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Staley School presents at Leadership Education Institute

Michaela Saunders, Kansas State University leadership communication doctoral student and communication coordinator and assistant to the vice president of academic affairs at Washburn University, and Kerry Priest, Ph.D., associate professor in the Staley School of Leadership and director of K-State’s leadership communication doctoral program, were presenters at the Leadership Educators Institute (LEI), Dec. 13-15, in New Orleans.

Kerry Priest and Michaela Saunders

A partnership between National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), The American College Personnel Association College Student Educators International (ACPA), and the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs (NCLP), the LEI provides a unique opportunity for all professional levels within the field of leadership education to engage in critical dialogue to promote positive, sustainable change on their campuses.

The bi-annual conference is a space and resource for professional learning and development.

Saunders and Priest presented the workshop titled, Stories in Action: Developing a Leadership Educator Change Narrative to Navigate Your Uncertain and Complex World. Continue reading “Staley School presents at Leadership Education Institute”

Wisdom in Times of Crisis: Staley School scholars present at international conference

Kansas State University faculty and doctoral students participated in the 23rd annual International Leadership Association (ILA) Global Conference. The conference took place live online Oct. 6-7, 2022, and in Washington, D.C., Oct. 13-17.

The ILA is the largest worldwide professional community committed to leadership scholarship, practice, development, and education. Their mission is to advance leadership knowledge and practice for a better world.

The annual conference is a space and resource for professional learning and development. This year’s conference theme, Wisdom in Times of Crisis, invited inquiry into how wisdom might catalyze transformation in global systems contributing to environmental, social, economic, and political crises.

Staley School scholars participated in both the in-person and online sections of the conference, contributing to a total of 16 presentations. Their scholarship reflects the Staley School of Leadership’s research priorities of advancing leadership learning and development, building civic capacity, and leading change. Continue reading “Wisdom in Times of Crisis: Staley School scholars present at international conference”

Gott selected to serve on international leadership committee

Trisha Gott, Ed.D., has been selected to serve as a member of the inaugural International Leadership Association Committee on the Advancement of Leadership Programs (CALP). Gott is an assistant professor and associate director of the Staley School of Leadership and a member of the Leadership Communication doctoral program faculty. The charge of CALP is to develop rigorous and relevant guiding standards for leadership programs and to create a process for assessment and evaluation of established leadership programs. This appointment is a three-year term.

Photo of trish gottThe International Leadership Association (ILA) is the largest worldwide community committed to leadership scholarship, development, and practice. Their programs and projects bring together members and partners to collectively impact the teaching, study, and practice of leadership and change.

“I am excited to be joining this group. Together we will work to continue to advance the field of leadership education and development and to understand more about how leadership learning takes place,” said Gott.

“Dr. Gott brings a wealth of experience as an administrator and educator to this work. Her body of scholarship demonstrates a commitment to approaches to program development that advances innovation amidst complexity and competing values within the field of leadership studies,” said Kerry Priest, Ph.D., director of the Leadership Communication doctoral program.

Celebrating the most recent Leadership Communication graduate

Russell Plaschka, Ph.D., is the newest graduate of the Leadership Communication doctoral program at Kansas State University, completing in summer 2022. Leadership Communication is an interdisciplinary program with faculty from the Department of Communications and Agricultural Education, the Department of Communication Studies, the College of Education, the Staley School of Leadership and the A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication. Continue reading “Celebrating the most recent Leadership Communication graduate”

Leadership communication students win national awards

Two K-State Leadership Communication doctoral students, Chibuzor Azubuike and N’Zoret Innocent Assoman, earned awards at the Association of Leadership Educators (ALE) Conference, in Kansas City, Missouri, June 26-29, 2022. The mission of ALE is to strengthen and sustain the expertise of professional leadership educators. Continue reading “Leadership communication students win national awards”

Staley School of Leadership and leadership communication scholars strengthen and share expertise

Several leadership communication graduate students and Staley School of Leadership faculty represented Kansas State University at the 2022 Association of Leadership Educators conference (ALE), June 26-29, in Kansas City, Missouri. The theme was “Leadership in the Middle of Everywhere.”

The ALE is a professional organization aimed at strengthening the expertise of leadership educators and developers. Staley School participants in the conference led presentations and discussions on leadership education research and innovative practice. As part of K-State’s land-grant mission, the Staley School and leadership communication doctoral program are dedicated to research that strengthens Kansas and global communities. Continue reading “Staley School of Leadership and leadership communication scholars strengthen and share expertise”