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Timothy Weber, PhD Dan Leahy, MA Ronald Short, PhD Kathia Castro Laszlo, PhD Alan G. Vaughan, PhD, JD Issue #37 • Winter 2011 LIOS GRADUATE COLLEGE OF SAYBROOK UNIVERSITY A LIOS Graduate College Publication of Leadership, Systems Theory and Creative Thought 4 Mark Schulman Judy Heinrich Timothy Weber Alda Yu LIOS Participates in Saybrook University Presidential Inauguration Ceremonies The inauguration of Mark Schulman, PhD, Saybrook University’s new president, took place on January 14, 2011, in downtown San Francisco. In addition to Saybrook-affiliated guests were delegates from more than 29 institutions of higher education from across the country. Representatives from each of the three Saybrook University colleges—College of Psychology and Humanistic Studies; Graduate College of Mind-Body Medicine; and LIOS Graduate College— played key roles in the ceremonies, which also celebrated Saybrook’s 40-year anniversary. LIOS participated in the Greetings to the President segment, with Dean Judy Heinrich, PhD, Executive Assistant to the President Alda Yu, and Director of Programs for Outward Bound Center for Peacebuilding/LIOS alumna (’06) Nettie Pardue all offering individual “greetings” from the perspectives of their unique positions in the LIOS community. World-Renowned Mind-Body Medicine Expert James S. Gordon, MD, Set to Deliver June 20 LIOS Commencement Address LIOS is delighted to announce that the dean of Saybrook’s Graduate College of Mind-Body Medicine, James S. Gordon, MD, will deliver the commencement address to LIOS graduates, June 20, 2011, in the Bastyr University Chapel. A Harvard educated psychiatrist, Dr. Gordon is the Founder and Director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine and is internationally recognized for his pioneering work in using mind-body medicine to heal depression, anxiety and psychological trauma. He is also a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Georgetown Medical School, and he recently served as Chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. During his Seattle visit, Dr. Gordon will also present a special talk the evening of June 17 tentatively titled “Transform Your Health and the Health Care System With Mind-Body Medicine.” Then, on June 18, he will offer a full-day workshop: “Self Care is the Heart of all Health Care.” Specific times, venues and costs are currently being determined and will be shared as they become available. For the latest details, call 425.968.3400. Nettie Pardue Photo by David Owen Following the formal inauguration ceremony, LIOS Professor of Psychology Timothy Weber, PhD, took part in the Saybrook Academic Colloquium on Humanistic Education in the 21st Century, a three-person panel of scholars representing each of Saybrook’s colleges. His well-received address, Keeping the “Human” in Humanistic Education: Practicing What We Teach, is printed in the 2011 Winter/Spring issue of LIOS Linkage. For a full rundown of the inauguration events, and a brief history of Saybrook’s 40 years of academic excellence, go to: http:// www.saybrook.edu/sites/default/files/ alumni/newsletters/201102.pdf. Linkage Winter/Spring 2011 Issue Now Online! The recently birthed issue of Linkage approaches the theme of Redefining Leadership: The Emergent Self and Global Consciousness from multiple perspectives— scholarly, historical, self-reflective, Jungian, Applied Behavioral Science—and writing styles ranging from the academic to the poetic. Keeping the “Human” in Humanistic Education: Practicing What We Teach INKAGE r e d e f i n i n g l e a d e r s h i p The Emergent Self and Global Consciousness Like the new version of our recruitment viewbook, this publication has been uploaded in the Zmags format to the LIOS website. (Reading hint: If the online print appears too small, click “Toggle Full Screen “ in the upper left-hand corner of the Zmags page.) While the issue is only available online at the moment, a hardcopy version of the publication will be forthcoming and will be available upon request. We will announce its availability once it’s been printed and delivered to our offices. Link Now to Linkage Leadership at “The Wall” The Eye of “I” The Evolution of Leadership One World: Reflections on Concepts of the Emergent Self, Global Citizenship and Global Culture Photo by Dan Leahy
5 First Recipients of LIOS Scholarship for Multicultural Leaders Join Spring 2011 Program By Jennifer Herron LIOS Director ofAdmissions The first recipients of our Scholarship for Multicultural Leaders are now enjoying their LIOS education as first year students in the Spring 2011 class. All of us at LIOS offer our congratulations to these outstanding individuals, and we welcome them to LIOS Graduate College. As an alumna of LIOS, I am delighted to see our college take this step forward into actively creating a global and vibrant learning community. The Scholarship for Multicultural Leaders is funded out of the generous donations of LIOS students, alumni, faculty/staff and many others who support our mission and vision. By bringing more students into LIOS from diverse and often underserved communities, we are creating more engaging and more real conversations in service to healthy, sustainable change in our world. It is our hope and vision to support all our students as they begin their graduate school exploration of human systems. I hope you will join me in contributing to the ongoing growth of LIOS, our exceptional students and the Scholarship for Multicultural Leaders. Do you know of individuals who might be interested in attending LIOS with the help of the LIOS Scholarship for Multicultural Leaders? If so, please refer them to: admissions@lios.saybrook.edu. If you have feedback on our scholarship program or would like to get involved with the LIOS Scholarship Committee, please contact Jennifer Herron at jherron@lios.saybrook.edu. LIOS Faculty Job Opening Core Curriculum Opening for Faculty with Leadership and Organization Development Background Opening Date: March 1, 2011 Closing Date: April 1, 2011 The LIOS Graduate College of Saybrook University invites applications for a faculty position at LIOS. We are searching for a person with a background in leadershp and organizational development who would teach in the LIOS Core Curriculum. This position would begin September 2011. The appointment emphasizes a teacher-practitioner model and is compatible with maintaining a consulting practice. LIOS Graduate College (Leadership Institute of Seattle) offers two master’s degrees in residential programs in the Seattle area, an MA in Organizational Systems / Leadership and Organization Development, and an MA in Psychology/Systems Counseling. LIOS is recognized for its competency-based experiential education for mid-career professionals. The College has an enrollment of 135 adult students with a 15-1 studentteacher ratio. Faculty members have the opportunity to engage in a unique academic learning environment. Qualifications • PhD preferred, Master’s degree required • Minimum of 10 years post-graduate experience in organizational development and consulting • Breadth of consulting experience, including large systems change • Systemic orientation to practice • Experience with graduate-level teaching with experiential education and cohort learning • Demonstrated commitment to professional development • Able to teach collaboratively with a team • Demonstrates a high degree of emotional intelligence Application Procedure Interested applicants should address their cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a list of five references to: Judy Heinrich, PhD, Academic Dean c/o LIOS Graduate College of Saybrook University 4010 Lake Washington Blvd. NE, Suite 300 Kirkland, WA 98033 Main Phone Number: 425.968.3400
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