Program for 2009 Psi Chi National Leadership Conference
Leadership in Community
Conference: Psi Chi National Leadership Conference (2009)
January 2, 2009 – January 4, 2009
Marriott Nashville Airport Hotel
Nashville, TN
Friday, January 2, 2009
3:00 – 5:30 pm
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Conference Registration.
Participants can gather informally throughout hotel lobby.
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6:00 – 7:00 pm
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Welcome Dinner
Hosts: Scott VanderStoep, PhD, Hope College (Psi Chi National President), Vincent Prohaska, PhD, Lehman College, CUNY (Psi Chi Past-President), and Alvin Wang, PhD, University of Central Florida (Psi Chi President-Elect)
(Note: Seating will be assigned based on group assignments for Saturday morning problem-solving sessions.)
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7:00 – 8:00 pm
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Plenary Session
Leadership That Invites Success
Dr. Betty Siegel, President Emeritus & Distinguished Chair of Leadership, Ethics, and Character, Kennesaw State University
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8:00 – 9:30 pm
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Small Group Information Exchange
Chair: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Saturday, January 3, 2009
7:15 – 8:00 am
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Breakfast
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8:15 – 8:30 am
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Introduction to Group Problem Solving Sessions (See Description Below)
Chair: Kenneth Weaver, PhD, Emporia State University
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8:30 – 9:15 am
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Small Group Session 1
Group Problem Solving – Case #1
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9:15 – 9:25 am
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Transition to Small Group Session 2
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9:25 – 10:10 am
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Small Group Session 2
Group Problem Solving – Case #1 Continued
(Note: For this and subsequent Group Problem Solving sessions, groups will be assigned to one of three small meeting rooms with approximately 7 to 8 groups per room.)
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10:10 – 10:20 am
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Refreshment Break and Transition to Small Group Session 3
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10:20 – 11:05 am
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Small Group Session 3
Group Problem Solving – Case #2
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11:05 – 11:15 am
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Break and Transition to Small Group Session 4
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11:15 am – 12:00 pm
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Small Group Session 4
Group Problem Solving – Case #3
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12:15 – 1:00 pm
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Lunch and announcement of afternoon program plans
(Seating by groups, 2 groups per table)
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1:00 – 2:15 pm
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Small Group Session 5
Group Problem Solving – Report Preparation
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2:30 – 5:00 pm
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Plenary Session
Chair: Katherine Marsland, PhD, Southern Connecticut State University
Leadership Building Scavenger Hunt at Country Music Hall of Fame
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6:00 – 7:30 pm
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Dinner
(Note: Seating will be assigned based on size of participant’s school.)
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7:30 – 8:30 pm
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Plenary Session
Through the Labyrinth: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Women as Leaders
Alice Eagly, PhD, James Padilla Chair of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Psychology, and Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University
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8:30 – 10:00 pm
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Plenary Session
Best Practices Poster Session
Chair: Scott VanderStoep, PhD, Hope College |
Sunday, January 4, 2009
8:00- 9:00 am
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Breakfast
Seating will be assigned based on participant’s geographical region.
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9:00-10:30
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Goal-Setting and Implementation Plans
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10:30-10:40
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Break
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10:45 – 11:30 am
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Plenary Session
Closing Session
Chair: Alvin Wang, PhD, University of Central Florida |