
The empowHER leadership retreat was created in honor of April Bocian.
April was born on April 28, 1998, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Family, friends and teammates have countless memories of how April made them laugh and brightened their day, whether she was clowning around with basketball friends, playing practical jokes on her sisters or spending time with her family.
In honor of April, Suzy Merchant former Michigan State women’s basketball head coach founded empowHER with the Eli Broad College of Business in 2016.
Held each year on the campus of Michigan State University