Professional Leadership Series

For Graduate Students Spring 2008 Schedule Spring 2008 Syllabus

Not credit-bearing or required; Wednesdays nights from 5:30pm to 7:30pm for 10 - 12 weeks.

Expand your leadership skills! Participate in corporate-style seminars on the following topics:

Personal and Professional Vision
Ethical Decision Making
Influencing Others
Leading Change
Team Development
Building Consensus
Managing Conflict
Negotiation
Communicating Effectively
Organizational Culture
Values and Motivation

Network with corporate leaders! Corporate and academic guests are an integral part of the program. You will have the opportunity to interact with professionals from various disciplines and industries. You will build on your leadership skills and become actively involved in discussions as we explore the application of leadership theories to your experiences. You will enhance your teamwork skills and acquire new tools for understanding and motivating others. You will develop your understanding of the factors involved in ethical dilemmas, and discuss various perspectives and strategies you can use in Ethical Decision Making.

Professional Leadership Series is funded through the Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center by the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Initiative of the National Science Foundation under NSF Award #DMR-0117792.

For more information contact: Annie Virkus @ 276-2119 or email: virkua@rpi.edu