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Past Presentations and Webinars:

February 18: Leadership Forum with Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Co-sponsored by the Center for Mission and Ministry, and Center for Religious Pluralism Delphine Lounge 7pm

In this evening we discussed what a social justice leadership can look like.

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is the eldest daughter of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, niece of President John F. Kennedy, and the late Sen. Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy. She is the founder of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, has served in the U.S. Department of Justice, and was Lieutenant Governor of Maryland.

February 24: Presentation on A Life Journey into Leadership with by Bob Delaney, Veteran NBA referee, author, and leadership consultant. Soda Center 7pm.

In his talk, Bob shared some of his own life experiences from his years working undercover in Organized Crime as a New Jersey State Police trooper, as a referee in the NBA, and his work with first responders in law, fire, disaster relief, and the military on the issue of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Through sharing this experience, Bob encouraged people to draw upon their own life experience to expand their capacities and skills in leadership.

April 10: Symposium on Global Leadership with Yongming Tang, Dean Elias, Bob Stilger and others. This symposium explored the challenges and opportunities in the field of Global Leadership with some of our contributing faculty and resource people.  It was an opportunity to explore the ideas behind the Global Leadership Certificate program, and to initiate a Community of Practice in global leadership.

May 6: Webinar - What “Develops” in Leadership Development? with Ken Otter, Director of Leadership Studies Programs at Saint Mary's College. 7 to 8pm.

More and more people recognize that effective leadership enhances one’s work and life. But what is effective leadership and how can it be developed? How does one know if one particular leadership program is the right one for you, for others, or for the organization? The answer depends a lot on the leadership perspective employed. If it is a more individualistic and authority based perspective, what gets developed will be different than if the perspectives is more collective and influence based. In this presentation, Ken identified four perspectives of leadership, how they corresponded to what kind of setting, and then what needed to be developed in each.