Upcoming Events

November 19, 2005 - ILA Tailgate at 930 am, Brooks Hall lawn on North Campus: UGA vs. Kentucky, kickoff at 1230 pm. Parents, alumni, students, donors and friends are all welcome! We'll have yummy dishes ranging from omelets to BBQ, so, come brunch with the ILA Dawgs before the game. Go Dawgs!

Book signing at Tailgate: ILA Students Market Pittard's Book

Nine Leonard Scholars, MBAs, and UGA Law students in Pat Pittard's Lessons In Leadership class are marketing his book Bearfoot: A Northbounder E-mails from the Appalachian Trail. The students must develop a marketing plan for distributing the book through at least four different sources. The students have been challenged to sell 1,000 books by the end of this Fall semester.

All proceeds from the sale of the book benefit the non-profit ILA at the Terry College of Business. The book can be bought online at the student developed website www.bearfootanorthbounder.com for $19.99. The book can also be found at the UGA bookstore, the Totally Terry Store, Off Campus Bookstore, Flying Squirrel, and Kinnucans. Pat Pittard will be onsite, at the ILA tailgate, for a book signing November 19, at 10:30 am, sponsored by the Totally Terry Store in Sanford Hall.

Welcome to our Newest Corporate Partner

The ILA is excited to announce Wausau Insurance Companies as a new member of the ILA Corporate Partners Program. Wausau is a national, multiline property/casualty business insurer offering a wide range of loss management services. As a member of the Liberty Mutual Group--a Fortune 500 organization, it is one of the nation's leading writers of workers compensation. As a partner, Wausau will enjoy having first access and enhanced contact with top students, involvement in executive events, as well as participation in research and customized leadership projects. We are thrilled to have them as a part of the ILA team and look forward to a productive relationship!

The Institute for Leadership Advancement continues to seek more opportunities to establish partnerships. If you or your company would like to know more about membership and opportunities associated with the ILA, please visit us on the web.

ILA Launches Search for Director

A national search has begun for the position of Director of the Institute for Leadership Advancement. With the strong foundation laid down over the last five years, the ILA now looks to begin a new chapter. Dean P. George Benson has formed a committee of faculty from across the college to conduct a national search for a permanent director of the Institute. The committee is chaired by:

• Rick Watson, J. Rex Fuqua Distinguished Chair for Internet Strategy and Director of Center for Information Systems Leadership in the Department of MIS; its other members include
• Mel Crask, Director of MBA Programs
• Mark Dawkins, Associate Professor of Accounting
• Marisa Pagnattaro, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies
• Bob Vandenberg, Professor of Management
• Chris Cornwell, Professor of Economics and ILA Interim Director

You can assist us by spreading the word to qualified applicants. The successful candidate will have work experience related to one or more of the following: leadership development in business, the not-for-profit sector, or academe. Experience in fundraising and/or student affairs is desirable. The successful candidate will also be able to work effectively with academic and business professionals. A graduate degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited academic program is required.

The position is available February 1, 2006 and the deadline for application is December 15, 2005. The salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. To apply, refer to job # 200511010 and send cover letter and resume using the UGA online application process: www.busfin.uga.edu/employment/. Questions regarding the position may be directed to Professor Richard Watson, Chair of the ILA Director Search Committee.

ILA Receives Portion of SEGUE Grant

This summer, the ILA began a collaboration with the College of Education, the School of Public and International Affairs, the College of Agriculture, and the UGA Office of Service Learning to form a Consortium for Better Teaching and Learning. One focus of the Consortium is assisting and supporting the work of our individual students through the development of service-learning projects at the Classic City Performance Learning Center (CCPLC). The CCPLC is an alternative high school here in Athens designed to assist students who have not been successful in the more traditional high school environment. This summer, the Consortium developed a grant proposal for the Scholarship of Engagement Grants for University Engagement (SEGUE).

The Office for Public Service and Outreach distributes the SEGUE grants each fall and recently notified the Consortium that a grant had been awarded to fund a portion of each of their proposed service-learning projects.

The Leonard Leadership Scholars will be actively participating in this CCPLC program. The Scholars will oversee the construction, opening, marketing, and training of a student staff for a Jittery Joe's Coffee Shop at CCPLC. The project requires working closely with administrators/faculty and students at CCPLC, staff of Jittery Joe's, and members of the community. Once completed, the Jittery Joe's will serve as ongoing training for CCPLC students and fundraising for the school. We are grateful for SEGUE's support of this project and look forward to its successful completion.

New! ILA Photo Gallery

Check out photos from various ILA events including the recent corporate site visit to Synovus, the Director's going away party and several recent speakers.

Scholars Tapped for Palladia

Palladia is the highest honor a woman may receive at the University of Georgia, and Chloe Thompson (leftmost), Meg Gamble and Kathleen McNicholas, (first and second from right) were all selected recently. Congratulations!

Scholars Among Who's Who at UGA

The following students will receive the 2005-2006 Who's Who Award for the Terry College.

• Kevin Butte - Finance
• Margaret Elizabeth Gamble - Marketing
• Jennifer Novell - Marketing
• Evan Randall - Risk Management

Four Scholars Nominated to Homecoming Court

Out of the ten students selected to this year's Homecoming Court, 4 were scholars. Representing were Nitin Patel and Mai-Lise Nguyen of University Judiciary, Joseph Antonio of Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Meg Gamble of Rotoract UGA.

Upcoming Scholar Events

Junior Class Retreat at Epworth by the Sea - January 20-22, 2006, St. Simons Island, GA

Mark Huber, L.E.A.D. Program Director, Inducted into Teaching Academy

Mark Huber was inducted into the UGA Teaching Academy this month. According to the Teaching Academy website, this honor is by invitation only and “new members are selected from faculty at the University of Georgia who have demonstrated over a period of not less than five years a significant commitment to the teaching-learning enterprise.”

Newest L.E.A.D. Students Master the Ropes Course

As one of two ILA instructors who joined their L.E.A.D. students on the UGA Ropes course this Fall, Mark Huber knows the advantages of learning your comfort zone - and stretching it farther than you ever thought possible. "The ropes course frustrates normal communication and forces students to learn to collaborate," Huber says. "I only wish that everyone could experience it. Everyone should be able to benefit from this personal growth opportunity." Every Fall semester, Huber, along with another ILA instructor Vikki Clawson, bring students of their 4100 classes to take on the challenge of the ropes course, an experience which inevitably teaches students more about themselves than they expected. "The ropes course is so important for students to learn about themselves as leaders," Huber says. "To be an effective leader, you must know yourself and be willing to challenge yourself. The ropes course teaches those lessons." After the course, Clawson and Huber take a class period to discuss and reflect with their students about what they learned about themselves, their classmates, working in teams, and leadership. The ropes course is “Challenge by Choice” but Huber says that he has yet to hear of anyone who regretted participating in the Ropes Course. In fact, both his and Clawson's students thoroughly enjoyed the course and appreciated the leadership lessons they learned.

L.E.A.D. Students Among Who's Who at UGA

The following students will receive the 2005-2006 Who's Who Award for the Terry College:

• Laura Kathryn Byars - Accounting
• Jennifer Geller - Risk Management
• Joseph Kendrich - Finance
• Charles Myerson - Real Estate

Two L.E.A.D. Students Nominated to Homecoming Court

Out of the ten students selected to this year's Homecoming Court, two of them are a part of the L.E.A.D. program. Raj Shah, a senior from Lawrenceville, GA majoring in Leadership and Culture, and Mallory Grebel, a senior from Leesburg, GA majoring in Social Work, were presented during halftime at this year's Georgia Homecoming Game that took place on October 22nd against Arkansas. The two, along with the other members of this year's Homecoming Court, took part in a number of activities the week before the game including the Homecoming Parade through downtown Athens on Friday as well as the Lip-Sync contest.

Raj Shah was nominated by the Arch Society, in which he currently serves as Secretary. Along with the L.E.A.D. program, Raj is also involved with Alternative Spring Break as a Site Leader Coordinator, the collegiate 4-H as the past president, and the Indian Cultural Exchange.

Mallory Grebel was nominated by Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. Mallory served as the past Vice Present for the Student Government Association for the 2004-2005 school year. She is the founder of the Dean Tate Days community service program sponsored by the Tate Society, and served as an Orientation Leader for incoming freshman during the summer of 2004.

L.E.A.D. Social at Taco Mac

L.E.A.D. students had a chance to get out and mingle with their fellow students and faculty on October 19th at Taco Mac. It was good food and fun, unwinding with others after hectic class schedules and other deadlines. "Good people, good food and good time," said Mark Weaver. "L.E.A.D. socials are a good place to catch up with old friends." Appetizers were prepared for the all to enjoy and students were invited to play some trivia and mingle with fellow classmates. The social event was fun for all L.E.A.D. students as well as a chance to fulfill their social requirement for the semester.

Upcoming L.E.A.D. Events

Fall Hail and Farewell - Friday, December 2, 3:30 pm; graduation ceremony w/light refreshments for L.E.A.D. students in 327 Brooks Hall.

~ Special Thanks to our Corporate Partners ~