Leadership: Events, Classes, and Conferences

Fall 2009 Foundational Component Offerings

This semester, you may work to complete the Foundational Components of the Rufus M. Jones Institute for Leadership in the following ways:

1. Speakers, Discussions, and Workshops on Leadership
   1. Attend at least five (5) Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) Workshops. Workshops take place on Thursdays from 5:30 pm - 7 pm in the Bryn Mawr Room of the Dining Center. For more information, please email Jeffery Tecosky-Feldman (jtecosky@haverford.edu).
      
   2. Etiquette Workshop with Mary Mitchell September 24, 2009, 4 PM, Bryn Mawr Room of DC.
      Throughout seven books, seven languages, newspaper columns, online forums, and countless radio and television shows, Mary Mitchell has delivered one message: Social, presentation and communications skills are the keys to personal and professional success. Since 1989, The Mitchell Organization has delivered those keys to hundreds of clients from coast to coast, through targeted communications, service, performance and social training. Her clients have realized greater productivity, smoother functioning and better bottom-line results. Her work in customer and client services has met with particular acclaim from multinational organizations in the legal, accounting and medical professions and the hospitality industry.
      Ms. Mitchell has also brought her message and skills to the public as a speaker and keynoter; through her nationally syndicated newspaper column, "Ms. Demeanor"; as well as her "Nice Matters" column for the Seattle Times; acclaimed books, published in seven languages; and online, through ivillage.com.
      
   3. "Fighting Global Hunger in a World of Plenty: A Grassroots Approach," a talk by Ruth Messinger. Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 4:30pm. Sponsored by the President’s Social Justice Speaker Series.
   4. Al Goethals, November 4, 2009,
      A social psychologist, and professor of psychology and leadership, George "Al" Goethals is the founder of the Program in Leadership Studies at Williams College. This year he has taken a position at the University of Richmond in Virginia. He will have a role in planning the expansion of the Jepson School, which he said is one of the top schools for leadership studies in the country. He will also help to coordinate Jepson's curriculum within the overarching liberal arts curriculum at Richmond. Goethals was the first chair of the leadership studies program at Williams and was integral in the program's foundation.Goethals earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard in 1966 and a doctorate from Duke in 1970. His research focuses on psychological aspects of leadership. He is the highest paid professor at Williams, earning $219,000 last year. Part of his salary and benefits included earnings from the Mellon Foundation for his work in the Williams Project of Higher Education.
   5. SAGA Safe Zone Training, with facilitator Erin Cross, offers a chance to learn how to be a better peer resource with regard gender and sexuality. Topics will include terminology, confidentiality, and ways of supporting peers who are dealing with issues of gender and sexuality. Anyone is welcome at this event, and allies as well as those interested in the Customs program are especially encouraged to attend!
      Date: Sunday, November 8th, from 1pm to 4pm
      Location: Whitehead Campus Center 205 B
   6. "Strange Fruit: The Cross and the Lynching Tree," a talk by James H. Cone. Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 7:00pm. Sponsored by the President’s Social Justice Speaker Series.
   7. Neal Grabell, November 16th, 7 PM, WCC 313
      Grabell is the former Executive Vice President and General Counsel for QVC, Inc. Grabell's experience with QVC began in June 1986 when, as outside counsel, he incorporated the company and worked on its initial public offering. QVC went public in September 1986. Grabell joined QVC as General Counsel in July 1987 and the company set a record in American business history for $112 million in sales in its first full fiscal year. During his 21 years as General Counsel, Grabell was responsible for the $7 billion corporation's Legal Department. He was appointed Executive Vice President of QVC in 2004 and, in addition to the Legal Department, oversaw the corporation's Internal Audit, Facilities and Affiliate Sales and Marketing departments. Join the Rufus M. Jones Institute for Leadership and the Teaf Business Soiciety to gain insights about some of the leadership and business decisions that were made when building a multinational corporation from the ground up.
2. Conferences
   
   1. We encourage you to find a conference that piques your interest!
   2. Service Leaders Summit 2009, Saturday, November 14, 2009, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
      Drexel University Bossone Research Enterprise Center (Located on Market St. between 31st and 32nd )
      Presented by Campus Philly, PHENND, and Drexel Center for Civic Engagement
      Student Registration Fee(includes lunch) of $10 will be paid for.
      
      The 2009 Service Leaders Summit will bring together students, nonprofit professionals and community organizers to share passionate ideas and practical skills. Whether you’re a volunteer-a-holic or a service novice, the Service Leaders Summit can help you improve your toolbox for building a better Philadelphia!
      
      The day will have different break-out sessions focusing on social issues and nonprofit skills building. There will also be an involvement fair with local nonprofits with whom you can speak to and learn about any exciting opportunities to help get involved with the organizations.
      
      Anne Mahlum of Back on My Feet will be speaking about how she took one of her hobbies and turned it into a successful nonprofit that benefits the homeless populations of Philadelphia and Baltimore.
      
      Registration costs $10.00 and will include lunch. You must pre-register online, where you can also find a complete schedule for the Summit. If you have any questions, please contact Brittany Sturges at Brittany@campusphilly.org or by phone: 215-988-1707 x103.
3. Retreats
   
   1. We encourage you to go on a retreat with a club or organization in which you participate. If your club or organization does not have a retreat planned, work with the Student Activities Office to set one up!
   2. b. All CPGC Interns and Fellows are required to attend a retreat before they may work domestically or internationally through a CPGC grant. You will receive credit for this requirement if you have applied for a CPGC grant, receiving funding, and participate in such a retreat!
4. Leadership ExCo
   1. Exploring Leadership: Linking Theory to Practice
      

      If juxtaposing leadership development theories, understanding the role of self development, and learning with people who have a wide-range of experiences and perspectives is enticing to you, then this is the ex-co course you'll want to take. In the most basic form, we'll explore the answers to the following two questions: 1) What is leadership? and 2) How do we "do" leadership? The non-credit course will be held for one hour once a week for six weeks. The discussion will be lead by Jason McGraw, and topics will include:
      
      Week 1: Welcome, intro to course, and exploring various successful business models (Google, Ben & Jerry's, Southwest Airlines, Elon College, and Starbucks).
      Week 2: Discovering, Understanding, and Utilizing Your Strengths
      Week 3: Leadership Theories
      Week 4: Organizational Conflict Resolution
      Week 5: Negotiation, Facilitation, and Interpersonal Communication
      Week 6: Applying Theory to Practice
      
      Email jmcgraw@haverford.edu for more information.

Spring 2010 Foundational Component Offerings

This semester, you may work to complete the Foundational Components of the Rufus M. Jones Institute for Leadership in the following ways:

1. Speakers, Discussions, and Workshops on Leadership
   1. Attend at least five (5) Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) Workshops. Workshops take place on Thursdays from 5:30 pm - 7 pm in the Bryn Mawr Room of the Dining Center. For more information, please email Jeffery Tecosky-Feldman (jtecosky@haverford.edu).
   2. "Running the Number: An American Self-Portrait," a talk by Chris Jordan. Thursday, January 28, 2010. Sponsored by the President's Social Justice Speaker Series.
   3. "Preserving Affordable Housing: The Role of Nonprofit Organizations," a talk by Ghebre Selassie Mehreteab '72. Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 4:00pm. Sponsored by the President's Social Justice Speaker Series.
   4. "Growing Smarter to Achieve Just and Sustainable Communities," a talk by Robert Bullard. Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 4:30pm. Sponsored by the President's Social Justice Speaker Series
   5. "The Industrial Underpinnings of Catchup Growth" Talk by A. Michael Spence, 2001 Nobel Prize Winner in Economic Sciences, Tuesday April 6, 5:30pm, KINSC Sharpless Auditorium
      
      Dr. Spence's talk, "The Industrial Underpinnings of Catchup Growth" will address the microeconomics and industrial organization of high speed growth in developing countries with the goal of giving the audience a sense of what is going on in an economy that is growing at 7-10% a year for a quarter of a century or more.
      
      A. Michael Spence is the Chairman of an Independent Commission on Growth in Developing Countries, Professor Emeritus of Management in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford. In 2001, Spence and two colleagues - George A. Akerlof and Joseph E. Stiglitz - received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their analyses of markets with asymmetric information.
      
      Spence earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy at Princeton summa cum laude and was selected for a Rhodes Scholarship. He was awarded a B.S.-M.A. from Oxford in mathematics and earned his Ph.D. in economics at Harvard. He has taught at Stanford and Harvard. Spence was awarded the John Kenneth Galbraith Prize for excellence in teaching and the John Bates Clark medal for a "significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge." The Clark Medal used to be awarded every two years to an economist under the age of 40.
   6. "Humanitarian Intervention" Talk by Lieutenant General The Honorable Roméo A. Dallaire, (Ret'd), and Canadian Senator, Thursday, April 8th, 2010, Marshall Auditorium.
      
      Dallaire's talk will address genocide prevention in terms of "The Responsibility to Protect (R2P)" and a new initiative, "The Will To Intervene" (W2i).
      
      Lieutenant General The Honourable Roméo A. Dallaire, (Ret'd), and Canadian Senator, has had a distinguished career in the Canadian military, achieving the rank of Lieutenant General and becoming Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources) in the Department of National Defence in 1998. In 1994, General Dallaire commanded the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). His book on his experiences in Rwanda, entitled Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda, met with international acclaim as a statement on the need for enhanced powers for the UN and the international community in dealing with cases of genocide.
      
      This event sponsored by the President's Social Justice Speakers series.
   7. Annual Global Philosophy Forum. Saturday, April 10, 2010. 1-6 PM, Marshall Auditorium. "Consciousness, Connectivity and Integral Models of Reality: A Deep-dialogue on Science and Philosophy in Quest of the Unified Field of Reality" Making Sense of Our Great Evolutionary Shift with Joan Borysenko and Gregg Braden
      
      It has become increasingly evident in recent decades, especially upon entering the 21st Century, that humanity is facing unprecedented crises on a planetary scale as we shift into a global age. And there appears to be a heightened awareness that the human family is in the midst of a long-emerging evolutionary shift as we awaken and mature as a species. There are of course quite diverse understandings of the depth, nature and magnitude of this "shift" and how it addresses the crises that now threaten our sustainability and even our survival on earth. Many initiatives have emerged across the globe to make sense of our evolutionary shift, and one of them is the gathering of "Evolutionary Leaders" who have issued a "Call to Conscious Evolution".
2. Conferences
   
   1. We encourage you to find a conference that piques your interest!
3. Retreats
   
   1. The Rufus M. Jones Institute for Leadership is sponsoring a two-day leadership retreat on March 20 and 21st. The first day (10 AM – 7:30 PM) will take place at Pendle Hill, the premier Quaker center of worship, study, work and service outside Philadelphia. For the past 75 years Pendle Hill has offered individuals the opportunity to "reflect on their lives and prepare for renewed witness in the world." Sunday afternoon will be spent at Haverford Friends Meeting, just a five minute walk from Haverford College's campus. This opportunity is designed to learn more about leadership principles in general, leadership opportunities and responsibility at Haverford and beyond. Come to learn about leadership. Come to meet new people. Or, come to eat delicious food (Pendle Hill's reputation for tasty treats is as superb as its retreat experience)! Whatever your motivations, space is limited so please respond as soon as possible to Meaghan Ryan (mryan@haverford.edu) if you are interested.
   2. We encourage you to go on a retreat with a club or organization in which you participate. If your club or organization does not have a retreat planned, work with the Student Activities Office to set one up!
   3. All CPGC Interns and Fellows are required to attend a retreat before they may work domestically or internationally through a CPGC grant. You will receive credit for this requirement if you have applied for a CPGC grant, receiving funding, and participate in such a retreat!
4. Leadership ExCo
   1. Exploring Leadership: Linking Theory to Practice
      

      If juxtaposing leadership development theories, understanding the role of self development, and learning with people who have a wide-range of experiences and perspectives is enticing to you, then this is the ex-co course you'll want to take. In the most basic form, we'll explore the answers to the following two questions: 1) What is leadership? and 2) How do we "do" leadership? The non-credit course will be held for one hour once a week for six weeks. The discussion will be lead by Jason McGraw, and topics will include:
      
      Week 1: Welcome, intro to course, and exploring various successful business models (Google, Ben & Jerry's, Southwest Airlines, Elon College, and Starbucks).
      Week 2: Discovering, Understanding, and Utilizing Your Strengths
      Week 3: Leadership Theories
      Week 4: Organizational Conflict Resolution
      Week 5: Negotiation, Facilitation, and Interpersonal Communication
      Week 6: Applying Theory to Practice
      
      Email jmcgraw@haverford.edu for more information.

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