2012 CCL Annual Report by Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Centennial Center for Leadership Annual Report 2011-12

2011-2012 Annual Report Letter From The Director

he 2011-2012 academic year was an abundant and exciting one for the Centennial Center for Leadership (CCL). This year we took strong steps forward programmatically as well as strategically. Still, we work continuously to design our approach to leadership development through academic enrichment and applied learning experiences. Leadership is a process that Susan M. Pliner, Ed.D. requires intensive self-examination and a commitment to action on behalf of others. We have dedicated ourselves to high-quality, innovative programs that can have a comprehensive impact on students’ personal development as well as their sense of responsibility to others. Our 2011-2012 successes reflect these efforts. We take great pride in our Leader in Residence program, our Leadership Institute conference, The Pitch contest, our on-going HWS Leads certificate program and Centennial & Cohen Fellowship opportunities for students, all of which are highlighted in more detail in this annual report. In all these endeavors, we are continually appreciative for the collaborations with our talented HWS colleagues, impressed by the caliber and commitment of our students and thankful for the generosity and dedication from our parents, alums and donors. This year the new staff additions of Associate Director, Amy

Forbes, and Leadership Fellow, Jerry Wohletz, brought a dynamic energy to the CCL and the campus. I am grateful for their enduring work. Jerry completed his one-year position at the end of June and began his new position as the Communications and External Affairs Manager at City Year in the Washington, D.C. office. In June, we welcomed a new staff member and alumnae, Morgan Hopkins ’10, back to campus as the Coordinator of Leadership Programs. Morgan brings her experience as a community organizer, her passion for activism and her connections to student leadership from her time as an undergraduate. Her impact is already visible through our new Facebook page. The Centennial Center for Leadership continues to develop programs and provide outstanding opportunities for HWS students to grow and flourish as young leaders. We look forward to the upcoming academic year and the exciting new ventures it will bring to the CCL. We hope this annual report provides you with a picture of our work. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions about the leadership opportunities listed below. If you will be traveling to Geneva any time soon, we would be happy to meet with you to discuss the Centennial Center for Leadership and any of our ongoing programs. Sincerely, Susan M. Pliner, Ed.D. Director, Centennial Center for Leadership

Our Year-long Theme During the 2011-2012 academic year, the Centennial Center for Leadership embarked on a yearlong theme, The Power of an Idea: Entrepreneurial Leadership. The concept of entrepreneurial leadership is simple. Entrepreneurs are drivers of innovation. Leaders are the primary force behind change. Together, they create innovative solutions that add significant value to our world. As we explained to students, entrepreneurs add value to ideas that transform communities, improve systems and create products or services that change the way we interact with our world and with each other. Their impact can be intellectual, cultural, social or financial. Entrepreneurs come from a wide variety of professional sectors and a range of academic disciplines. In addition to launching our first entrepreneurial contest, the Centennial Center for Leadership engaged the HWS community in classroom instruction, programs, workshops and speakers around the theme of entrepreneurial leadership.

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Program Summaries HWS Leads Leadership Certificate The HWS Leads Leadership Certificate, our longest running program, aims to produce one cohort of ethical, inclusive and value-based leaders each semester. The program is designed to purposefully guide students in understanding the theoretical concepts and practice of leadership, provide opportunities for students to learn from the perspectives and experiences of effective leaders and cultivate a connection between students’ classroom-based learning and their experiential leadership roles on campus and in the community. This program provides the foundation for students to embark upon, or continue their journey of developing into intentional, authentic leaders who are globally aware and socially responsible. The program is open to all HWS students through an application process. Once accepted into the program, students can enroll in the HWS Leads: Minds Wide Open Reader’s College course and begin completing their certificate requirements, which include a Public Speaking Reader’s College course, community service hours and a leadership practicum. The HWS Leads Leadership Certificate program experienced tremendous growth this year. In the fall, 13 new Hobart and William Smith students entered the certificate program and took the HWS Leads: Minds Wide Open course together. In the spring, we welcomed 17 more students into a new cohort. Each cohort was asked to plan and implement a collective project, which challenged students to put their learning into meaningful action, further develop their leadership skills and reflect on their process as individuals and as a group as well as the impact and outcomes of their project. The fall cohort collected nonperishable food items for the Geneva Community Lunch program while the spring On May 2, the CCL honored 20 students who had completed their certificates. cohort facilitated a forum called “Challenging Social Norms at HWS,” which allowed students to discuss common stereotypes, social silos and group behavior on campus. We also introduced an assignment within our HWS Leads: Minds Wide Open class that has become a new tradition for the Centennial Center for Leadership. Like the NPR program “This I Believe,” which invites noteworthy leaders to share their values and beliefs, certificate students were asked to craft an “I Believe” statement, which would describe their values, goals and beliefs around leadership. Students develop their statements in a writing workshop midway through the semester and then participate in an “I Believe” read out on the last day of class. Currently, there are 109 students working toward completion of the certificate, including 19 students who will be entering the program in the fall. On May 2, the CCL honored 20 students who had completed their certificates. President Mark D. Gearan and Interim Provost Pat McGuire HON ’10 shared remarks as we recognized the largest group to complete the HWS Leads certificate to date. Fifty-eight students have received the certificate since the program’s beginning in 2009. Leader in Residence Ushering in our year-long theme, The Power of an Idea, was our fall Leader in Residence, alumnae Susan Scott ’67. A two-time bestselling author of Fierce Conversations and Fierce Leadership, Scott returned to campus in September for three full days and met with various students, faculty, staff and community groups. Scott’s firm Fierce Inc., which she founded in 2001, is an internationally recognized leader in cultural transformation and executive

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education, providing programs to a diverse and growing client base. During her visit, Scott gave two keynote presentations for the campus and Geneva communities, led two classroom discussions for students and facilitated three workshops for faculty and staff. Scott emphasized that “human connectivity is the only sustainable competitive edge” in our organizations. An English major and member of Sill House while a student at William Smith, Scott very much enjoyed her first visit back to HWS. The Centennial Center for Leadership was pleased with the positive response that her work received.

Leadership Institute On Jan. 14-16, the CCL hosted the Leadership Institute (LI), a professional style two-anda-half day conference for students that coincided with the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Newly redesigned for 2012, LI provided students their choice of 31 different workshop sessions, which included a broad range of leadership topics, theoretical concepts and practical skills. Sessions were facilitated by an array of faculty, staff, students, alumni and select professionals. Fifty HWS students attended along with 22 local students from Leadership Institute 2012 participants. DeSales and Geneva High Schools. In addition to reflective home group sessions, which were led by HWS students, the LI featured three keynote presentations that focused on the days’ themes. On Day 1 (Leading Self), Lisa and Bill Mathis P’14 presented: Words to Lead By - Leading Self in Changing Times. On Day 2 (Leading Others), President Mark D. Gearan presented: Lessons Learned from Leadership Styles. On Day 3 (Leadership in Action), Dean Montrose Streeter presented: Martin Luther King Jr.: A Leader of Action. On Jan. 16, all Bill and Lisa Mathis P’14 LI participants joined the Geneva community for the celebration of MLK Day and march in Geneva. HWS Trustee Steve Cohen ’67, also returned to campus to present two workshops, which capped an exciting conference for the CCL. The LI application asked students to respond to the following quote and the questions “What is real to you? What is authentic?” Their responses were compiled and a “Wordle” was created, which adorned the front of LI’s T-shirts.

In Fall 2011, we introduced an assignment within our HWS Leads: Minds Wide Open class that has become a tradition for the Centennial Center for Leadership. The assignment was an “I Believe” statement that asked students to articulate their values, goals and beliefs around leadership. The staff at the CCL authored a “We Believe” statement. Though we continue to grow, we would like to share what we believe at this point in time.

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We believe that leadership can be learned. We believe leadership is a relational process where an individual works with others towards a common goal that benefits the community. We believe in value-based leadership. We believe that ethical leadership is a commitment to difficult conversations. We believe in social justice, equity and service. We believe in innovation that adds value and intellectual growth. We believe that leaders should have a collective impact. We believe that leadership is striving for positive contributions with significant implications. We believe that reflection is at the core of an effective leader. We believe that engaging within and across difference leads to culturallyrelevant leadership. We believe leadership is firmly rooted in action. And finally, we believe leadership is a lifelong process of leading self, leading others and leadership in action.

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“I think what leaders need to do is remind everybody else that there’s a real leader in them. Get their stories. Find out what it takes to be real, what it means to be real, what they’re following that’s real. I think we have a real authenticity deficit in our leaders today. Closing it will be the work of people outside of the traditional leadership structure.” -Timothy Shriver, Chair and CEO of Special Olympics (Shriver accepted the 2011 Elizabeth Blackwell Award in honor of his mother, Eunice Shriver.)

The Pitch After the success of LI, the CCL shifted its focus to The Pitch, a new student entrepreneurial contest launched in the fall. Fully inspired by The Power of an Idea theme, the CCL put out a call for proposals. Students were asked to describe their idea for a product, service or organization and develop it into a proposal that addressed eight requirements. Though only our first year of the contest, we received 29 proposals, which totaled 59 student participants, a clear indictor that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well at HWS. A selection committee narrowed the proposals IDEAS INTO ACTION from 29 down to 10 student semi-finalists. Each See one student walk away with a $10,000 semi-finalist was matched with an entrepreneurial grant to make his or her idea a reality. THE PITCH: A student mentor who helped their student revise, strengthen entrepreneurial contest. and resubmit their proposal. Mentors included: THE PITCH FINALISTS HWS Trustee Dan Rosensweig ’83 (CEO of Chegg. Marcela Melara ’12: ELARA | Samuel Singer ’13: TRAIN Gum com), Jack Snow ’79 (founder of RKD Architects, | Sara Wroblewski ’13: One Bead Inc), Gail Palmer ’91 (coWednesday, February 29 at 7 p.m. Vandervort Room founder of iModules), HWS Finalists Sam Singer ’13, Sara Wroblewski ’13 www.hws.edu/academics/leadership/eweek.aspx and Marcela Melara ’12. Trustee Deborah Pilla ’76 (a pediatric dentist and a leader for the Baby Face Foundation and Kumani Essentials), Amy Starr ’78 (an attorney for SEC and also a co-owner of Beanetics coffee shop), Bruce Eckerson ’83 (director at Wesley Stout), Read Jackson ’66 (vice president of Apptico Technology Group), Greg Woodworth (a local entrepreneur and CEO of Stoneybrook Wholehearted Foods), Professor Tom Drennen (of Environmental Economics) and Tina Wasserman (a kosher chef and cookbook author). In early February, a selection committee named three finalists. Sam Singer ’13, Marcela Melara ’12 and Sara Wroblewski ’13 were invited to present their ideas at The Pitch, an event, on Feb. 29. Melara designed ELARA, a recycling assistant and sorting kiosk system. Singer developed TRAIN Gum, an organic gum business. Wroblewski introduced One Bead, a glass bracelet, which she sold to benefit children at the Oloosirkon Government Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya. Sara Wroblewski ’13 (center) takes home the $10,000 top prize. All three finalists prepared a 10-minute pitch presentation, which they gave before a live audience as well as a panel of entrepreneurial judges. Judges included: Hollis S. Budd (executive director of the Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation), Mark Zupan (Dean of the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester), Javier Saralegui ’80 (entrepreneur, founder and former CEO of Univision.com), Wendy Puriefoy ’71 (president of the Public Education Network), and Terry McGuire ’78 (co-founder and general partner of Polaris Venture Partners). Evaluated on innovativeness, viability, thoughtfulness of strategy and originality of idea, Wroblewski was awarded the first Pitch grant for $10,000 to implement her idea. Additionally, all three finalists received $750 toward an opportunity (such as a conference) that would further their entrepreneurial development. The Pitch contest was a fantastic learning experience for the CCL and a wonderful event for the Colleges. To learn more about One Bead Wroblewski is currently in the process of establishing her organization, One Bead, as a registered non-profit organization and is returning to Nairobi in early August. During her visit: www.onebead.org. trip, Wroblewski will deliver $6,000 in raised funds, profits generated by One Bead, to the Oloosirkon Government Primary School, as well as donated school supplies. There, she will see school officials break ground on the protective fence that will enclose the school, an initiative that Wroblewski and her school partners have been planning since the inception of One Bead. CENTENNIAL CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP

“Several years ago, for the William Smith Centennial, I contributed to the fundraising effort of the Centennial Center. I was happy to do so but I am so pleased I could become involved on a personal level with leadership building on the college campus. Working as a mentor, I was able to help a student’s idealistic dreams morph into a realistic business venture. Sara was open to advice, learning and molding her dreams so that they could become a reality. Sara worked incredibly hard on this project with several revisions but was able to absorb all the input from my advice, professor’s information, and advisor’s guidance. What a fabulous way to learn in college!” – HWS Trustee Dr. Deborah Pilla ’76 4

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Leadership Café Throughout the academic year, the Centennial Center for Leadership asks a different leader to chronicle his or her story. Designed to be unrehearsed and uncensored, these revealing conversations give students opportunities to hear a leader pass along professional insights, share personal lessons and retell events that have shaped his or her leadership journey. Our Fall 2011 Leadership Café guests included: Aliceann Wilber, Head Coach, William Smith Soccer; Rodmon King, Instructor of Philosophy; and Tom Drennen, Professor of Economics. Our Spring 2012 Café guests included: Mara O’Laughlin ’66, Assistant Vice President for the Performing Arts Initiative; President Mark D. Gearan; and, Terry McGuire ’78, Co-founder and General Partner of Polaris Venture Partners.

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Student Advisory Board As the Centennial Center for Leadership continues to grow, student voice is critical to our planning process and to our efforts to impact HWS and the surrounding community. The first Student Advisory Board (SAB) met throughout the Spring Semester and provided valuable feedback about programming, helped to select the next cohort of HWS Leads students and proposed a gathering of all certificate students, which resulted in an end-ofyear barbecue. SAB members were selected by their peers to represent their respective HWS Leads cohorts. The spring 2012 SAB members selected by their peers were: Dan Budmen H’15, Aminata Dansoko WS’15, and Elizabeth Mann WS’15. The remaining SAB members were nominated by their peers and selected by the CCL staff. They are: Isaias Garcia ’12, Kaylyn O’Brien ’12, Michael Brown ’12, Congjing Zhong ’13, Huy Koun ’14, Eden Tesfaye ’14, and Greg Mattieu ’14. They represent all Hobart and William Smith class years and belong to a wide variety of clubs, organizations and campus groups.

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Student Advisory Board (from left to right): Greg Mathieu ’14, Huy Kouan ’14, Aminata Dansoko ’15, Congjing Zhong ’13, Kaylyn O’Brien ’12, Lizzie Mann ’15, Mike Brown ’12, Isaias Garcia ’12. Not pictured: Eden Tesfaye ’14, Dan Budmen ’15.

Clinton Global Initiative University In the spring semester, the CCL and the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning cosponsored David Luna ’13 to attend the Clinton Global Initiative University in Washington D.C., a conference that brings together world leaders and college students to take action on global challenges. Former President Bill Clinton launched CGIU in 2007, which draws university students from around the world to tackle international issues

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Associate Director Amy Forbes discusses how a liberal arts educations prepares one well for problem solving and creative thinking. Participants included (l– r) Leadership Fellow Jerry Wohletz, Stephen Hill ’07 and Trustee David Lenihan ’72.

and to train the next generation of world leaders. Through CGIU, Luna is developing a commitment plan that will increase Hispanic voters participation in political elections. Sara Wroblewski ’13 also attended this year and Brianne Ellis ’13 was sponsored by the CCL last year. Gretchen Wallace In April 2012, the Centennial Center for Leadership co-sponsored a campus visit from Gretchen Wallace, founder and president of Global Grassroots, as part of the Genocide Symposium. The Symposium was established by a generous donation by Dr. Edward Franks ’72 and seeks to foster discussion as well as a response to genocide. Wallace led a workshop with students called “A Taste of Conscious Social Change” and delivered a evening presentation to the campus community titled “Victims of War/Agents of Change.” In 2004, Wallace established Global Grassroots, a non-profit organization that supports conscious social change. Global Grassroots is driven by and for women who have experienced conflict, war or displacement. In 2007, Wallace was honored by World Business Magazine and Shell as one of the top International 35 Women Under 35. In 2010, she was honored as a CNN Hero in Haiti for her work providing support for survivors of the earthquake. Wallace was also recently nominated for a national CNN Hero Award. New Staff In June 2012, we welcomed Morgan Hopkins ’10 back to campus as our Coordinator of Leadership Programs. Hopkins graduated in May with her masters in general psychology with concentrations in women’s studies and applied social issues from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Her experiences as a student leader at William Smith and as a grassroots community organizer in Texas provide CCL with a unique perspective on community leadership. HWS Reunion In June, CCL Associate Director Amy Forbes provided a session called The Power of an Idea: Entrepreneurial Leadership to visiting alums for the 2012 Reunion. The session was designed to discuss entrepreneurial leadership and the ways in which professionals can leverage core tenets from the liberal arts, such as problem solving, intellectual ingenuity and calculated risk-taking.

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS Mike Brown ’12 Brown is a student in the HWS Leads program, taking both the HWS Leads: Minds Wide Open and the Public Speaking Reader’s Colleges. As President of Sankofa, Mike has had to utilize his leadership skills to coordinate with various board members, resolve conflicts and direct action. Mike believes that his training at the CCL will help him in the graduate school application process and in his career as an urban developer. To Mike, leadership is “taking an active role in managing others, and undertaking the majority of responsibility.”

Kaylyn O’Brien ’12 O’Brien was part of the first cohort to participate in the HWS Leads certificate program. Her early involvement with the CCL served as the foundation for all of her leadership endeavors on campus. After taking a semester to study abroad, O’Brien was elected President of William Smith Congress. Additionally, she is an active member of the popular “Hope House” themed residence and a part of the William Smith honor society, Hai Timiai. In her own words, “The Centennial Center helped me realize my leadership potential early on, and has served as a constant source of support for me during my four years at HWS.“ Kaylyn is also the CCL’s first summer intern.

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Abby Evans ’14 Evans has participated both in the HWS Leads certificate program and the Leadership Institute. Evans is extremely involved on campus and was recently elected Student Trustee. Through the certificate program, Evans has been able to question what it means to be a leader. She says, “The most important thing about being a leader is developing a reflective perspective that allows you to adapt to the situations you are presented with while still adhering to your values.” Evans received the Centennial Fellowship and developed a project to aid the homeless with non-profit newspaper Street Sense in Washington D.C. which she has been working on over the summer.

Summer 2012 Fellowships In November, we hosted a session with our summer 2011 fellowship recipients. Two recipients returned to talk about their experiences and share what they learned to a full audience in the CCL seminar classroom. Brianne Ellis ’13, our Centennial Fellowship recipient, discussed her work teaching health and well-being programs to young girls in an orphanage in Honduras. Ellis is also one of the 2012 recipients of the Charles H. Salisbury Summer International Internship Stipend Award and is currently in South Africa using her leadership experience and knowledge to work with the Coca Cola Africa Foundation on safe water, sanitation, and hygiene programs. Samantha Strachen ’11 talked about developing a “zine,” a small self-published magazine that she produced to raise awareness for the immigrant population in her hometown of Utica, N.Y. Our third Summer 2011 Fellowship recipient, Harry Gu ’13, developed a conference for NGOs in his hometown China.

Brianne Ellis ’13, Samantha Strachen ’11 and Jiangtao Gu ’13.

Coming in 2012-2013 Academic Leadership Courses In fall 2012, the Economics Department will offer an Entrepreneurial Leadership course, co-taught by CCL Associate Director Amy Forbes and Assistant Professor of Economics Warren Hamilton. In the Spring 2013, the Education department will offer a course titled Contemporary Concepts in Educational Leadership, co-taught by Amy Forbes and Associate Professor of Education Jim MaKinster. Entrepreneurship Think Tank In October, the CCL will collaborate with the Alumni House to sponsor a New York City Entrepreneurship Think Tank for alums to gather and brainstorm innovative approaches around building entrepreneurship at HWS. For more information, please contact the Centennial Center for Leadership. Alan Khazei Campus Visit This calendar year, founder of City Year, author of Big Citizenship and civic entrepreneur Alan Khazei will come to campus for a co-sponsored event with the President’s Forum and the CCL. Khazei will meet with HWS Leads students and present an evening lecture to the campus community.

Greg Mattieu ’14 Mathieu is a member of the Hobart Cross Country team and also currently on the CCL’s student advisory board. Additionally, Mathieu was elected Student Trustee by his peers this past spring. A student in the fall 2011 HWS Leads certificate cohort, Mathieu will join the CCL staff instructors as a teaching assistant in the fall 2012 HWS Leads: Minds Wide Open Reader’s College course. In order to fulfill his certificate practicum requirement, Mathieu will assist with discussion, review student reflections and serve as a role model for the incoming certificate cohort.

Aminata Dansoko ’15 Dansoko has participated in both the HWS Leads program and the Leadership Institute. On campus, she is a member of Sankofa, the Caribbean Students Association, as well as the student advisory board at the CCL. Throughout her first and second semesters at William Smith, Aminata has learned about the necessity of taking risks in one’s personal life. She says, “It’s good to make mistakes. Sometimes when you make mistakes you become a better person and leader.” Dansoko also credits the CCL for instilling in her the desire to help others see their own potential.”

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Isaias Garcia ’12 Garcia took the Public Speaking Reader’s College course instructed by the CCL staff. Using the techniques he learned in this class, last May, Isaias was the Hobart commencement speaker. He says that he has been able to articulate his ideas more thoroughly as well as been able to communicate with diverse audiences. As a student, Garcia was a Home Group Leader at the Leadership Institute. Additionally, Isaias was one of 10 semi-finalists in “The Pitch,” the CCL’s entrepreneurship competition. He says, a leader is “a person who has a goal of changing the world, making the world a better place than when they arrived.”

BIG Citizenship. REAL Leaders. For the 2012-2013 academic year, the Centennial Center for Leadership will examine a theme stemming from two concepts that invited President’s Forum guests Tim Shriver (Fall 2011) and Allan Khazei (October 2012) have imparted through their work. First, Big Citizenship, also the title of Khazei’s book, means to dedicate to a cause that is larger than self-interest. Through innovation and entrepreneurship, it is a call to national service so that collectively we can leverage talents, resources and abilities from the private and public sectors in order to solve our most systemic problems. Citizenship, a principle value of HWS, is action for one’s community. It can start small but lead to lasting, significant impact. This concept asks how will you contribute, what is your work? We combine this concept with another, Real Leaders, which has a twofold meaning. As Shriver points out (see quote on page 3), leaders must be real, as in authentic and relatable. We invite debate regarding an authenticity deficit in many of today’s leaders. However, more importantly, we want to challenge leaders to develop a value framework so they are able to critically analyze our rapidly changing environments, with integrity and an ability to manage complexity. We believe that thoughtful, culturally relevant decisions are valuedriven and derived from intensive self-reflection. This concept asks what is a real leader, what is authentic leadership? We will examine the causal relationship between the two concepts, how they interact and engage simultaneously, and have the potential to power substantial, sustainable change. With the coming presidential election, the CCL invites the community to engage with us in dialogue that prompts compelling conversation about the meaning of, as well as what actions qualify as, BIG Citizenship and REAL Leaders.

Local High School Students Joining HWS Leads Starting in 2012, local area Geneva high school students will join the HWS Leads certificate program. As part of the Colleges’ ongoing efforts to provide leadership, career and academic enrichment opportunities to area students, the CCL will take applicants from Geneva high school into the fall 2012 and spring 2013 certificate cohorts. Family Reunion Sessions As part of the 2012 Family Weekend celebration, CCL Director Susan Pliner and Associate Director Amy Forbes will provide two minicollege sessions for visiting HWS families. In the morning, Pliner and Forbes will offer a session on the Power of an Idea: Entrepreneurial Leadership. In the afternoon, they will facilitate a session on Global Leadership and Intercultural Competency.

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Global Leadership Program As part of our strategic efforts to expand on innovative leadership programming, the CCL will partner with multiple campus offices and lead new programming focused on global leadership for HWS students. Currently in the planning, research and development phase for a grant, CCL will work over the next year to design the curriculum, secure international sites and devise the application process for a pilot cohort of students. The program is intended to develop the next generation of global leaders who are conscientious citizens and culturally-relevant change agents.

Keuka College The Centennial Center for Leadership continues to increase its partners within the Geneva community as well as the Finger Lakes region. As part of a leadership training initiative for campus club leaders, CCL will partner with Keuka College in the fall to offer sessions focused on Leading Self, Leading Others and Leadership in Action. Keuka College student leaders will also be invited to participate in 2013 Leadership Institute. Micro Leaders Also new in programming, the CCL plans to develop a student consulting program. Based on the tenets of micro-financing, a movement that seeks to provide access to as well as pass on high-quality information so that communities can lift themselves, the CCL will train students to respond to the leadership development needs of the campus and community.

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