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Fall 2011 Rockefeller Center Newsletter
Vol. 17, No. 1 -- Fall 2011
The Rockefeller Center electronic newsletter is published at the beginning of each term, and is a summary of news and notes.
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| Gregg Fairbrothers with RLF Alumni |
" Building good leaders is a goal that Dartmouth can achieve through more experiential learning." -- comment from Rockefeller Leadership Fellow Alum who attended the August 2011 Alumni Conference.
In his Fall 2011 Direct Line, Rockefeller Center Director Andrew Samwick asks the question: Why does it matter that our culture of leadership is not as well developed as our culture of learning? Professor Samwick's address was delivered at the 10th Anniversary Alumni Conference of the Rockefeller Leadership Fellows Program, one of the Summer 2011 highlights you will find below.
What you might have missed during Summer 2011:
- Rockefeller Center discussion group leader, funded intern, and Civic Skills Training participant Nicole Yunger Halpern '11 was honored at Commencement as one of the Class Co-Valedictorians; Rockefeller Center sees 24 students graduate with a PBPL (public policy) minor
- Leading Voices in Politics and Policy lecture series and
"Contemporary Issues in American Politics and Public Policy" (.docx)
course allow students to have Q&A opportunities with many recognizable names in politics.
- We celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Rockefeller Leadership Fellows program (RLF) with an alumni conference in Hanover. See photos from the event here (from our Facebook album - you do NOT need to have a Facebook account to view these photos!)
- The Center welcomed public speaker Anna Post for a lecture on "Professionalism in the 21st Century". YouTube video is available.
- Our 2010 First-Year Fellows organized a Sophomore Summer BBQ and Panel Discussion about Health Policy
What to look forward to during the Fall 2011 Term:
- Dartmouth hosts the Republican Presidential Debate about the economy on October 11, 2011.
- Meet our new Public Policy Faculty. They were on hand to welcome Class of 2015 at our recent Public Policy Minor Open House.
- Upcoming Public Programs this fall include Dartmouth President Emeritus and Eleazar Wheelock Professor of History James Wright, who has been selected as the Veterans Day speaker for 2011. His talk, "Remembering Those 'who have borne the battle'" will take place on 11/11/11, at 4:30 PM in Rockefeller Hall, Room 3. See the full list of public programs here, and on the Rocky Calendar.
- Go Government Career Exploration Webinar Series, offered this fall in collaboration with the Partnership for Public Service and Dartmouth Career Services.
- Subscribe to Rockefeller Center digital news - we now use MailChimp, and want to be sure you receive only the information you will find most valuable.
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| Rockefeller Student Discussion Groups begin the week of September 26th. We have three groups that will be meeting during the 2011-2012 year, and are led by students. Join us for dinner and a casual forum to talk about politics, leadership, public speaking and Dartmouth current events. |
Upcoming Deadlines:
- Registration deadlines for MLDP workshops, such as Tools & Techniques for Facilitating Group Leadership Discussion and Activities, Public Speaking, Networking (using LinkedIn), Project Management, and more - ongoing, please see our profile page for more information
- Public Lawyering: Anatomy of a Constitutional Case fall dinner discussion series Registration Deadline - September 25, 2011
- Faculty Research Funding Proposals Deadline - October 1, 2011
- Senior Honors Thesis Grants Deadline - October 14, 2011
- Winter 2012 Internship Funding Application Deadline - October 26, 2011
- Winter 2012 Management & Leadership Development Program Application Deadline - November 4, 2011
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