presidential leadership program - Kennesaw State University

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PRESIDENTIAL
LEADERSHIP
PROGRAM
FUNDED BY THE
KENNESAW STATE
UNIVERSITY
FOUNDATION
Center for Student Leadership (CSL)
Presidential Leadership Program
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Presidential Leadership program targets KSU students who distinguish
themselves as leaders inside and outside the classroom. Students accepted to this
program display integrity, unselfishness and respect for others. The program
provides activities that support students’ continued social, recreational and
academic development. The program will cultivate and sustain students’ interest
in applied research and support student’s application for a Rhodes, Truman or
other post graduate grants or scholarships.
PROGRAM GOALS:
• To provide a network of mentors and community leaders to support and inspire students to be ethical leaders in their local, national and
international communities.
• To provide the necessary skills and support to conduct research, initiate change and make a difference in their communities
• To raise awareness of the opportunities for post graduate work available through programs such as the Rhodes Scholarship, the Truman
Scholarship, the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education, etc.
• To provide academic and experiential opportunities that enhance student’s candidacy for post graduate grants and scholarships
• To provide national and international travel experiences that deepen understanding and connection with social and political change agents.
PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM:
DIMENSIONS OF SUPPORT AND GROWTH
ENGAGED
LEARNING AND
RESEARCH
APPLICATION PROCESS/MEMBERSHIP:
Applications will be provided to KSU students based on the following criteria:
• Involvement with either the Leaders IN Kennesaw (LINK) Ethical
Leadership certificate program or the Kennesaw State
University’s Honors program
• Minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.5
• Minimum of 30 KSU credit hours but no more than 45 credit
hours*
• Plans to graduate after or at the end of spring semester 2009
MENTORING
AND
RELATIONSHIP
DEVELOPMENT
CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT
AND
RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES
Application Focus:
Selected students will be asked to reflect on current and past course work and
articulate future plans for ensuring continued leadership and scholastic
growth. Applicants will define a research area of interest that he/she intends
to pursue if accepted to this program.
Additional Requirement:
Students must participate in both the Leaders IN Kennesaw (LINK) program
AND the Kennesaw State University Honor’s program.
BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS: The Presidential Leadership program is the first of its kind at Kennesaw State University.
Membership will be reserved for students who have distinguished themselves as highly motivated leaders in our
community.
Accepted members will be provided:
• Priority registration
• Presidential Scholarship to support research interest and/or International travel
• The opportunity to develop mentor relationships with KSU Faculty and Community leaders
• Domestic and International travel supporting personal leadership development
• Support for a research project of their choosing intended to bring about change
• Support and assistance with post graduate scholarship applications
TIME LINE: The pilot program will begin in Spring semester 2007 and conclude Spring semester 2009. Students
who successfully complete the program will be recognized at the Center for Student Leadership (CSL) banquet held on
May 1, 2009. Students will be required to participate in activities each semester to successfully complete the program.
* The President of the University reserves the right to waive certain requirements. The criteria established attempts to isolate those KSU students who have demonstrated academic and leadership
success while still having 2 years remaining at Kennesaw State University to complete this program and meet eligibility requirements to apply for scholarships/grants to support post graduate work.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: SPRING SEMESTER 2007
• WELCOME RECEPTION for participating students with President’s Cabinet, Academic Deans, and Foundation
• GLOBAL ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, STANTON ISLAND, NY: April 27-29, 2007
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FOCUS: Global Leadership and Ethics: Can College Students Make a Difference?
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Beheruz N. Sethna, Interim Senior Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and
President of the University of West Georgia
LOCATION: College of Stanton Island, Stanton Island, New York
SPONSORS: Office of International Programs, College of Stanton Island and the
Center for Student Leadership, Kennesaw State University
SUPPLEMENTAL EVENTS:
• Discussion of the history and visit to the Algonquin Hotel and Round Table
• Tour of New York City’s Financial District
• Broadway Play: THE HISTORY BOYS: The story of eight bright, funny students trying to get into
college.. and the year that changed the rest of their lives.
• Lunch discussion with Mr. Joshua Weinreich, former Chief Executive Officer and Global Head of
Alternative Investments for Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM)
• Tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History and the Museum of
Modern Art (MoMA)
• Tour of the United Nations and discussion of the role of the UN to the International community
• Tour of the Leader to Leader Institute
• Dinner discussion with Frances Hesselbein, former CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA and current Chair
of the Board of Governors for the Leader to Leader Institute.
• CENTER FOR STUDENT LEADERSHIP (CSL) LEADERSHIP BANQUET May 4, 2007:
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Banquet recognizes all KSU students who have been actively involved in leadership programs sponsored
by the CSL.
SEMESTER READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS:
• CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
seeks to advance global security and prosperity in an era of economic and political transformation by providing
strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decision makers. CSIS serves as a strategic planning partner for
the government by conducting research and analysis and developing policy initiatives that look into the future
and anticipate change. http://www.csis.org/
• SEVEN REVOLUTIONS: A work from CSIS conducted by Erik Peterson focusing on the nature of our world as it
moves into the year 2025. www.sevenrevs.org
• THE MILLENNIAL CAMPAIGN: The Millennium Campaign informs, inspires and encourages people’s involvement
and action for the realization of the Millennium Development Goals. An initiative of the United Nations, the
Campaign supports citizens’ efforts to hold their government accountable for the Millennium promise.
http://us.millenniumcampaign.org/site/pp.asp?c=7dJJKRNpFoG&b=293965
• Text: Bolman, Lee G. and Terrance E. Deal. Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership
Brief Summary: Reframing Organizations is an expansion on the ideas introduced in Modern Approaches to Understanding and Managing
Organizations - Bolman and Deal’s first collaboration. In this work, key organizational theories are consolidated into four practical frames in
addition to enlarging the focus by offering five new chapters on leadership and organizational change. By offering and integrating alternative
frames of reference, the authors highlight the effectiveness of expanding managerial thinking rather than producing specific kinds of behavior.
"Reframing" - deliberately looking at situations from more than one vantage point - is a powerful tool in building high-performing responsive
organizations
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: SUMMER SEMESTER 2007
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT LEADERSHIP PROJECT:
Students will participate in one of the following civic engagement projects:
• New student transition (Team leader with a LINK transition team)
• Mentor for a summer leadership program for middle or high school
students
ENGAGED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
• THE LEADERSHIP AND PRESIDENCY OF JIMMY CARTER
o Discussion and Tour of the Carter Center
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Weekend trip to Plains, Georgia (Home of Jimmy Carter)
Sunday school with President Carter
• NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA:
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Tour of CNN’s International Headquarters in Atlanta
Tour of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution
Discussion and lunch with local journalist
• ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON LEADING CHANGE:
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Tour of the Martin Luther King Jr. museum
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Visit to the Civil Rights museum in Birmingham, Alabama
Discussion and lunch with local civil rights leader, Andrew Jackson
Young, Jr.
American civil rights activist, former mayor of Atlanta and was the United States
first African American ambassador to the United Nations.
Discussion and lunch with Ryan Gravel, developer of Atlanta’s Belt Line Project
Vist to the Highlander Research and Education Center, New Market, TN
The goal of Highlander was and is to provide education and support to poor and working people fighting economic
injustice, poverty, prejudice, and environmental destruction. We help grassroots leaders create the tools necessary for
building broad-based movements for change.
SEMESTER READINGS, DISCUSSIONS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES:
• A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Paperback)
by Martin Luther King, James M. Washington (Editor)
• Introduction to the Research Project:
o Students will determine an area of academic interest.
o Students will define a research area.
o Students will determine how remaining academic course work might support their defined research area.
o Students will develop a research model.
• The Art of Networking:
o Students will learn strategies for connecting with others within a social setting.
o Students will be exposed to the rules of social etiquette.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: FALL SEMESTER 2007
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT LEADERSHIP PROJECT:
Students will participate in one of the following civic engagement opportunities:
• PEER LEADER:
o Students will partner with a KSU 1101 professor and assist new students
with successfully transitioning into the KSU community.
• MIDDLE SCHOOL MENTOR:
o Students will develop relationships with at-risk middle school students
and assist students throughout the year with various projects.
• INTERNATIONAL CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT:
o LINK Leads members will assist with the development and facilitation of
an international civic engagement project.
ENGAGED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
• DINNER WITH PRESIDENT’S CABINET:
o Connection with members of the President’s Cabinet will provide students an opportunity to discuss
research interests and develop relationships with these campus leaders.
• LOUVRE ATLANTA: An unprecedented partnership between the High Museum of Art and the Musée du Louvre in Paris that will bring
hundreds of works of art from the Louvre's collections to Atlanta. Built around specific themes and periods, the High will present a series of
long-term special presentations of art from the Louvre beginning October 2006 through 2009.
• ATLANTA FERNBANK MUSEUM: Fernbank Museum inspires life-long learning of natural history through dynamic programming to
encourage a greater appreciation of our planet and its people
• ATLANTA AQUARIUM: Shaped like an ark and situated on Centennial Olympic Park, the brand new aquarium has created a buzz with a
state-of-the-art facility that contains 8 million gallons of water and houses 100,000-plus animals.
• CULTURAL DINNERS:
o Each program member will coordinate a dinner for the group that illustrates their culture or heritage.
• DINNER WITH KSU FOUNDATION:
o Connection with members of the KSU Foundation will provide students an opportunity to discuss research
interests and develop relationships with these leaders.
• ATLANTA LEADER LUNCHEON SERIES: Twice per semester, students will have lunch with a local leader who has
taken action that has positively impacted the local community.
• HONOR’S LEADERSHIP COLLOQUIUM: Students will enroll in a 1 hour credit bearing course that will assist them with
developing their project of interest and provide training for how to integrate research into current course work.
SEMESTER READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS:
• RESEARCH PROJECT DEVELOPMENT:
o Focus Area: Students will be assisted in the process of defining their area of focus and articulate needs for
particular area.
o Team Development: Once research focus is defined, student will invite selected faculty and/or community leaders
to serve on their research/action team.
o Project Research: Students in collaboration with assembled team will facilitate project research. Results from the
project will be evaluated to determine how students might share findings with the larger community.
• SUMMER INTERNSHIPS:
o Students will define possible internship sites that connect with research interests.
o Five possible internship sites will be determined by October 1, 2007.
• COUNSELING ON VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANTS:
o Students will define various grants and/or fellowships available that connect with their specific academic interest.
o Students will be assisted with applying to those grants and/or fellowships defined.
• INTERNATIONAL STUDY:
o Students will be exposed to the study abroad opportunities sponsored at Kennesaw State University
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: SPRING SEMESTER 2008
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT LEADERSHIP PROJECT:
• Developed by the students and connected to individual research interests
ENGAGED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
• TRIP: Washington, DC
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PURPOSE: Social and Political Action: How can College
students make a Difference?
EVENTS:
Visit to the headquarters for Center for Strategic
and International Studies
Visit to various sites including: The White House,
US Department of Treasury, Capital Hill
Historic District
Visit to the US State Department and discussion
regarding the Global Community
Meet with Georgia senators and legislators
• ATLANTA LEADER LUNCHEON SERIES: Twice each semester, students will have lunch with a local leader who has
taken action that has positively impacted the local community.
SEMESTER READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS:
• RESEARCH PROJECT:
o Students will complete research projects.
o Students will be assisted with determining how research finding might be disseminated to the larger
community.
• SUMMER RESEARCH PROJECT:
o Applications will be finalized for summer internships.
o Students will complete all applications by January 2008
o Students will select and participate with a summer internship supporting research interests.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: SUMMER SEMESTER 2008
SUMMER
INTERNSHIP
Students will be provided a list of internship sites and assistance with application
process. Internships should connect with their research interests and serve to
substantiate student’s credibility in their research area. Internships should be
significant and allow the student the opportunity for first hand exposure to the
needs and realities of their research area.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: FALL SEMESTER 2008
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT LEADERSHIP PROJECT:
• Students will be expected to create their own Civic Engagement program that relates to their research interest.
ENGAGED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
• ATLANTA LEADER LUNCHEON SERIES: Twice each semester, students will have lunch with a local leader who has
taken action that has positively impacted the local community.
SEMESTER READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS:
• APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS:
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Application process begins for Grants/Scholarship (Rhodes, Truman, Goldwater)
Application schedule
On campus applications due by September 1, 2008
• RESEARCH PROJECT:
o Present or publish research findings
o Apply to various conferences and/or journals for other submissions
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: SPRING SEMESTER 2009
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT LEADERSHIP PROJECT:
• Students will be expected to create their own Civic Engagement
program that relates to their research interest.
ENGAGED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
POSSIBLE CONFERENCE: Americans for Informed Democracy Conference; London, England
INFORMATION: Americans for Informed Democracy (AID) is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization that brings the world home through
programming on more than 1,000 U.S. university campuses and in more than 10 countries. AID fulfills its mission by coordinating town hall meetings on
America's role in the world, hosting leadership retreats, and publishing opinion pieces and reports on issues of global importance. Through these efforts,
AID seeks to build a new generation of globally conscious leaders who can shape an American foreign policy appropriate for our increasingly
interdependent world. AID is supported by the CarEth Foundation, Connect US Fund, DarMac Foundation, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Ford
Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, JEHT Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Open Society Institute, Planethood Foundation, Ploughshares Fund,
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Stanley Foundation, United Nations Foundation, and Wallace Global Fund and its participating universities.
PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Students have the opportunity to apply their Presidential Scholarship to
conferences/programs like the one mentioned above. Each participant will receive $1,200 toward a conference or
program that provides opportunity for presenting and/or International study.
ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS:
• PROGRAM COMPLETION CEREMONY: Center for Student Leadership Banquet, May 1, 2009
• ATLANTA LEADER LUNCHEON SERIES: Twice each semester, students will have lunch with a local leader who has
taken action that has positively impacted the local community.
SEMESTER READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS:
• KSU SENIOR SEMINAR: PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CAPSTONE COURSE:
o Students will connect meaning to the overall program
o Students will determine journals or conferences where research findings might be published/presented
o Students will define how research might connect with future goals
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