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Our 2012 Africa residency will take place in Kampala, Uganda, in the summer of 2012.
For detailed information about the residency, please visit the Africa Residency page at www.eastern.edu/africaresidency.

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Accord Developing Excellence Forum 2011

Date: November 15 - 17, 2011
Location: Baltimore

Led by Eastern University, the TD Summit will bring together NGO leaders--both in the US and from the field--on their experiences in transformational development. Following each presentation will be “table talk” time for you to engage in extensive discussion on your own experience.

For more information and to register, visit http://accordnetwork.org/forum/press/emails/highlight-td.html

Spiritual Metrics Conference 2011

Date: October 21 - 22, 2011
Location: Eastern University
              McInnis Auditorium
              1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087

Is it appropriate to measure the spiritual impact of work done by mission agencies, churches, and development organizations? Are there good ways to measure that impact? Are there churches, mission agencies, and development organizations who are already attempting to measure spiritual impact, and if so, what methods are they using and what challenges are they facing? This conference on spiritual metrics is designed to be a place where we prayerfully tackle these issues.

For more information, or to register for the conference, please visit www.SpiritualMetrics.com.

Immigration Symposium

Plenary Speakers:
Dr. Sharon Gramby-Sobukwe, Eastern University
Mr. Obed de Arango, Centro de Cultura, Arte, Trabajo y Educación Panelists:
Dr. David Bronkema, Eastern University
Obed de Arango, Centro de Cultura, Arte, Trabajo y Educación
Stephanie Summers, Center for Public Justice
Ashley Walliser, Montgomery Homeless Shelter
Kathy Kautz de Arango, Eastern University
Jenn Ostreicher, Alliance Theological Seminary
Anna Farella, Scranton Women's Center
Rev. Gerald Simmons, Faith Tabernacle
Bishop Dennis E. Joell, Shiloh Baptist Church Norristown

"Leading Courageously in the 21st Century"
Dinner and Annual Leadership Lecture

We were  honored to have Mrs. Delores F. Brisbon as our guest speaker for this event. Through the topic "Leading Courageously in the 21st Century", Mrs. Brisbon will reflect on her own journey and speak about contemporary challenges such as leading through hard times, embracing diversity, enhancing organizations to respond to contemporary needs, and faithfully witnessing to God's justice and peace, among others.

Mrs. Delores F. Brisbon is a Christian servant, mother, grandmother, seasoned executive, community leader, and mentor. Mrs. Brisbon is a daily student of the Bible and a devout Christian. She is a widow, mother of two adult children and a grandmother of three. Currently, she is an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. She served the Monumental Baptist Church for thirty-six years, ten of which she was Chairperson of the Board of Trustees. For eight years, she served Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church where she established a Foundation and raised $1 million. Her life of service is motivated by a strong committed love of Jesus Christ.

Professionally, Mrs. Brisbon is a retired Chief Operating Officer of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Her tenure at the University of Pennsylvania began in 1959 and expanded twenty-six years ending in 1987. Beginning as a Head Nurse, she progressed to a Nurse Supervisor then to Strategic Planner before being named to the senior role of Chief Operating Officer. Her responsibilities included the management of a budget just over $300 million, 4000 or more employees and a medical school faculty of 700 physicians. Her leadership guided the operations providing an administrative structure and systems to effectively deliver health care services to persons served by the Hospital. She planned and guided to completion over $196 million in facilities improvement and construction.

Shortly after retirement from the University of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Brisbon founded a management consulting business which had as its clients medical school hospitals, foundations, municipal unions, municipal funding, and the Department of Health, City of Philadelphia. Assisted by her children in the business, the portfolio included organizational development and redesign, program and systems design, executive coaching, program advice for bond financing, health care delivery and human resources management, and leadership training. Her experience in governance training for not-for-profit organizations is extensive. Currently, Mrs. Brisbon is a governance mentor for INTRUST, Inc., a national organization which assists Theological Seminaries.

A volunteer community leader, Mrs. Brisbon has served over forty organizations as a Director of Trustee over a period of forty-five years. Currently, she is a President, Presbyterian Community Ministries of Delaware Valley; a Trustee, Presby Inspired Life; a Trustee, Eastern University and Chairperson, Strategic Planning; a Trustee, Mercy Health System and Chairperson, Mission and Ministry Committee. She has been honored more than seventy-five times for volunteer leadership; and has been recognized as a distinguished graduate of Tuskegee University for her contributions to professional and community leadership.

As a mentor, Mrs. Brisbon has guided the career of multiple young professionals. She is often sought as an advisor, speaker and leader to facilitate and mentor governance and leadership development.

Over the course of her professional career, Mrs. Brisbon has been honored by profiles in Ebony Magazine, Black Enterprise, Essence, The Philadelphia Tribune, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2005, she was designated a "History Maker".

Mid-Atlantic Region Alumni Chapter Launch

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THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DONATED!  Because of you we were able to meet our fundraising goal!

The School of Leadership and Development (SLD) & the Eastern University International Student Club are soliciting original art and craft work pieces from all around the world -for an Arts & Crafts Auction to be held at Eastern University’s Homecoming Weekend in October.

All auction proceeds will be used for four different scholarships for international students to pursue either their undergraduate or graduate college education.

ALUMNI MILESTONES CELEBRATION DINNER

A huge thank you to the 100+ alumni, faculty, and staff who joined us for the festivities as we celebrated milestone years of our programs, including 25 years of the Economic Development program. A Celebratory Dinner along with honorary speaker, Dr. Ron Sider, marked this historic event.

When: December 11, 2009
Where: St. Davids Episcopal Church

For more information, click here for our invitation.

Lecture & Pizza Lunch with Zhuang Ailing

Zhuang Ailing is Director of the NPO Development Center in Shanghai, which

provides various forms of support to the growing number of grassroots nonprofits in China. Before this, she was part of the leadership team of the Amity Foundation, the only indigenous Christian NGO in China. As an expert in NGOs and NPOs in China, she was asked last year to speak on the subject at both Harvard and USC.

Location: Eagle Learning Center - Room 101/102
Date:  September 25, 2009
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30

LATIN AMERICA LAUNCH - HONDURAS -

August -2009: Eastern University has successfully launched the Latin America program in Honduras. Over 20 students are in attendance. This is a historic achievement as we celebrate a number of firsts: For the first time in history, we have more female particpants than male in a Latin America cohort. This is very significant for the region. For the first time we have a Christian group with Catholics and Evangelicals almost equally represented. Please visit our Latin America site for more information.

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25th anniversary celebrations

Eastern welcomes our new incoming Fall 2009 MA International Development and MBA Economic Development Students.

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This past year Eastern celebrated an amazing 25  years that the Economic Development program has been in existence. The program has graduated students who serve in every continent and has produced professionals, scholar practitioners, advocates, aid and relief workers, leaders and entrepreneurs at every level of development, business and society. We celebrated this milestone through several events during the year. Please view our alumni section below for more details.

TD Conference

Food for the Hungry and Eastern University successfully hosted the 2nd annual Transformational Development Conference held August 7–9, 2009 on Eastern University’s campus in St. Davids, PA. Speakers included Rene Padilla, Tony Campolo, Jaisankar Sarma, Lisa Sharon Harper, and Benjamin Homan.

Please visit the TD Conference web site for more details and stay tuned for coverage including video of the event.

Nonprofit Lecture Series 2010:
"Non profits in Transition: Where do we go from here?"

Whether you are already leading in a Nonprofit organization, looking for opportunities to move forward in the field or preparing to move into the sector, you are facing challenges and changes of unprecedented magnitude and speed.  Understanding the most urgent issues, important needs and trends, and being equipped to embrace transitions with competence and confidence is critical for anyone who wants to make a difference in the nonprofit sector today.  Spend an evening with us, as we listen to and learn from one of Philadelphia’s nonprofit thought leaders, as well as an executive coach who specializes in transition.  This inspirational and interactive discussion will provide you with the motivation and tools to embrace change and use it for the greatest good.

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