The Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement

 

Leadership and Civic Engagement Week 2008

January 28-February 1, 2008

 

Lisa Ling

Monday, January 28:

  • Lead and Serve Fair at Union Rotunda

    - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The fair provides students with the opportunity to stop by and learn about the different leadership and service opportunities on campus.

  • Leadership 101 Workshop on Leadership and the Media

    presented by Kellie Pickett, Director, and Diana Hensley, Coordinator of Civic Engagement, Office of Student Leadership & Civic Engagement.
    • Union 2080, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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    Leadership is expressed in multiple ways throughout the media--films, literature, the internet, newspapers, television, and more. Come explore how media impacts our perceptions of leadership and leave with a list of resources you will want to explore further!

Tuesday, January 29:

  • KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Lisa Ling

    "Opening Minds and Hearts to the Issues Surrounding Us"

    Special Correspondent for the Oprah show and contributor to National Geographic Channel and the Oxygen Network

    Performing Arts Center, 7:00 p.m.

    Lisa Ling uses her role as a journalist to focus on positive social change. She discusses her own career path in her explanation of how journalism plays an important role in the world around us, and how, as times continue to change, it can be a force for propelling the world forward in new and positive ways.

Wednesday, January 30:humanpyramid

  • Lunch discussion on Servant Leadership

    facilitated by Dr. Todd Deal, Professor of Chemistry. Free lunch served to the first 20 students.

    • Union 2047, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

  • Leadership 101 Workshop on Leadership and Change

    presented by Dr. Abby Brooks-Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor in Communication Arts.
    • Union 2041, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
    As groups change and develop, leaders must adapt and support member adjustment. After all, the only thing constant is change! This session will introduce you to key leadership concepts and provide you with tools to effectively lead in our ever-changing environments.

Thursday, January 31:globe

  • Lunch discussion on Leadership in a Global Society

    facilitated by Bob Frigo, Assistant Director of the University Honors Program and Ron Jones, International Recruitment Manager. Free lunch served to the first 20 students.
    • Union 2047, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Friday, February 1:footsteps

  • Step Into Statesboro

    Put leadership into action and explore local volunteer opportunities. Volunteer for 2 hours in the Statesboro community and join us for dinner when you return to campus.
    • Union Rotunda, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

More about LISA LING!

Special Correspondent for the Oprah show and contributor to National Geographic Channel and the Oxygen Network

Lisa Ling’s career in journalism has taken her all over the world, and she reports on the important issues of the day in a variety of formats and places.

From stories about gang rape in the Congo to bride burning in India, The Oprah Show has been sending Ling all over the world to cover vitally important stories that much of the world chooses to ignore.

Additionally, since joining National Geographic in December 2002 as the first woman host of Explorer, Ling has covered the looting of antiquities in war-torn Iraq, investigated the increasingly deadly drug war in Colombia, examined the complex issues surrounding China’s one-child policy. During Explorer’s 2005 season, Ling explored the phenomenon of female suicide bombers and the hidden and dangerous culture inside American prisons.

For the Oxygen Network, Ling is hosting a series very important to her. Entitled, Who Cares About Girls, the show explores the challenges that girls face worldwide.

Prior to her recent globe trotting, Ling was known to millions of Americans as co-host of Barbara Walters’ hit daytime talk show, The View, where she shared no-holds-barred opinions on current events and everyday issues.

Ling has been working in television for more than 15 years. At age 16, the Northern California native hosted Scratch, a nationally syndicated teen magazine show. Ling moved on to become one of the youngest reporters for Channel One News, a network seen in middle and high schools across the country.

By the age of 25, Ling was Channel One’s senior war correspondent, visiting violent hot spots around the globe. In the field, she hunted down cocaine processing labs, reported on refugee crises and shared tea with the Dalai Lama. Altogether, Ling reported from more than two dozen countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran.

Ling’s hard work continues off-camera: she serves as a contributing editor for USA Weekend and recently co-authored a book entitled Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride: Rituals of Womanhood.

Interested in seeing events from last year?
To see what happened during Leadership Week 2006, please click here.