Leadership Forum 2013

The 2013 Leadership Forum, “Reinventing Higher Education: Our Unlimited Potential,” will be held on Thursday, May 30, 2013, from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM in Rooms 206-208 at the Graduate Center, One Martine Avenue, White Plains.

We are very pleased that Ben Wildavsky will serve as our keynote speaker for this year’s Leadership Forum. Mr. Wildavsky is a senior scholar in Research and Policy at the Kauffman
Foundation and currently serves as a Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World and co-editor of Reinventing Higher Education: The Promise of Innovation. You can read his full biography here.

The 2013 Forum continues our practice of convening the University’s leadership to discuss key topics and initiatives that will advance Pace’s mission and align with the Five-Year
Strategic Plan. This year we will focus on several critical issues facing higher education and discuss new opportunities for Pace during this time of disruption.

If you have any questions regarding the program, please contact Bob Lazer, Director of Organizational Learning and Development, at rlazer@pace.edu or x22746. Thank you for all you do to advance Pace University and our mission of Opportunitas. I look forward to seeing you on May 30.
 

Leadership Forum 2012

Leadership Forum 2012's topic covered “Maximizing Employee Engagement through Positive Psychology: Creating a Strengths-Based Work Place”. The forum was held on Friday, June 1, 2012 at the Graduate Center, One Martine Avenue, White Plains.

We are very pleased that James O. Pawelski, Ph.D. served as our keynote speaker for the 2012 Leadership Forum.  Dr. Pawelski is the founding director of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program at the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses on positive interventions and the humanities and human flourishing. He is also Director of Education and Senior Scholar in the Positive Psychology Center, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Religious Studies in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, he is the founding executive director of the International Positive Psychology Association.

Dr. Pawleski presented concepts and techniques that helped Pace University and its employees continue to flourish during a time of challenge and change. We learned how positive psychology can help us identify and cultivate our own strengths, as well as the strengths of our team members, and sustain a strengths-based environment and culture.

Leadership Forum 2012 Agenda

James O. Pawelski Bio

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Leadership Forum 2011

On June 3rd, 2011, the University’s leadership convened at the Leadership Forum to discuss key topics and initiatives that will significantly contribute to Pace's success and align with the strategic plan.

This year’s topic, “Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Our Organization”, built on last year’s outstanding program on leadership, accountability, and how customer satisfaction can lead to breakthrough results.  Marty Linsky, co-founder of Cambridge Leadership Associates and teacher at Harvard’s Kennedy School for over 25 years, joined us to share his thoughts on how leadership and organizations develop the ability to strategically adapt to changing environments. 

Click on the links below to access various documents from the day's events:

Leadership Forum 2011 Agenda

Speaker Bios

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Leadership Forum 2010

On June 4th, 2010, the University’s leadership convened at the Leadership Forum to discuss key topics and initiatives that will significantly contribute to Pace's success and align with the new strategic plan.

This year’s topic, Transforming Strategy into Action: Ensuring Success and Sustaining Excellence, built on last year’s outstanding program on measurement and metrics. We are very pleased that Bob Murphy, from the Studer Group, shared his thoughts on how leadership, accountability, and customer satisfaction can lead to breakthrough results.

Click on the links below to access various documents from the day's events:

Leadership Forum 2010 Agenda

Bob Murphy Bio

Student Relationship Management - Process Change Presentation

Customer Relationship Management - Process Change Presentation

Leadership Forum 2010 Video Clips