2008 Shared Text Symposium: Moral Leadership 

Loyola University Chicago

KEYNOTE PANEL: Michael Quigley, Cook County Commissioner for the Tenth District, Jack Smith, Adjunct Lecturer, Communications and Political Science, and John Pelissero, Vice Provost and Professor, Political Science.

Wednesday, September 10, 7:00 p.m. Galvin Auditorium, Sullivan Center, Lake Shore Campus 

“Lives of Moral Leadership: Political Leaders Who Have Made a Difference”

SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS

Wednesday, September 10, Bremner Lounge, Centennial Forum, Lake Shore Campus

8:15   Rachel Hart, Chaplain, Lake Shore Campus

          “Learning Leadership through Hospitality: A Journey around the Globe”

This talk will focus on how Rachel Hart, a Chaplain with University Ministry, has been influenced by the work of Dorothy Day and the Houses of Hospitality Day founded. Rachel will highlight the different communities she worked with as a Jesuit Volunteer around the world and the various models of moral leadership she has encountered. 

Locke  Petrovic  Schwab  Wagner

9:20   Tom Carson, Professor, Philosophy 

          “Lincoln and Moral Compromise”

The talk will do two things:  Note the ways in which Lincoln made political compromises in his opposition to slavery (particularly in the Emancipation Proclamation) and raise moral questions about Lincoln's compromises and the views he defends in his Second Inaugural Address.

Cramond   Heckman  Schwab  Urban

10:25  Dr. Joseph DiCara, M.D., Pediatrician, and Executive Director and Founder,

          Chicago Youth Programs. 

          “From Lakeshore Drive to Cabrini Green”

When he was a medical student at Northwestern in the 1980s, Joe DiCara was attending classes in one of the wealthiest areas of Chicago, but only a short distance away from one of the poorest, Cabrini Green. Along with other medical students, DiCara could not look the other way when he heard about the violent lifestyles, teenage pregnancies, and school dropout rates of the young people living nearby.   He eventually set up the program now know as The Chicago Youth Programs, which provides tutoring and mentoring to disadvantaged youth as well as recreation and sports activities and access to medical care.

 Loweth   Urban  Weller

11:30  Diane Schiller, Professor, School of Education

“Moral Leadership and the Challenge of Unequal Educational Opportunity

for US Children

For 19 years, COUNTDOWN  has been capitalizing on advances in technology to provide increased access to excellent math instruction. Come learn about COUNTDOWN.luc.edu and its potential to penetrate the gap in mathematics achievement for elementary school children in underserved schools.   

Cramond  Weller

12:35   Verna Foster, Professor, English

             “Shakespeare's Henry V: A Moral Leader?”

We will view two segments from Kenneth Branagh's film of Shakespeare's Henry V  in order to explore the morality and effectiveness of Henry's political and military leadership.  We will examine Henry's speeches in light of his goals and motives and the tactics he uses.

 Loweth   Urban 

1:40    Rachel Hart, Chaplain, Lake Shore Campus

            “Learning Leadership through Hospitality: A Journey around the Globe”

This talk will focus on how Rachel Hart, a Chaplain with University Ministry, has been influenced by the work of Dorothy Day and the Houses of Hospitality Day founded. Rachel will highlight the different communities she worked with as a Jesuit Volunteer around the world and the various models of moral leadership she has encountered. 

Weller

2:45  Reverend Justin Daffron, Director, First Year  Experience

         “A Jesuit’s View of Leadership”

Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Jesuit Order, developed a spirituality based upon striving to find God in all things.  This talk will discuss how Jesuit spirituality can serve as a resource for leaders in everyday living and a tool for making good decisions.  

Bennett   Marbais   Warren

Wednesday, September 10, Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers 602

11:30   Al Gini, Professor, School of Business,      

“The Eight Critical Jokes on Leadership”

Leadership is hard to define and leaders are hard to find. But we can, at least, sketch out some of the critical jobs of leadership.

Sullivan

Thursday, September 11, Simpson Multipurpose Room, Lake Shore Campus 

10:00   Amy Nemeth and Madisson Dickson, Students from Invisible Conflicts

           "Collaborative Leadership: Empowering the Powerless, Building a

           Community of Leaders"

Invisible Conflicts leaders share their experiences on what it means to

create an environment in which needs are listened to and addressed in

Uganda, on Loyola's campus, and in the surrounding community. Through

collaborative leadership in UG and collaborative leadership within the IC structure,

we learn how to foster and sustain personal relationships with Ugandan children,

and those in our community, in order to amplify and empower their voices as they

enter into their call of leadership.

Adams  Anderson  Kessel  Locke  Walsh

1:00 Reverend Justin Daffron , Director, First Year Experience

         “A Jesuit’s View of Leadership”

Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Jesuit Order, developed a spirituality based upon striving to find God in all things.  This talk will discuss how Jesuit spirituality can serve as a resource for leaders in everyday living and a tool for making good decisions.  

Adams   Brown   Kessel

2:30  Diane Schiller, Professor, School of Education

         “Moral Leadership and the Challenge of Unequal Educational Opportunity

         for US Children”

For 19 years, COUNTDOWN  has been capitalizing on advances in technology to provide increased access to excellent math instruction. Come learn about COUNTDOWN.luc.edu and its potential to penetrate the gap in mathematics achievement for elementary school children in underserved schools.   

 Adams  Brown  Hadziselimovic
 

Thursday, September 11, Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers 602 

10:00 Anne Reilly, Professor, School of Business

          “Responsible Leadership in Organizations’

Leadership in organizations has been studied in literally thousands of studies, for thousands of years.  Leaders influence people to achieve a vision, but individual leaders' attributes and styles may vary dramatically.  In Loyola’s School of Business Administration, we teach students about Responsible Leadership: being a leader with integrity, respect, and social responsibility.

Rodriguez

11:30 Michael Maher, Chaplain, University Ministry

        “Imaginary Leadership”

450 years ago, Ignatius of Loyola spent weeks daydreaming, and we are still living out his daydream.  Through some activities based on the arts and on reflection, we will explore the role of imagination in calling forth leadership.

Rodriguez