The 2017 conference experience offers attendees several options and three days from which to choose (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday tickets are sold separately, giving you maximum flexibility to choose what works best for you and your schedule).
Leadership Intensives At-A-Glance: Thursday (4/6/17)
| Thursday, April 6, 2017 | |
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| 8:00am-6:00pm | Registration Open (registration materials for Thursday and Friday will be available for pick up) |
| 9:00am-12:30pm | Morning Leadership Intensives Option A: Building Resilient Organizations through Positive Leadership Workshop Leaders: Dr. Beth Cabrera and Dr. Steve Gladis Option B: Leveraging Polarities for Greater Organizational Resilience, Agility, and Performance Workshop Leader: Barry Johnson, Ph.D. |
| 12:30pm-1:30pm | Break (lunch on your own - numerous on-site and nearby restaurants from which to choose. Learn more about dining options: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-information/restaurant/wasfp-falls-church-marriott-fairview-park/) |
| 1:30pm-5:00pm | Afternoon Leadership Intensives Option A: Resilient Leaders Build Resilient Organizations Workshop Leaders: Bridgette Theurer and Dr. Robert Duggan Option B: The Journey of Conscious Leadership Workshop Leader: Bob Anderson with The Leadership Circle |
Building Resilient Organizations Conference At-A-Glance: Friday (4/7/17)
| Friday, April 7, 2017 | |
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| 7:30am-8:30am | Yoga with Dr. Sylvia Vitazkova (optional/included in ticket) |
| 7:45am-8:30am | Meditation with Dr. Mark Thurston (optional/included in ticket) |
| 8:00am-5:00pm | Registration Open |
| 8:00am-8:50am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am-10:30am | Opening and Keynote - Dr. David Rock: The Neuroscience of Organizational Resilience |
| 10:30am-10:45am | Break |
| 10:45am-12:15pm | Morning Workshops - Attendees will have the option to choose from either two 90-minute mini-intensives; four 30-40 minute TedX style sessions focused on best practices; two 45 minute workshops; a special "un-conference" session focused on attendee-driven 'big ideas,' discussion questions, poster sessions, and opportunities for sharing best-practices; and/or free-time to network with other attendees. |
| 90-Minute Intensive 10:45am-12:15pm | Leadership Mastery: A Street View of Leadership Presented by Bob Anderson, Director, Chairman & Chief Development Officer, The Leadership Circle |
| 90-Minute Intensive 10:45am-12:15pm | Learning from Research: How to Create Organizations Able to Survive, Thrive and Find Opportunities Through Crisis and Change Presented by Erica Seville, Ph.D., Co-Leader of the Resilient Organisations community and Director of ResOrgs Ltd. |
| 45-Minute Workshop 10:45am-11:25am | When Happiness Has A Bad Day or Worse: The Well-Being of Well-Being Practitioners Presented by Louis Alloro, M.Ed., MAPP |
| 45-Minute Workshop 11:35am-12:15pm | Building Resilient Organizations through Appreciative Inquiry Presented by Dr. Lindsey Godwin, Director of the David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry, and Professor of Management, Champlain College |
| 40-Minute Best-Practices/TedX Style Sessions 10:45am-11:25am (1st running of sessions) 11:35am-12:15pm (2nd running of sessions) NOTE: Each of the four sessions repeats once! | Option A: Opportunities in Worker Well-Being Presented by Chia-Chia Chang, Partnership and New Opportunity Coordinator, NIOSH Total Worker Health in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Option B: Developing Resiliency – Building a Stage for Collaboration, Creativity, and Growth Presented by Cathy Salit, CEO, Performance of a Lifetime Option C: How Resilient Leaders Handle Cultural Collisions Presented by Kanu Kogod, Ph.D., MCC, President and Founder, Bridges in Organization, Inc. and Sheila Diggs, MSOD, PCC, Bridges Associate Option D: Social Support’s influence on Team Strength, Team Energy, and Team Creativity via enhancement of Team Members’ Neuroendocrine Biological Systems Presented by Dr. Nancy Freeborne, GMU Health Administration, Adjunct Faculty |
| Un-Conference Sessions Session I: 10:45am-11:25am Session II: 11:35am-12:15pm | Un-Conference Session: These un-conference sessions are focused on poster session presentations and table topics. Poster sessions are meant to ignite conversation and knowledge-sharing among conference attendees and promote engagement. Poster sessions will be held on the following topics: Understanding Resilience Within the Framework of Social Identity Theory Dr. Tomasz Arciszewski Quantifying and Qualifying Joy: How You Can Measure Your and Your Team's Well-Being Using The Koshas of Well-Being Dr. Suzie Carmack, Ph.D., MFA, M.Ed., ERYT and Dr. Suzanne Kennedy The Role of Mindfulness in Creating Space for Innovation and Growth Svetlana Dimovski, Ph.D. Fueling Resilience: Organizational Strategies for Building, Sustaining, and Replenishing Human Energy Dr. Linda Hoopes Energy is More Important than Intelligence: What's Your FABulator Score? Fuel Your Body, Activate Your brain & Behave Authentically Joni Peddie Measuring Your Leadership Resilience Janis Ward-Catlett The Effect of Mindfulness Training for Leadership Performance in Chinese-Western Joint Ventures Jun Ye Table Topics Facilitators will be focused on attendee-driven "big ideas," discussion questions, and opportunities for sharing best practices. |
| 12:30pm-1:30pm | Lunch/Coffee/Dessert |
| 1:45pm-3:00pm | Afternoon Workshops |
| Mastering Civility: Creating a Resilient WorkPlace Presented by Dr. Christine Porath, Associate Professor, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown |
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| Doing Well and Being Well: At the Crossroads of Performance and Resilience Presented by Dr. Gloria Park, MAPP, Senior Mind Body Scientist, Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP) at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences |
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| Unconventional Ways to Build Resilient Organizations Presented by Doug Hensch, MAOM, M.Ed., ACC, President, The DRH Group |
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| Making Resilience Real Co-Presented by Beth Payne, J.D., M.S., Director, U.S. Department of State’s Center of Excellence in Foreign Affairs Resilience & Ray Leki, Director of the Transition Center, U.S. Department of State's Foreign Service Institute |
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| Humanizing Business: Changing the Way We Live and Work for the Better Co-Presented by Mark Fernandes, Chief Executive Officer, Capitalism 2.0 & Lynn Fernandes, CEO and Founder, Human Performance 2.0; Chief Financial Officer, Capitalism 2.0 |
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| Afternoon Un-Conference Session: Table-Topics This special "un-conference" session will focus on attendee-driven 'big ideas,' discussion questions, and opportunities for sharing best-practices around building resilience at the individual, team, and/or organizational level. This less formal table-topics session is meant to ignite conversation and knowledge-sharing among conference attendees and promote engagement. |
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| 3:00pm-3:15pm | Break |
| 3:15pm-4:15pm | Closing Keynote - Arianna Huffington: Redefining Success: The Third Metric That Can Benefit Your Bottom Line |
| 4:15pm-4:30pm | Break |
| 4:30pm-5:30pm | Closing Group Activity with Dr. Michael Nickens (Doc Nix) |
| 5:30pm-7:00pm | Networking Reception (cash bar) Open to Friday AND Saturday attendees. |
Contemplative Practices for 21st Century Higher Education At-A-Glance: Saturday (4/8/17)
| Saturday, April 8, 2017 | |
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| 7:30am-8:30am | Morning Contemplative Practices |
| Qigong with Dr. Doug Lindner | |
| Yoga with Dr. Sylvia Vitazkova (bring your own mat) | |
| Meditation with Rick Bowles | |
| 8:00am-11:00am | Registration Open |
| 8:00am-8:50am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:50am-9:00am | Welcome |
| 9:00am-10:00am | Opening Keynote - Mr. Brandon Busteed, Executive Director, Education and Workforce Development, Gallup: Challenges for Higher Education |
| 10:00am-10:20am | Break |
| Concurrent Sessions | |
| 10:20am-11:50am | Contemplative Pedagogy and Teaching Mindfulness Courses Prof. Sandra S. Seidel, Assistant Dean, University of Virginia The Power of Mindfulness: An Analysis of the Effects of Mindful Communication Training on Graduate Teaching Instructors Kaila Dawn Todd, Graduate Teaching Instructor/ Assistant Forensics and Debate Coach, University of Central Missouri Zachary McGee, Graduate Teaching Instructor/ Assistant Forensics and Debate Coach, University of Central Missouri Kelsie Howard, Graduate Teaching Instructor, University of Central Missouri Brenton Mitchell, Graduate Teaching Instructor/ Assistant Forensics and Debate Coach, University of Central Missouri |
| 10:20am-11:50am | Sustain the Sustainer: A resilience retreat for those involved in sustainability and conservation Dr. Sylvia K. Vitazkova, Co-Owner and Co-Director, InBodied Living LLC Giulia Manno, Coordinator Recycling Programs, Keep America Beautiful, George Mason University alumna and former staff member, Retreat co-organizer Margaret Lo, University Sustainability Director, Retreat co-sponsor, George Mason University The Role of Mindfulness in First-Year Writing Prof. Ilknur Eginli, Miami University of Ohio |
| 10:20am-11:50am | Building Resilience Among Faculty and Students: The University of Virginia School of Nursing Compassionate Care Initiative Tim Cunningham, RN, D.PH, Assistant Director of the Compassionate Care Initiative, University of Virginia School of Nursing Dr. Regina DeGennaro, DNP, CNS, RN, AOCN, CNL, University of Virginia School of Nursing Dr. Dorrie Fontaine, RN, PhD, FAAN, Dean, University of Virginia School of Nursing What Is Healing Presence and How Can It Be Taught? Robert Gordon, MSOD, MA, MS, LGPC, Adjunct Faculty, Maryland University of Integrative Health Heidi Most, M.Ac., L.Ac., Dipl. AC. (NCCAOM), Doctor of Acupuncture candidate, Maryland University of Integrative Health |
| 10:20am-11:50am | Thriving Together: Making Well-Being An Institutional Priority Prof. Nance Lucas, Executive Director, Center For The Advancement Of Well-Being, George Mason University Lewis Forrest, George Mason University Shernita Parker, George Mason University Campus Perspectives of Mindfulness and Well-being Ashley Whimpey, Research and Academic Assistant, Center for The Advancement of Well-being, George Mason University Jen West, George Mason University Ryan Selove; George Mason University |
| 11:50am-1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm-1:40pm | Poster Sessions |
| Understanding the Moderating Role Connectedness Has on the Relationship Between Wellbeing and Civic Engagement Nour Elshabassi, Research Assistant, George Mason University Rachel Shor, Doctoral Student in the Clinical Psychology, George Mason University Prof. Lauren Cattaneo, George Mason University |
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| The Mindful Campus: Organizational Structure and Culture Linda Coutant, Ed.D. candidate, Appalachian State University |
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| Acceptance: Mindfulness and Meaning Making Practices Sean Douglas, Master Resilience Trainer |
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| Western Science and Eastern Practices - Connecting With Breathe Ann Hague, RN, BC-VA, CRN, Atlantic University |
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| 1:00pm-1:40pm | Practice Sessions |
| Contemplative Practice: Reflective Writing Prof. John Alexander, Associate Director of Sciences, Humanities and Arts Network of Technological Initiatives (SHANTI), University of Virginia |
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| Seeing with the Possiblity of Being Changed: Drawing as Meditation Bradford Grant, Professor of Architecture, College of Engineering and Architecture, Howard University |
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| Mindfulness Practice Prof. Oliver Hill, Department of Psychology, Virginia State University |
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| 1:40pm-2:40pm | Afternoon Keynote - Holly Rogers, M.D., Counseling & Psychological Services, Duke University: Making Mindfulness Part of the Higher Education Mission |
| 2:40pm-3:00pm | Break |
| Concurrent Sessions | |
| 3:00pm-4:30pm | Teaching Undergraduate Students Mindfulness Approaches to Conflict Transformation Mary Elizabeth Lynch, J.D., Senior Fellow, Center for the Advancement of Well-Being, George Mason University Chelsie Kuhn, Well-Being Programs and Special Events Coordinator, Center for the Advancement of Well-Being, George Mason University Mindfulness and Compassion Inside and Outside the College Classroom: Pedagogy & Practice Prof. Dorothe Bach, Associate Director, University of Virginia Center for Teaching Excellence Dr. Juliet Trail, Managing Director, University of Virginia Contemplative Sciences Center |
| 3:00pm-4:30pm | Appalachian State University's Still Point faculty/staff organization: Who we are and what we do? Linda Coutant, President, Still Point faculty/staff contemplative organization, Appalachian State University Dr. Elaine Gray, Still Point Vice President, E-portfolio Director, Appalachian State University Dr. LaShanda Sell, Still Point member, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Appalachian State University Mindfully Plural: Cultivating Spiritual Wellness and Compassion Across Traditions Joel Harter, Associate Chaplain for Protestant Life, Elon University |
| 3:00pm-4:30pm | Ethical Diversity and the Contemplative Process in STEM Richard S. Bowles III, Ph.D., Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for Merck & Co., Inc.(retired), Consultant Prof. Agnes Curry, Philosophy, University of St. Joseph Prof. Douglas K. Lindner (Retired), Virginia Tech Implementing A Coaching Culture In Higher Education Institutions Dr. Marcal Graham, Associate Director, University of Maryland Educational Opportunity Center Dr. Grace Klinefelter, Dean, School of Business, Virginia International University |
| 3:00pm-4:30pm | Mindfulness Pedagogy in Undergraduate Education Prof. Alan Forrest, Department of Counselor Education, Radford University Prof. Patricia Shoemaker, School of Teacher Education and Leadership, College of Education and Human Development, Radford University Angela Cardenas, M.S., Instructor, Department of Counselor Education, Radford University Paths to Stillness: The Contemplative Journey of Students of Color Prof. Stephanie R. Briggs, English, Community College of Baltimore County Prof. Renee A. Hill, Philosophy, Coordinator of the Oasis, VSU's Mindfulness/Meditation Center, Virginia State University Prof. Michelle Chatman, Crime, Justice, and Security Studies program, University of the District of Columbia Prof. Cheryl Talley, Psychology, Director, Virginia State University Center for Excellence in STEM Education, Virginia State University Prof. Zewelanji Serpell, Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 4:30pm-5:30pm | Open Discussion including the C-HEARTS proposal |
| 5:30pm-7:30pm | Networking Session (cash bar) |