CHALLENGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: Purpose Reconsidered
Friday, February 13, 2009
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Student Activities Center – Ballroom A
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Richard Keeling, Principal and Senior Executive Consultant for Keeling & Associates, LLC
Dr. Charles L. Robbins, Associate Dean, School of Social Welfare
Provost Eric Kaler, Stony Brook University
The purpose of the Leadership Symposium is to provide a dynamic forum for discourse about the issues that challenge colleges and universities. This year’s topic examines the purposes of education and addresses the questions "what is an educated person in today's context" and "how might we need to structure educational experiences to concur with our conception?"
One of the goals for this event is to better equip leaders to address issues facing campuses and students. The Symposium is unique in that it is an example of the distinctive professional alliance being forged between higher education administrators and social workers to foster dialogue around issues and shared concerns.
Co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and the School of Social Welfare, this year’s symposium is also part of the Student Affairs Professional Development Series.
For information, please contact:
Jeanne Finch, DSW
(631) 444-3167
jfinch@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Susan DiMonda, Ed.D
(631) 632-7206
susan.dimonda@stonybrook.edu
Background of the Leadership Symposium
Past Leadership Topics and Speakers