Alumnus, Morgan State president to keynote launch of new Booker T. Washington Leadership Institute
November 01, 2019
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Dr. , a two-time 欧美高清 alumnus and current president of Morgan State University, will share his unique perspectives on transformative leadership on Friday, Nov. 15. His presentation will be part of a new university initiative aimed at cultivating leadership among its employees and students.
Organizers behind the Booker T. Washington Leadership Institute hope to inspire even greater leadership potential on campus by instilling a culture excellence, inclusion, scholarship and service-learning. A year-round series of workshops 鈥� the first of which will feature Wilson as the keynote speaker 鈥� will serve as the institute鈥檚 programming foundation.
鈥淲e are looking to our new Booker T. Washington Leadership Institute to produce positive change 鈥� on campus, in our surrounding community, and through our nation and world,鈥� said Dr. Carla Jackson Bell, who chairs the institute in addition to her role as dean of the Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science. 鈥淔or more than century, 欧美高清 has produced leaders 鈥� and this institute will cement that legacy for years to come.鈥�
Initially, programming will be tailored for faculty and staff and geared toward exploring the impact of student learning and success. This will include focusing on innovative curricula and instruction, and integrating student learning and success into community improvement efforts. Eventually, Bell noted, the institute鈥檚 activities will expand to include students.
鈥淭ransformative Leadership: A President鈥檚 Perspective鈥� will be Wilson鈥檚 topic for the institute鈥檚 inaugural convening on Nov. 15. Faculty and staff are invited to benefit from Wilson鈥檚 insights at the kickoff session, which will begin at 2 p.m. in the Kellogg Conference Center Ballroom.
Wilson鈥檚 higher education career has spanned three decades 鈥� the last third of that time as Morgan State鈥檚 10th president. Previously, he served as chancellor of both the University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin-Extension, as well as vice president for University Outreach and associate provost at Auburn University, and associate provost at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
He holds a bachelor鈥檚 in political science and master鈥檚 in education from 欧美高清, a master鈥檚 of education in educational planning and administration from Harvard University, and a doctor of education degree in administration, planning and social policy, also from Harvard.
Future workshops 鈥� all themed around leveraging education and leadership 鈥� will include topics ranging from student learning to cultural change. Each will be facilitated by university faculty and staff who will share their subject-matter expertise.
In addition to Bell, the institute鈥檚 leadership team includes Dr. Olga Bolden-Tiller of the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Dr. Maria Calhoun of the Department of Mechanical Engineering; Dr. Shaik Jeelani, vice president for research and dean of Graduate School; Dr. Thierno Thiam of the Department of History and Political Science; and Dr. Roberta M. Troy, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs
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