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Thu, October 7, 2010 2:30:08 PM
Organizational Leadership Quarterly News Update!
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Making Waves
GSEP Holds "Children s Outreach: Advancing Social Transformation and Learning (COASTAL) 5k/10K Walk/Run" There are 2.5 million children in Los Angeles. Many endure serious social, economic, and mental health challenges, inhibiting them from realizing their fullest potential. Join our effort to improve the lives of future generations by providing children with the resources that lead to a prosperous adulthood. A family friendly event, funds raised from the COASTAL 5k/10k Walk/Run and Kiddie K, presented by Comerica, will go toward preparing K-12 teachers for service in urban areas; counseling families who cannot afford it; and caring for homeless children. The event will take place January 29, 2011 at Dockweiler Beach in Los Angeles. more>
Dean Named Member of L.A. Compact Steering Committee Dr. Margaret Weber, dean of GSEP, was established as a member of the steering committee of the Institutions of Higher Education (IHE), a consortium of 11 independent, Los Angeles area-based universities, colleges, and community colleges that have joined together to support the L.A. Compact. The L.A. Compact represents a commitment of 18 Los Angeles-area institutions to support significant directional changes to better prepare students for college and sustainable jobs and careers. Participants include Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles; Ramon Cortines, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD); Eric Garcetti, president of the Los Angeles City Council; Monica Garcia, president of the board of education at LAUSD; and Andrew Benton, president of Pepperdine University. IHE s goals include preparing high quality teachers and administrators for LAUSD classrooms, promoting their professional development, pursuing and sharing research relevant to K-12 instructional practices and curriculum, and collaborating on other initiatives. more>
Associate Dean of Education Secures 425K to Support Math Learning through Digital Media Dr. Eric Hamilton, associate dean of the Education Division, has secured a $425,000 grant from the National Science Foundation s (NSF) National Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Digital Library program. NSF is an independent agency in the executive branch of the federal government, charged with maintaining and supporting the nation s scientific and engineering research enterprise. Our project, Teacher Creativity at the Intersection of Content, Student Cognition, and Digital Media, explores a new paradigm in mathematics teacher professional development, by which we help teachers engage their own creativity in producing video content for classroom use, said Hamilton. more>
Professors Discuss Leadership at Conference for Educators and Scholars Dr. June Schmieder-Ramirez, professor of education and academic chair of the organizational leadership program, and Dr. Farzin Madjidi, professor of leadership, will speak on "Utilizing Four Change Models as a Lens to View a Change Master for a Transforming world: Steve Jobs" at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Society of Educators and Scholars in San Antonio, Texas at 10:00 a.m. October 9. Educators and Scholars was developed by leaders in the humanities, administration, business, community affairs, education, and the social sciences. The conference selects submissions that reflect themes of scholarship, leadership, and a global mindset for the 21st century. more>
Diversity Council Addresses Undocumented Students in Education A panel on Exceptional Students, Marginal Lives: Achievement and Civic Engagement Among Undocumented Latino Youths was presented on September 29 in honor of Latino Heritage Month. Guest speaker Dr. William Perez, author of We ARE Americans: Undocumented Students Pursuing the American Dream, commented that despite public investment in their education, high levels of achievement, community service, leadership experience, and a deep sense of commitment to American society, undocumented students remain without legal status, are not considered American and thus are not eligible for any type of assistance to attend college, even though over 90 percent of the students surveyed aspire to obtain a master s degree or higher. This program informed the audience how to help undocumented students overcome these barriers with familial, peer, and academic support. more>
In the News
Colleague Magazine, Fall/Winter 2010: Dr. Jack Zimmerman (EDOL 08) was featured for teaching entrepreneurship to Muslim women at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates.
Student and Alumni Updates
Dr. Iv n Hern ndez-Romero (EDOC 10) published Leadership at Mexico: Characteristics of Leaders in Complex Organizations in Mexico: Exploratory Study of the Perceptions of Executives. He lives in Monterrey, Mexico.
Dr. Sandy Gilbert (IM 85) joined Accelify's California Board of Advisors. Gilbert recently retired from Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) in California. She worked as an educational professional for 39 years, spending the last 10 years as a program specialist in special education. She now joins Accelify's California Board of Advisors as part of the effort to help school districts maximize their Medi-Cal reimbursements. Accelify is one of the largest and fastest growing school-based Medicaid/Medi-Cal billing agents in the country, currently working in eight states and serving hundreds of school districts with hundreds of thousands of special education students.
Nicole Simmons-Johnson, an EDOL student, presented on literacy coaching at the 7th annual University of San Diego School of Leadership and Educational Sciences Action Research Conference in May, and at the 2nd International Conference on Education, Economy, and Society in Paris, France, in July.
Student and Alumni Resources
NEW MASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CHANGE Today, we are facing major social and economic issues around the world. This new, 40-unit degree encourages participants to explore the root causes of these issues and develop sustainable solutions. In less than two years, students will learn to formulate strategies, implement programs, mobilize stakeholders, and develop marketing campaigns to enact change at local and global levels. The technology-blended format, with 40 percent online coursework and 60 percent face-to-face sessions, is accommodating for the working professional, and scholarships, grants, and loans are available to help finance program fees. Now accepting applications for a spring 2011 start. more>
Call Michelle Awadalla at 866-503-5467 or email michelle.awadalla@pepperdine.edu.
CAREER SERVICES Advance your career by utilizing the specialized support and resources provided by GSEP Career Services. Assistance includes career counseling, cover letter and resume review, job search guidance, and interview preparation. Career Services also hosts PepPro, an easy-to-use database listing open positions, networking events, and other tools. more>
Call Career Services at 310-568-5666 or e-mail gsep.careerservices@pepperdine.edu.
PEPPERDINE ALUMNI NETWORK (PAN) ONLINE Each year Pepperdine hosts hundreds of gatherings for the 80,000 alumni around the country. Update your e-mail address through PAN Online, the university-wide alumni directory, to ensure that you receive Waves, the monthly e-newsletter with details on these events and other benefits. Take full advantage of your Pepperdine University affiliation by joining this valuable social networking group. more>
Call Claudette LaCour at 310-568-5649 or e-mail claudette.lacour@pepperdine.edu.
Upcoming Events
9th Annual Celebration of Excellence
October 7, 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
Ayres Hotel, Manhattan Beach
Hosted by GSEP
Dr. Miguel Gallardo, associate professor of psychology, will introduce GSEP s newly established Center for the Psychological Advancement of Latino Communities. The reception will be followed by a dinner program highlighting the Marco Garcia Memorial Fellowship, student scholars, and faculty award winners. Reception: complimentary; Dinner: $45. more>
To RSVP, call Vanessa Jahn at 310-568-2344 or e-mail events@pepperdine.edu.
Inaugural Dean s Distinguished Lecture Series Event
October 20, 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
Rave Motion Pictures Theater at the Promenade at Howard Hughes Center (across the GSEP West Los Angeles Graduate Campus)
Hosted by GSEP
Generously sponsored by Don and Dr. Susan Rice (EdD 86); member of the Pepperdine University Board of Regents and director of the GSEP Board of Visitors; the lecture series brings leading agents of change to GSEP to discuss the challenges and opportunities in leadership in communities across the world. This event will welcome Mr. Jerr Boschee, executive director of the Institute for Social Entrepreneurs and CEO of the Social Enterprise Alliance. He will speak on The Global Rise of the Social Enterprise. There is no charge to attend. more>
To RSVP, call Vanessa Jahn at 310-568-2344 or e-mail events@pepperdine.edu.
Wellness Fair
October 21, 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
West Los Angeles Graduate Campus
Exhibits in rooms 333-334, presentations in room 339, in-office spa room 340
Hosted by Student Group Women Leading Change
Kaiser Permanente, Weight Watchers at Work, Pacific Health and Wellness, Anthem BlueCross, Optum Health (formerly Pacificare), Spectrum Clubs, Chikitik Jewelry, and the University Credit Union will showcase their products and services. Optum Health will present Healthy Living: A Primer from 11:30 12:00 p.m., and Life Balance: Too Many Balls, Not Enough Bounce from 12:30 1:00 p.m. Meet in room 333 at 12:00 p.m. to walk to Triangle Park (behind campus) for outdoor yoga. more>
To RSVP for mini-spa treatments at the in-office spa, e-mail Robin Bailey-Chen at robin.bailey-chen@pepperdine.edu.
Women's Way of Leading
November 2, 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
Irvine Graduate Campus, Room 324
November 10, 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
West Los Angeles Graduate Campus, Room 498
Hosted by Student Group Women Leading Change
Guest speaker Dr. Fereshteh Amin, alumna of the doctor of education in organizational leadership and principal of the Amin Leadership Center, will discuss how individuals in multicultural situations achieve success in life and in business. Her book, Success Strategies of Iranian American Leaders, is currently in circulation in both the U.S. and Iran. more>
To RSVP, e-mail Robin Bailey-Chen at robin.bailey-chen@pepperdine.edu.
Managing Family and Stress This Holiday Season
November 18, 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
West Los Angeles Graduate Campus
Hosted by Student Group Women Leading Change
Hannah Parmalee, director of the Relationship IQ Program and Family of Faith Network at the Boone Center for the Family, will lead a discussion about managing the commitments, pressures, and joys that we face each holiday season. more>
To RSVP, e-mail Robin Bailey-Chen at robin.bailey-chen@pepperdine.edu.
Systems Thinking and Crisis Management
January 13, 2011, 4:30 6:30 p.m.
West Los Angeles Graduate Campus
Hosted by EDOL
Dr. Ian Mitroff, president and founder of Mitroff Crisis Management, a private consulting firm based in Oakland, California, will present. He has published over 350 articles and 27 books, including Dirty Rotten Strategies: How We Trick Ourselves and Others into Solving the Wrong Problems Precisely, Why Some Companies Emerge Stronger and Better from a Crisis, and A Spiritual Audit of Corporate America. Mitroff specializes in crisis prevention, strategic planning, and the design of ethical work environments.
To RSVP, e-mail Dr. June Schmieder-Ramirez at june.schmieder@pepperdine.edu.
3rd Annual Career Week
January 24 Friday, January 28, 2011
Times and Locations: TBA
Hosted by Career Services
This campus-wide initiative is designed to assist students and alumni with career planning. Career Services will hold workshops on resume writing, interviewing, and job search and networking strategies. Alumni in a variety of fields will impart valuable advice, as well as tips on how to maximize your success at the Spring Career Fairs (WLA, February 11 and Irvine, February 22). more>
If you are interested in being a guest speaker or recruiting students/alumni at our Spring Career Fairs, contact Yas Djadali at 310-568-5666 or yas.djadali@pepperdine.edu.
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Tue, October 5, 2010 5:07:07 PM
Secretary's Remarks: Remarks Upon Acceptance of the George McGovern Leadership Award!
by Hillary R. Clinton
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Secretary's Remarks: Remarks Upon Acceptance of the George McGovern Leadership Award
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Remarks Upon Acceptance of the George McGovern Leadership Award
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
The Benjamin Franklin Room
Washington, DC
October 5, 2010
SECRETARY CLINTON: Oh, George, that s so great. Thank you so much.
SENATOR MCGOVERN: I don t where the award is.
SECRETARY CLINTON: It s right here. It s right there. It s so beautiful. Look how pretty that is. (Applause.) Oh, it s pretty heavy. We ll just leave it there. (Laughter.)
SENATOR MCGOVERN: I m still strong but I m not strong enough to lift this thing. (Laughter.) I ve never had an award that heavy. (Laughter.)
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, you re a heavyweight, George, in the field of fighting hunger. And this just goes to prove if you want an overly generous, over-the-top introduction, have someone who you ve known for 38 years deliver it. But it is, for me, a great honor to receive an award that bears you name, George. You have been at the forefront of our nation s fight against hunger here at home and around the world for a very long time, going back to President Kennedy s term and your partnership with him on behalf of American efforts to feed the hungry. And I am very proud to be here and to receive this award that I really accept on behalf of a whole team of people who have been committed since the beginning of the Obama Administration to working with our private sector and not-for-profit partners to come up with a strategy that we thought could serve as a catalyst for not only our own efforts but the joint efforts of countries and concerned citizens around the world.
And certainly, my partner in this is our USAID Administrator Dr. Raj Shah, who is right there. (Applause.) And my chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, who s actually in Haiti today working on hunger, food, clean water, housing, and other issues, and I determined early on that we wanted to better organize our own nation s efforts to fight hunger. And we knew that this was a bipartisan, in fact a nonpartisan, issue. And we began working, and Raj, at that time was at USDA, and he and Secretary Vilsack and the rest of the government, and of course with President Obama s strong endorsement we came up with a strategy called Feed the Future, and we re very proud to be partnering with so many of you.
I want to thank Rick Leach for his leadership of the World Food Program USA. I want to thank his son Brandon, who came with Rick who has been giving me a lot of good advice about many matters, including the Middle East, where I desperately need it. (Laughter.) And of course, Josette, who has been just an inspirational superb leader as Executive Director of the World Food Program. Our former USDA Secretary Dan Glickman is here, and some of you remember the groundbreaking article that he co-authored on how we end hunger that helped to guide our efforts. I also want to recognize Cindy McCain, who has been a champion of the poor, the dispossessed and the hungry in many very difficult parts of the world. And I thank Cindy for being here tonight. (Applause.)
I was told that my long-time friend, Congressman Doris Matsui, was here there, right in front of the podium, so I couldn t see you Doris. Thank you so much. Doris has been an incredible champion and, of course, her late husband also Congressman Matsui was another leader in this effort. Former National Security Advisor Sandy Berger is here. I saw him in the audience and Sandy and I have conspired for many years on what to do to make food security and the alleviation and elimination of hunger a national security issue. So it s not just a humanitarian moral imperative, which of course it is, but it does go to the core of America s foreign policy and security interests. And I thank Ambassador Elizabeth Bagley for her hosting of this event.
It is fitting that you re here in the Benjamin Franklin Room there s Ben up there because we are at the State Department really on a mission when it comes to hunger. But it s a slightly more expanded and somewhat different approach that we are taking. We know very well that hunger is a drain on economic development. It is a threat to the stability of governments, as the food riots have shown over the last two years, and it certainly it deprives us of the talents and energy of nearly a billion people worldwide.
So how do we tackle it? Because we know that fighting hunger is a priority for us and it demands our highest levels of patience and commitment. We are aware of our historic achievements like the Green Revolution because, as George pointed out, the huge shipment of food from the United States to India was soon replaced by India becoming self-sufficient, thanks to American technology and know-how being transferred to India. And it is important that we focus on science and research again, that we put a lot of effort and commitment behind looking for ways to bring about the widespread distribution of micro-nutrients, for example, the integration of nutrition into HIV and AIDS programs, the development of heartier nutrient-rich crops like beans, bread, to contain more iron. These are now being field tested in Rwanda to address anemia, a leading cause of deaths of mothers and children and of cognitive delay among children.
We ve seen a growing consensus among world leaders that demands action. That consensus is enshrined in the Millennium Development Goal on poverty and hunger. It was carried forward in the last year by the G-8 and the G-20, which together pledged $22 billion to support agricultural development in impoverished countries.
And as Josette said last week at the United National General Assembly, ministers from six countries came together with leaders of the European Union, UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, civil society, the private sector and, of course, the World Food Program to launch the 1,000 Days campaign. The goal being to improve nutrition starting with conception all the way through a child s second birthday. And creating a consensus around this and a plan, so that people understand what they can do to contribute, was hardly imaginable two years ago. We now have to implement, but at least we have arrived at an agreement about the way forward.
So I think we have reached a shared understanding of the need for a sustainable, comprehensive approach, where there really is a role for everyone to play. We need the science and the tools that science and technology bring to help us carry that out. We need the political leadership that is sustainable. We certainly need a better understanding of how to deliver food and not interrupt, disrupt, and destroy markets in the host countries a problem that Raj and I have worried over in Haiti. We understand that agricultural development in many parts of the world is primarily a women s issue because in most places in the developing world 60 to 70 percent of the small farmers are women, and they are very often denied access to the best seeds and fertilizer and other assets that will contribute to increasing their yield. We know that it does very little good to increase yield in a region of a country where there are no roads to get the excess produced to market in any timely way. We know that in the absence of storage facilities, including cold storage that can be shared either because of the private sector building them or government programs that incentivize the building of them, we re still going to lose about 40 percent of the harvest in many countries.
So we have a much broader understanding of what it will take in this fight against hunger. And as we press ahead with the Feed the Future Initiative, we need your involvement. We need your guidance, your feedback, your support, because we have to be ready to take this on for the long run.
The work that George did, starting 50 years ago now, took us a long way. But we have to look at what will work in the 21st century and how we use mobile phones to provide information about weather forecasting and crop prices to small farmers, how we use mobile phones to relay information about nutrition, particularly child nutrition. There are so many new approaches that we are essentially road testing in this initiative. But most importantly, we have to respect and support the farmers themselves. People who get up early, work back breakingly hard, are doing the best they can to support themselves and their families, often with no support and no protection from their own government, and somehow we have to make sure they know that there are ways that they can improve their own standard of living, income, and agricultural futures.
I am always amazed when I go to Africa or Asia or Latin America and go out and see what people are capable of doing with very little. Their ingenuity, their determination, their work ethic produces extraordinary results. But we can do so much more together.
We have some laws we have to look at changing in our own country that make it difficult to support locally purchased feed stocks and seeds and fertilizer. We have to look at the role that livestock plays and how that can be sustainable. We have a lot to do. And I really welcome you to bring your passion for this cause to bear on our common mission.
This is an issue that time and again in the last 20 months people have asked me, well, why food which seems like a kind of odd question since it s such a we re also working on water and air. We re working on all the basics. (Laughter.) And it s because we really recognized that it s no longer enough just to give lip service to the need to increase a family s and a community s and a country s capacity to care for themselves. We are taking a very hard look at our development programs because we want to do a better job with the dollars that the American taxpayer gives us.
I m old-fashioned enough to think that people who support our development work as a nation actually want to see results. And there is just a human, visceral response to ending hunger. I ve never had an argument about it. You can have arguments about a lot of the other stuff that we think is important in helping people to become self-sufficient. But when it comes to food, particularly helping people produce their own food, there s an agreement on the goal and there s surprising agreement on many of the means to achieve that goal.
But as both Rick and Josette and George have said, now we have to really summon the political will to translate that consensus into action. And George, we re going to take you up on that offer. (Laughter.) I figure in 12 years, if we truly make this a bipartisan effort the way that you and Senator Bob Dole made it a bipartisan effort, and we stay with it and don t get distracted and diverted by the cause of the day, we re all going to be on the ground waiting for you to land. (Laughter.) And when you do, we re going to thank you once again, George McGovern. (Applause.)
PRN: 2010/1423

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