Alumni Update:
Adam & Christine Jeske

MBA Economic Development '04

Adam and Christine came to Eastern’s School of Leadership and Development in 2003.  Their Eastern MBA cohort studied via distance education while they worked in the most polluted city in the world, Lanzhou China, as English teachers.  Their daughter, Phoebe, now six years old, joined their classes at four weeks old in her car seat, and their son Zeke, now four, was born soon after they graduated.  Read about what they have been doing since graduation in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Alumni Update:
Adrienne Keller Eisenmenger

MA International Development, '09

Adrienne came to SLD in search of answers to community development problems, and how to better advocate on behalf of the poor in the community she was working in.  Through the distance learning option, Adrienne was able to daily apply what she was learning as she continued to stay and work in the communities, bringing in fresh water and educating people.  Click here to read about Adrienne's story and her work in Latin America.

Eastern's Quiet Revolution

By Dr. Tony Campolo

Ending world poverty is high on the Church’s agenda.  The book by Eastern’s own Ron Sider, Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, along with prodding by the rock star Bono, have played a major role in awakening Christians to the reality that there are more than 2000 verses of Scripture calling upon us to respond to those whom Jesus calls “the least of these.”  And the progress that the Church has made in addressing needs of the world’s poor has been phenomenal.  Read the full article here.

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Beth Birmingham

Greetings Eastern!
Wow, 25 years of Economic Development, seems like just yesterday I completed the program (2000).  As you might have guessed, I worked full time at Eastern University’s Center for Organizational Excellence with Jim Engel, Jane Overstreet and Dave Fraser, today we’re the School of Leadership and Development.
Read the full article here.

Free Classes for Alumni at SLD

The School of Leadership and Development (SLD) at Eastern University has long been committed to our students and their lifelong mission. We recognize that the issues that face us in our ever changing world are constantly increasing and escalating.  The state of our global economy is only one of the most recent examples... (click here to read the article

Alumni Campus Events:

Eastern Homecoming 2009 - Recap

Eastern University was pleased to host the annual Homecoming. This event was held October 9-11 2009 on Eastern University’s campus in St. Davids, PA.

SLD hosted their own panel discussion on the future of development, with SLD alumni and faculty as the panel hosts.  An art auction was also held to raise money for the student scholarship fund; thanks to your contributions, we were able to meet our goal, so a special thanks to everyone who helped out!

We look forward to expanding our participation in next year's homecoming - see you there!

SLD 25th Anniversary Celebration & Dinner

This year SLD celebrates 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.

Please come and join us for the festivities as we celebrate 25 years of the economic development program.

(December 2009 - Date TBA)

Please contact Sharlene Joseph-Brown for more details.