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DELTA COHORT THE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INSPIRE. LEAD. LIFT. FULFILLING OUR PURPOSE DECEMBER 2016
DELTA COHORTTHELEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
INSPIRE.LEAD. LIFT.FULFILLING OUR PURPOSE
DECEMBER 2016
EXCELLENCEINNOVATION
KINDNESSCONGRATULATIONS DELTA COHORT
Dear Delta Cohort Fellows,
It is with pleasure that we extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to the members of the Delta Cohort on the occasion of the 2016 Higher Education Leadership Institute. We are honored that you have joined this gathering of scholars and administrators who have declared their commitment to a vibrant future for this nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). We invite you to participate in and contribute to this important conversation about HBCUs and your role in leading these institutions in the 21st century.
We gather with intentionality and purpose to bring our best thinking to fully and deeply understanding the nuances and complexity of leadership while critically examining our professional paths. The most exciting and challenging aspects of effective leadership exist at the nexus of individual vocation and institutional mission. The Institute has been conceived as a safe space for engaging those questions in the company of like-minded peers and colleagues.
The Institute program has been designed to encourage conversations about leadership at our institutions while simultaneously crafting pragmatic next steps to sustain these initial connections. We have invited seasoned presidents to share their wisdom and perspective and we pause to acknowledge and honor one whose work has contributed mightily to sustaining our institutions. We further recognize that leadership is far from one dimensional and requires a rich and varied toolbox of skills and talents, many of which may be developed and cultivated. In truth, your work begins here and the Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.), Inc. is committed to creating opportunities to support the continuation of the community of practitioners, scholars and administrators formed over these next several days.
It is our sincere hope that you leave the 2016 Higher Education Leadership Institute with a renewed sense of purpose, confidence and commitment to the important work ahead. Together we will change the prevailing narrative about the future of HBCUs and unleash the power within these magnificent institutions.
Thank you for joining us on this journey.
Regards, Team H.E.L.F.
WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR SPONSORS
Institute Overview
Lead successfully in a changing context
Balance internal and external leadership roles
Work effectively as a member of the senior
leadership team
Foster and support organizational change
Articulate a powerful institutional vision and enlist others in pursuit
of that vision
Institute Objectives
LEAD.INSPIRE.LIFT.
HBCUs represent a rich history and legacy of educational excellence and are a valuable segment of American higher education. In recent years, these national treasures have collectively experienced considerable threats to their existence. As a result, it is critical that the next generation of senior administrators receive the necessary training and support to become strong, visionary and transformational leaders. Without question, HBCUs would benefit from more stable leadership prepared to meet the needs of 21st century learners and the challenges and opportunities facing all
institutions of higher education. Developing a cadre of well-prepared and committed leaders must be intentional, strategic and thoughtful.
The Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.) was established in March 2015 to provide bold, engaging and innovative learning and mentoring opportunities for current and aspiring leaders. At H.E.L.F., we endeavor to play a vital role in this mission by encouraging leaders to “lift as we climb” in order to ensure that HBCUs survive and thrive as national models of achievement.
F U L F I L L I N G O U R P U R P O S E
Today’s senior administrators require the skill of highly trained experts while doubling as extremely effective managers to face overwhelming challenges; declining enrollments, budget cuts, diminished philanthropic support, fiscal responsibilities and reframing the narrative surrounding the effectiveness and relevance of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Through this Leadership Institute, H.E.L.F. will expose participants to industry leaders who will share best practices rooted in empirical research and experience while providing opportunities for personal and professional development.
This Leadership Institute will address the role participants play as vital members in the decision making process at their respective institutions. Further, in an effort to produce principled leaders who will be instrumental in shaping the future of the nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), the Leadership Institute will provide each participant with a core set of leadership tools H.E.L.F. deems essential in understanding and managing the hard and soft skills of leadership required to effectively guide an institution.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
8:10 AM - 10:40 AM
11:00 AM- 12:10 PM
12:20 PM- 2:20 PM
2:40 PM – 5:30 PM
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
8:10 PM - 10:00 PM
Registration
Opening SessionPresidential Insights and the Changing Landscape for HBCUs: Leadership Challenges and OpportunitiesKeynote Speaker: Dr. Herman J. Felton, Jr.President, Wilberforce University
Skills Challenge/Introduction of Poll Everywhere System Explanation of Social Media Usage for HELF Institute AttendeesFacilitator: Dr. Derek Greenfield
Introduction of the Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.) Leadership Team
The Leadership Commitment: Vocation and Personal PathwaysPresenters: H.E.L.F. Leadership Team
Welcome Reception
Breakfast
Rotating SessionsBoards of Trustees and You: What Every Leader Should KnowPresenter: Emily Dickens
Money Matters: The Business and Finance of Higher EducationPresenter: George Stiell
HBCUs: Mission, Legacy and the 21st Century Imperative: Historical Context and Contemporary ImperativesPresenter: Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard
Leadership on the Ground: Understanding and Engaging this Generation of HBCU Students.
Lunch: The Sage Encounter: A Conversation with Veteran HBCU PresidentsDr. Billy Hawkins, President, Talladega CollegeDr. Jimmy R. Jenkins, Sr., President, Livingstone College
The Role of Leadership in Crafting and Sustaining a Winning Institutional Identity - Public Relations ExercisePresenter: Dr. Katara Williams
DinnerMidway Reflections: Enough Experience and Insight To MatterA Conversation with New but not Novice Presidents
Dessert and Conversation
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
12:40 PM - 2:40 PM
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
6:00 PM
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 PM
Breakfast
Rotating Sessions:Developing an Entrepreneurial Intention in HBCU Millennial Students.Presenter: Steve Green
Legal Issues in Contemporary Higher Education: What Every Leader Should Know - Presenter: Winston G. DeCuir, Jr.
Seizing Opportunity and Taking the Next Step: A Conversation with an Executive Recruiter - Presenter: Chris Braswell
LunchHas the Glass Ceiling Been Shattered: The Challenges and Triumphs of Women in the Presidential Suite - Facilitator: Dr. Melva Williams
The Leadership Legacy: Sitting at the Feet of a LegendA Conversation with Dr. Norman FrancisFacilitator: Dr. Herman J. Felton, Jr.
Depart Johnson C. Smith University for the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
Higher Education Leadership Foundation Honors Reception@ Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture
Presentation of the H.E.L.F. Vanguard AwardPresentation of the H.E.L.F. Trailblazer AwardPresentation of the Dr. Eugene D. Stevenson, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award
Breakfast
Leading from the Soul: A Centering SessionThe Leadership Commitment: Declaration of Future Pathways
Induction and Pinning Ceremony
Farewell and Departure
Wednesday December 14
Tuesday December 13
Monday December 12
Sunday December 11
DELTA COHORTTHE
Dr. George T. French, Jr. Dr. Herman J. Felton, Jr. Dr. Melva Turner-Williams
Dr. Derek Greenfield Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard Gregory D. Deas
LEADERSHIP TEAMDR. BEVERLY WADE HOGAN
Higher Education Leadership FoundationVanguard Award
DR. NORMAN FRANCISDr. Eugene D. Stevenson, Jr.
Lifetime Achievement Award
DR. MICHAEL J. SORRELLAtty. Frank E. Emory, Jr.
Trailblazer Award
Awardees
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Dr. Beverly Wade-HoganPresident
Dr. Colette Pierce BurnettePresident
Dr. Rodney EllisChancellor
Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins, Sr. President
Dr. George T. French, Jr. President
Dr. Katara A. Williams Assistant Commissioner for
Public Affairs
Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy President
Dr. Herman J. Felton, Jr. President
Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis President
Dr. Roderick L. Smothers President
Ms. Emily M. Dickens Vice President for Public
Policy
Atty. Winston G. DeCuir, Jr.Partner
Dr. Anthony L. JenkinsPresident
Dr. Billy HawkinsPresident
Mr. Chris BraswellPresident
Dr. Norman FrancisPast President
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NGSTONE COLLEGE
SALISBURY, N
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Dr. Dwuan J. WarmackPresident
George Stiell, CPAFounder
DELTA COHORT KEYNOTE PANELISTS AND SPEAKERSAntonia Adadevoh aadadevoh
@miles.edu(205)240-8535 Miles College
Amara Chekwa [email protected]
(205)531-5624 Miles College
Shauna McNeil [email protected]
(336) 285-4930 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State
Anthony Brooks [email protected]
(919) 719-1938 Shaw University
Kendrick Spencer [email protected]
(817) 773-9937 Jackson State University
LaTonia Collins Smith [email protected]
(314) 340-3511 Harris-Stowe State University
Cletra Peters [email protected]
(917) 225-7251 Harris-Stowe State University
David Graham [email protected]
(614) 517-5120 The Ohio State University
Vincia Benjamin Miller [email protected]
(704) 267-8067 Livingstone College
F. Carl Walton [email protected]
(404) 272-7691 Savannah State University
George Stiell [email protected]
(407) 342-0990 George Stiell CPA LLC
Mark Sanders [email protected]
(704) 726-0105 Livingstone College
Waylon Metoyer [email protected]
(318) 527-9365 Philander Smith College
Michael Robinson [email protected]
(773) 879-2004 Wilberforce University
Santarvis Brown [email protected]
(305) 924-3331 Miami Dade College
LaTonya Branham [email protected]
(513) 265-9412 Branham Consulting LLC
Dr. Steven E. Hairston [email protected]
(919) 516-4410 Saint Augustine's University
Carmen Wade [email protected]
(803) 378-2687 Fayetteville State University
Germel Clarke [email protected]
(267) 258-5818 Bowie State University
DeShanna Brown [email protected]
(770) 380-0256 Louisiana State University
Dorianne Johnson [email protected]
(937) 708-5777 Wilberforce University
Willie Thomspon, Jr. [email protected]
(803) 378-2687 North Virginia Community College
Yoruba Marchall [email protected]
(404) 514-8455 Miles College
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WELCOME AND CONGRATULATE THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE DELTA
COHORT.
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