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6/11/12 Proposals accepted to ILA presentation 2012

We are proud to inform that several proposals of our faculty and students have been accepted to be presented in ILA's next Annual Global Conference (October 24 -27, Denver, CO). Congratulations! Here is the list:

• Heewon Chang, Geri Remy, and Grace Fornicola: “SELF-REFLEXIVITY AS A TOOL FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN CROSS-CULTURAL CONTEXTS”, with a scholar from other institutions. (Panel Discussion)
• Heewon Chang: “LEADERS OF COLOR IN ACADEME: THE ROLE OF MENTORS - FINDINGS FROM A COLLABORATIVE AUTOETHNOGRAPHY”, with scholars from other institutions. (Panel Discussion)
• Karen Asenavage and Brian Leander: “BRIDGING THE GREAT DIVERSITY DIVIDE FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES”. (Roundtable)
• Erik Meader, Kay Nussbaum, Jeffrey Logan, and Karen Asenavage: DEVELOPING CROSS-CULTURAL LEADERS THROUGH MENTORING: A COLLABORATIVE, INTEGRATIVE APPROACH”. (Panel Discussion)
• Karen Asenavage, Maggie Madimbo, Lidetu Alemu Kefenie, Darci R. Jones, and Lucie Newcomb: “BUILDING ETHICAL BRIDGES IN GLOBAL LEADERSHIP EDUCATION”. (Panel Discussion)
• Gail McFadden-Roberts: “ETHICAL DIRECTORSHIP AND JUST CORPORATE GOVERNANCE”. (Non-refereed Paper)
• Sharon Gramby-Sobukwe and Kathy-Ann: IN THE COMMUNITY BUT NO LONGER OF THE COMMUNITY: AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCHES AND DIVERSITY. (Refereed Paper)
• Ruth Roberts, Olabisi Laniya, Kyle Wills: FAITH FRIENDLY WORKPLACES - OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES. (Poster)
• Michelle Kissinger, Kim Schave, Harry Ytreoy: poster. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADER SPIRITUALITY AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. (Poster)
• Kathy Kautz de Arango, Karen Cronenberger Chamis, Donna Gabbadon, Zemedkun Baykeda Habtyimer: SPIRITUALITY IN THE CONSTRUCTION, COMMUNICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VISION FOR TRANSFORMATION. (Poster)
• SP Kalaunee, Yvonne M. Brake, Michelle Shockness, Bethany Davis: LEADERSHIP OF CHILD-LED SOCIAL JUSTICE NON-PROFITS ORGANIZATIONS: A CASE STUDY OF FREE THE CHILDREN. (Poster)
• Lee DelleMonache, Ayisha Sereni, Jonathan Peri: BRIDGING THE GAP IN ACADEMIA - IS SPIRITUALITY THE KEY TO BRIDGING THE GREAT DIVIDE? (Poster)
• Dustin Stiver: THE SPROUT FUND: CULTIVATING EMERGING LEADERS THROUGH GRANT-MAKING. (Poster)
• Dustin Stiver: SPARKING LEARNING: A MODEL OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE DIGITAL AGE. (Poster)
• Jessica R. Dreistadt: "APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY: LEADER'S MOST VALUABLE TOOL FOR VISIONING AND PLANNING", with collaboration from other institutions. (Panel Discussion)
• Jessica R. Dreistadt: "EXPERIENCES OF EMPOWERMENT AND LIBERATION IN SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP", with collaboration from other institutions. (Panel)
• Jessica R. Dreistadt: "CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS: SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH LANGUAGE", with collaboration from other institutions. (Roundtable)
• Dinan A & Ngunjiri, F.W. (2012) Ubuntu as Culturally Adaptive Leadership: Bridging Conversations in Leadership Education and Dev. (Workshop)
• David Greenhalgh, Esther Chavez, J. Thomas Wren, Jeff Gingerich, Mary Harris, Melissa Terlecki: BUILDING YOUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM: LEARNING FROM THOSE AT VARIOUS STAGES ALONG THE JOURNEY. (Workshop)

6/04/12 Congratulations to Patricia Bleil, Grace Fornicola and Keith Keppley on their new positions!

Pat, from cohort 2, is the newest faculty memeber in the School of Management Studies at Eastern University. Grace, also from cohort 2, is the new Executive Director of a nonprofit organization. Keith, recent PhD graduate, is the new Assistant Professor of Business Management at Limestone College, SC.
We wish them the best in their new positions!

6/04/12 Faculty Blogs

Some of our faculty have blogs out there, and we are sure you will enjoy reading them. Here are the links:

• Beth Birmingham: Reaching Peaks for African Leaders
• Faith Ngunjiri: The Dissertation Advisor

5/12/12 - We have our first PhD graduates

Congratulations to our first Ph.D graduates: Terrina Henderson-Brooks, Danny Kwon, Keith Keppley, David Wolf. Your effort has finally paid off. May God be the light in the path you now undertake.

5/09/12 - Maggie Madimbo published in the Journal of Pan African Studies

Maggie Madimbo, our student from cohort 3, has been published in the lastest issue of the Journal of Pan African Studies. The title of her article is  “Supportive Leadership Behavior Key to Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Religious Communities in Malawi”. Congratulations!
In the same issue,  you can also find articles by Faith Ngunjiri (Faculty) and Ann Christo-Baker (adjunct).
You can see the issue here: http://www.jpanafrican.com/vol5no2.htm

9/26/2011Congratulations Deanne De Vries!

“The Role of Culture and History in the Applicability of Western Leadership Theories in Africa” to Leading in Complex Worlds, a volume in the ILA series Building Leadership Bridges.The editors have completed the blind review process, and I am pleased to tell you that your submission has been accepted. Congratulations! With 85 quality submissions this year, being accepted is a distinct honor.

7/19/11 - Program Director Dr. David Greenhalgh named as Chair at ILA Conference

Program Director Dr. David Greehalgh was named as the chair of the 2011 Scholarship MIG for the International Leadership Association. Read More about it: http://www.ila-net.org/communi​ties/MIGs/ScholarshipLead.htm

7/18/11 - New Book from Faculty Member Dr. Heewon Chang

Congratulations to Dr. Heewon Chang whose new book, Spirituality in Higher Education: Autoethnographies, is fresh off the presses!