ceremony, in addition to the “Best Program” and “Most Spirited” awards, we will be announcing the winners of the Student Leadership Drive-In awards.

We encourage institutions to submit at least one submission per award, but institutions may submit more than one for the same award. The deadline to submit is Sunday, March 1, 2026

To view the different award categories and to submit award nominations, please click this link.

*Award nominees are not required to attend the Student Leadership Drive-In, but we strongly encourage them to attend.

Student Leadership Drive-In Spirit

Come out to the drive-in decked out with spirit for your institution! One institution will be awarded “Most Spirited” and receive the spirit stick to hold onto until the next drive-in.

SWAG Swap: This is an opportunity for delegations to bring promotion items or “swag” from their institution that they can trade with other institutions. Pretty much anything branded to your institution can be traded. Examples include shirts, hats, pens, stress relief balls, lanyards, you name it! If it has your school’s name on it, please bring it to trade!

Clothes pins: Delegations are encouraged to decorate clothes pins with your institution’s colors to trade throughout the day. This is a great icebreaker as you meet new people during the drive-in. Delegations should plan to create about 10 clothes pins per delegate, but the more the better! Click here to get some ideas.

Banners: The Student Leadership Drive-In Banner Competition is an opportunity for delegations to create a creative digital banner that ties in their school spirit and the theme of the conference. The size of the image should be no larger than 1920px by 1080px which is the average size of a presentation slide. These will be due Wednesday, March 26, 2026. Please use this submission form.

Cheers and Chants: Each institution will be given up to 30 seconds during the Opening Ceremonies to show off their cheer or chant. These can be ones your institution already does or a unique one created just for the Student Leadership Drive-In.