National Leadership Symposium
Leadership in a Global Context
July 9-12, 2009
Richmond, VA
University of Richmond

Delegate Packet 

Now in its 19th year, the National Leadership Symposium is a professional development experience designed for faculty members, student affairs professionals and other education practitioners involved with promoting college student leadership education.

The National Leadership Symposium is a joint program coordinated by the National Association for Campus Activities™ (NACA) and the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs (NCLP). Given the intense learning environment of the Symposium (included required reading prior to attending), it is advised that participants have significant professional experience in leadership education. Registration is limited to 50 people.

This year’s symposium will explore the meaning of leadership in a global context.  According to many practitioners and scholars global leadership is an emerging field that seeks to understand and explain the impact of globalization processes on leadership. Our scholar authors will provide theoretical frameworks and practical considerations for this exploration.  They will also provide thoughtful discourse and perspectives on what it means to prepare students for a global society. Participants will engage in rich dialogue and examine the intentional development of programs that can support students’ understanding of the emerging language, style and practice of leadership, which fully values and takes into account an international viewpoint. The concept of cultures interrelatedness and interdependence will be discussed as these connections relate to the establishment of global priorities and mobilization toward purposeful action.  

 Learning objectives of the 2009 Symposium include:

            • Understand the qualities and attribute of global leaders.

            • Identify key competencies and concrete experiences that influence global leadership 
              development.

            • Acknowledge the distinct differences of Western Cultural approaches to leadership
              thin the global context.

            • Consider the intersection of Western Culture and the global perspective.

            • Provide participants with a foundation to support students in making meaning of
              what leadership signifies in a global context. 

            • Creation of a network of practitioners, educators and scholars that explores and 
              informs a current understanding of leadership in a global context.

 In order to fully participate in the Symposium experience, delegates are expected to have read the following books:

1. Javidan, M., Dorfman, P. W., Sully de Luque, M., & House, R. J. (2006) In the eye of the beholder: Cross cultural lessons in leadership from Project GLOBE. Academy of Management Perspectives,  20(1), 67-90 .

2. Dorfman, P., Hanges, P. J., & Brodbeck, F. C. (2004). Leadership and cultural variation: The identification of culturally endorsed leadership profiles. In R. J. House, P. J. Hanges, M. Javidan, P. Dorfman & V. Gupta (Eds.), Leadership, culture, and organizations: The GLOBE study of 62 societies (pp. 667–718). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

3. Mendenhall, M., Osland, J., Bird, A., Oddou, G.R. and Maznevski, M. (2008). Global leadership: Research, practice and development.  Routledge Global Human Resource Management.

4. Crosby, B. and Bryson, J. M. (2005).  Leadership for the common good, 2nd ed.  San Francisco, CA:  Jossey-Bass.

 Scholars-in-Residence:

• Dr. Barbara Crosby, Associate Professor, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
• Dr. Peter Dorfman, Professor, College of Business, New Mexico State
• Dr. Joyce Osland, Professor of Global Leadership, College of Business, San Jose State University

 Program Chairs:

• Karl Brooks, Doctoral Candidate, Dean of Student Success, Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL
• Dr. Lucy Croft, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL

 Accommodations and Meals:
The Symposium participants will stay in the Lakeview Residence Hall.  Each suite has two single-occupancy bedrooms and a shared bathroom.  Efforts will be made to honor suite mate requests that are submitted on the Participant Information Form included in the registration confirmation packet.  If you do not have a suite mate preference, a suite mate will be assigned to you.  All meals will be provided through your registration.  Please indicate any special dietary needs on the Participant Information Form.

Early Registration Fee and Deadline:
$495 until June 4

Regular Registration Fee and Deadline:
$525 after June 4

Final registration deadline: June 19

Registration Limit:
This institute is limited to 50 participants and is open to NACA/NCLP members and non-members on a first-come, first-served basis.

Membership:
To join NCLP or renew your  membership, please go to www.nclp.umd.edu

Refund Policy for All NACA Institutes:
Refunds for registration will be made only for requests received in writing at the NACA Office prior to the early registration deadline for the respective event. No refunds will be given for registrations after the stated early registration deadline. However, participant substitutions may be allowed if the request is submitted no later than 3 weeks prior to the start of the institute. A $100 administrative fee will be charged for each cancellation.