Casey J. Cornelius

Casey J. Cornelius

Founder and President of ForCollegeForLife, Casey J. Cornelius has been a leading national voice on the topics of healthy masculinity and personal development for more than a decade. He travels the country, both physically and virtually, to work with campuses and organizations who aim toward the extraordinary.

Founder and President of ForCollegeForLife, Casey J. Cornelius has been a leading national voice on the topics of healthy masculinity and personal development for more than a decade. He travels the country, both physically and virtually, to work with campuses and organizations who aim toward the extraordinary.

Casey is not interested in average! 

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio Casey is a first-generation college graduate holding a Bachelor’s and two Master’s degrees despite once being advised “college isn’t for everyone.” A proud fraternity man and inductee of his chapter’s Hall of Fame, Casey is the creator of The Cornelius Scholarship for First-Generation Students and was named a University of Toledo Distinguished Alumni in 2023.

He has been recognized with national and international awards for educational content development and delivery and as a “Spokes-Mo” (their word, not his) for his work with the Movember Foundation. 

Fun fact: Casey is also a person of great contradiction. A lifelong fan of summer and long walks on the beach, he now resides with his wife, daughter, and parents in Michigan. 

His proudest titles are father, husband, and son.

PROGRAMS

Be The Man: A Movement for Healthy Masculinity

Keynote | Workshop | Retreat

America is worried about young men. They point to issues of poor conduct, declining academic success, and a lack of positive male role models and use words like problematic, dangerous, and toxic to describe behavior.

After seeing campuses and organizations grapple with persistent concerns and daily headlines, Casey decided to act. The problem has been identified; now is time for a movement toward a solution!

For years, Casey J. Cornelius is recognized as the leading voice on the topic of healthy masculinity for college men.  His signature program, Be The Man, works to engage audiences in a meaningful dialogue about these issues and proposes a path toward a healthier form of manhood which solves so many of society’s challenges.  

The program (keynote, workshop, or retreat) addresses four main topics:

  • Current issues (where we are)
  • Socialization of masculinity (how we got here)
  • Performance of masculinity (how we act/interact)
  • The “Be The Man” Challenge (where we can go)


Campuses and organizations across the nation have worked with Casey to create environments and experiences to better engage men and allow them to live fuller, happier, and healthier lives. Be The Man is the beginning of a discussion and Casey is ready to lead it.

Audience members will…

  • Investigate current issues facing college men

  • Identify how their relationships with others and themselves are impacted by the stigma of the “bad man”

  • Consider how their daily choices influence other’s perceptions

  • Develop strategies to positively challenge other men to be better

Ideal Audiences

  • Men’s Development Groups
  • Fraternities
  • Athletics
  • First-Year Experience​

 

The Extraordinary Art of Caring (When No One Else Seems to Give a F*ck)

Keynote | Workshop | Retreat | Virtual

Does it seem like folks don’t really care anymore? Common decency is lacking, attendance is low, and even leadership positions are going unfilled. There must be a way of re-energizing our members and ourselves to have more passion and empathy.

There is. 

And it starts with CARE.

Casey J. Cornelius has been a leading voice with topics moving the needle on college campuses and in large organizations for years. He now turns his attention to one of the most-pressing concerns of our day: enthusiasm fatigue. Casey wants to help individuals and groups recapture the love of membership, friendship, and service by blending a message of mindset and strategy. The art of caring, he says, is extraordinary and help cure many of the challenges facing campuses and communities. 

In our complicated, challenging world, what we need is care. And we need it now!

Note: This program has an alternate title which reads The Extraordinary Act of Caring (When No One Else Seems To)

Audience members will…

  • Explore the core concepts of CARE (concern, awareness, respect, and empathy)

  • Consider the collective lived experiences leading to enthusiasm fatigue

  • Foster a renewed passion for the power of relationships 

  • Develop a powerful mantra to sustain CARE beyond today

Ideal Audiences

  • Leadership
  • Fraternity and Sorority Life
  • Building Community
  • First-Year Experience
  • Professional Development
  • Community Colleges​

Carrying The Fire

Keynote | Workshop

For years, our organizations have had extraordinary leaders who have seen us through difficult times. They have demonstrated how to overcome challenges, lead with vision, all while remaining consistent in their choices and priorities.

New members and leaders often feel uncertain in their abilities to meet the expectations of their membership opportunities. What differentiates those extraordinary leaders and members of the past with those emerging today? 

Only their choices.

In this powerful message of purpose and mission, Casey shares the mindset and strategies central to short- and long-term success. Whether for a group of new members of newly elected officers, he shares a powerful metaphor, Carrying the Fire, to equip them to be ready for the road ahead.

Ideal Audiences

  • Fraternity and Sorority Life
  • New Member Programming
  • Greek Week
  • Recruitment Training

Audience members will…

  • Consider ways in which membership is meant to enhance the personal experience and how members must enhance the potential of organizations

  • Explore the most pressing issues facing members today

  • Develop strategies and mindset to lead to extraordinary results

  • Use the “Carrying the Fire” metaphor to connect to personal responsibility for group/organizational success

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