MLK Breakfast 2009: Leadership awards
MLK Breakfast 2009: Recognition of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ...
Recognition of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Awards
Yes We Must: Achieve Diversity through Leadership
Yes We Must: Achieve Diversity through Leadership
02/05/2009 7:30 AM Walker Morss HallDr. Susan Hockfield, President, MIT; Johnnetta B. Cole, Chair, Johnnetta B. Cole Global Diversity and Inclusion InstituteDescription: Two "sisters" -- both university chiefs -- celebrate the victory of the first African"American ...
2008 Alumni Leadership Conference Keynote Address by MIT ...
2008 Alumni Leadership Conference Keynote Address by MIT President Susan ...
President Hockfield talks about the ways MIT is contributing to the innovation economy and how accelerating innovation means opening doors between traditional disciplines, between academic institutions, between the academy and industry, and between MIT and other ...
Alumni Association and Campaign for Students Update
Alumni Association and Campaign for Students Update
Opening remarks and alumni activities report by Toni Schuman '58, president, MIT Alumni Association; Alumni Fund update presented by Donald E. Shobrys '75, chair, Alumni Fund Board; Campaign for Students update presented by Jeffrey Newton, vice president, Resource ...
Innovation @ MIT
Innovation @ MIT
This session features presentations and discussion around the alumni leadership conference's theme: Inspiring Innovation. Taking part in the session are Gururaj "Desh" Deshpande HM, Chairman, Sycamore Networks, A123 Systems, and Tejas Network; Subra Suresh ScD '81, P'10, Dean of the School of ...
Fostering and Developing Shared Leadership
Fostering and Developing Shared Leadership
Drawing on the leadership framework from the MIT Leadership Center, this workshop focuses on developing and applying four key leadership capabilities: sense making, relating, visioning, and inventing. Presented by Mary Schaefer SM '90, director of the MIT Leadership ...
Behind the Scenes of Admissions at MIT
Behind the Scenes of Admissions at MIT
An insider's view of MIT admissions from Dean of Admissions Stu Schmill '86 and members of the admissions staff. Find out what has changed over the years, what has stayed the same, and how that affects those students applying to MIT today.
Nurturing a Vibrant Culture to Drive Innovation
Nurturing a Vibrant Culture to Drive Innovation
12/09/2008 12:00 PM Wong AuditoriumTerri Kelly, President & CEO, W.L. Gore & AssociatesDescription: W.L. Gore's products alone, such as the eponymous GORE-TEX water and windproof fabrics, and a multitude of unique medical, electronic and industrial materials, ...
Leadership Development
Leadership Development
12/05/2008 12:00 PM Faculty ClubEric Amundsen, '94, SM '99, Associate, Wolf Greenfield; Karina Funk, CE '97, Equity Research, Winslow Management Company; Ajit Kambil, '85, SM '89, PhD '93, Global Research Director, Deloitte; Dava Newman, Sm '89, PhD '92, Professor of Aeronautics and ...
Leading Change: A Conversation with Ron Williams
Leading Change: A Conversation with Ron Williams
10/09/2008 12:00 PM Wong AuditoriumRonald A. Williams, SF '84, Chairman & CEO, Aetna, Inc.Description: In what Dean Dave Schmittleinbills as a master class, Ronald A. Williams discusses how an emphasis on new technology and application of basic values helped turn ...
Beyond the Bench: Preparing MIT Students for the Challenges ...
Beyond the Bench: Preparing MIT Students for the Challenges of Global ...
10/03/2008 9:30 AM Little KresgeJames A. Champy, '63, SM '65, Chairman of Consulting Perot Systems Corporation; Life Member, MIT Corporation; Subra Suresh, ScD '81, Dean, MIT School of Engineering; ; Adele Naude Santos, Dean MIT School of Architecture and Planning; ...
Getting Unstuck: How to Promote More Sustainable Practices ...
Getting Unstuck: How to Promote More Sustainable Practices in Our ...
09/19/2008 1:45 PM KresgeRebecca M. Henderson, '81, Eastman Kodak LFM Professor of ManagementDescription: All that's required to achieve sustainability, says Rebecca Henderson, is to clean up your current operations and/or rethink the business. "That's easy," she says ...
MLK Celebration 2008: Part 6
MLK Celebration 2008: Part 6
Chancellor Phillip Clay recognizes the 2008 MLK Leadership Awardees.Read more about the event here.
Persuasive Communication Workshop: How People Make Decisions
Persuasive Communication Workshop: How People Make Decisions
Insight from a 2007 Alumni Leadership Conference workshop presented by Stever Robbins '86 that shows how to influence decisions, sway opinion, and get what you want.
Persuasive Communication Workshop: The Two Sides of ...
Persuasive Communication Workshop: The Two Sides of Persuasion
Insight from a 2007 Alumni Leadership Conference workshop presented by Stever Robbins '86 that shows how to influence decisions, sway opinion, and get what you want.
Persuasive Communication Workshop: Unpacking Logic
Persuasive Communication Workshop: Unpacking Logic
Insight from a 2007 Alumni Leadership Conference workshop presented by Stever Robbins '86 that shows how to influence decisions, sway opinion, and get what you want.
Persuasive Communication Workshop: Moving Between Metaphors
Persuasive Communication Workshop: Moving Between Metaphors
Insight from a 2007 Alumni Leadership Conference workshop presented by Stever Robbins '86 that shows how to influence decisions, sway opinion, and get what you want.
Persuasive Communication Workshop: Conveying Content with ...
Persuasive Communication Workshop: Conveying Content with Voice Tone and ...
Insight from a 2007 Alumni Leadership Conference workshop presented by Stever Robbins '86 that shows how to influence decisions, sway opinion, and get what you want.
Web 2.0: Powerful Tools to Connect Your Community
Web 2.0: Powerful Tools to Connect Your Community
A workshop session from the 2007 Alumni Leadership Conference discussing how to use the power of the Internet and virtual tools and programs to connect communities. Topics include leveraging social networking, wikis, photo and video sharing, and more.
Faculty/Student Presentations from the Department of Civil ...
Faculty/Student Presentations from the Department of Civil & ...
A panel from the 2007 Alumni Leadership Conference featuring department Head Patrick Jaillet SM '82, PhD '85 discussing the department's influence and students presenting their research.