Topics range from women and minorities in leadership roles, to leadership in business and the military, to international politics and the global environment. Nearly 70 events have registered for official inclusion on the Global Leadership Week calendar. Sponsors span the spectrum of academic and student units at the University of Maryland and extend to Washington D.C. institutes and universities as far away as Taiwan and Uganda. We have programs sponsored by groups from all quarters, from the police department to the arts. It really brings home the point that everyone is involved with and impacted by leadership issues.
Most events are free and open to the public.
Some of the highlight events of the week are outlined below. The official kickoff-event, set for 3 p.m. Nov. 3 in Memorial Chapel, emphasizes the global dimensions of the week. Maxine Waters, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and Bernie Grant, chair of the Parliamentary Black Caucus in the House of Commons, will engage in frank dialogue on leadership challenges and strategies as viewed from opposite sides of the Atlantic. Organized by Maryland's African American Leadership Program, this presentation marks the first public exchange between members of these two legislative bodies and will include perspectives from their vantage point as black leaders in the world's two greatest democracies. The discussion will be co- moderated by former Congressman Walter Fauntroy and Academy Senior Scholar Ronald Walters.