After a year of being online, GLI was more than happy to resume our monthly dinners in person at the Faculty Club. Our cohort members were excited to not only dress up, but to have intellectually stimulating conversations with inspiring community members. This month’s guests included Ms. Nadia Kasvin, Ms. Ana Lowe, and Dr. Esther Gottlieb.
Pictures from October networking dinner:
We kicked off the start of the year with our annual retreat! We had a great time learning about our plans for the year outlining expectations for each other and the executive board, playing fun icebreakers, and bonding over food and a scavenger hunt. We revealed the teams for the project groups and began brainstorming possible projects.
The majority of our day was spent getting to know each other through several interactive games such as speed dating and human knot.
After a delicious lunch, the project teams went on a scavenger hunt. The teams had a lot of fun bonding and exploring the Short North.
What a knockout group of insightful and talented individuals!
Autumn 2016 was a thrilling one – new cohort, new executive board, new guests – it was inevitable that the first semester of the GLI program would be a unique one in its own.
This cohort is lively.
They are spirited.
They are passionate.
And most importantly, they quickly embraced the utmost important quality that we seek in a selected GLI cohort member, which is the huge capacity for love. It was absolutely wonderful to watch as friendships were quickly formed within the first weeks of the new semester.
The Autumn semester was structured in a way that would provide the cohort members the skills and knowledge that would aid them in planning and preparing the projects that they will execute in the upcoming Spring semester. A total of six projects slowly started to take shape and are centered around the topics of social equality, environment, education, technology, human trafficking and immigration/refugees. These projects are incredibly challenge – not only were they provided with minimal starting points, but they also had to learn to take the initiative to reach out to their respective Columbus-based organisations that they would partner with.
Below is a summary of the past August 2016 itenary:
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
Weekly Meeting guests
Stephen Deadericks – Defining Leadership in Different Settings”
Jesus E. Melendez & Samantha Singer – “StrengthsQuest”
Monthly Dinner guests
Caleb Craft – Learning & Development Specialist in Student Life Human Resources
JM Rayburn – Founding member of ForgeColumbus
Dr Gifty Ako-Adounvo – Assistant Vice-Provost for Global Strategies and International Affairs
Tom Reeves – Director, Energy Management & Sustainability
Eric McGraw – President of Laonei Global Trade Consulting
OCTOBER
Weekly Meeting guests:
Ainil Khalid & Rachel Beery – “How to Have Conversations” (10 October, 2016)
Jasmine Roberts – “Email Etiquette” (17 October, 2016)
Monthly Dinner guests:
Professor Janet Box-Steffensmeier – Divisional Dean, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Dean, Arts & Sciences Office of Graduate Studies; Professor in Political Science & Sociology
Sara Hall – Attorney at Gnoesis Group; Columbus International Program board member
Nancy Thompson – Director of Buckeye Careers
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
Weekly Meeting Guests:
Megan Lawther – “Culture & What Now After the Election” (14 November, 2016)
Dr. Larry Inks – “Talent Management, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership” (21 November, 2016)
Monthly Dinner Guests:
Ryan Lovell – Senior Director, Parent and Family Relations and Greek Life
Dr. Paul Carringer – Founder of Caring Marketing Solutions
Tim Sword – President of Greater Columbus Sister Cities International
Hannah Bonacci – Co-founder of the Akumanyi Foundation
A big thank you to our wonderful and inspirational guests for taking the time to share their experiences and perspective with the cohort! Not only was it incredibly motivational, but it was also very practical advice that could be applied to both our personal and professional lives.
We have exciting guests in the upcoming Spring semester too, as well as the traditional reveal of the 2017-18 incoming cohort in April!
Stay tuned for more!
Date: March 28, 2016
Location: Faculty Club
Guests:
For our LAST monthly dinner of the Global Leadership Initiative 2015-2016 program year, we had the privilege of welcoming a very special guest, Ms. Sharon Schweitzer! Sharon is a cross-cultural consultant, business etiquette expert, and the author of a best-selling and international award-winning book.
The night consisted of a professional dining etiquette dinner facilitated by Sharon. Her facilitation provided the GLI Cohort with modern tools and knowledge to improve our table manners and dining skills in a professional setting. These are lifelong and practical skills that all of us can put to action in the future. Sharon’s professionalism and passion for cross-cultural & international etiquette provided our group with a wonderful experience this evening. We hope to work with Sharon again in the future!
Below are additional photos from our monthly dinner:
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Date: March 10, 2016
Location: OSU Hillel
This week, the Global Leadership Initiative (GLI) in partnership with the David Project, Greater Columbus Sister Cities International (GCSCI), Buckeyes for Israel, and OSU Hillel had an event to celebrate the sister city relationship between Columbus and Herzliya. The interactive cultural night consisted of traditional Israeli food, different panels, a trivia, and a chance to learn Israeli Folk Dance! A huge shoutout to the GLI Cohort members from the Herzliya team for putting this event together. It is safe to say that everyone had a great night meeting new people while educating themselves on this unique culture.
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Below are additional photos from the event:
February 22, 2016
Location: Faculty Club
Guest Speaker:
For our second to last monthly dinner, GLI is very excited to welcome back Dr. Gretchen Metzelaars to come talk to the group. Dr. Metzelaars gave her remarks on the importance of having GLI on campus and shared her personal story on her journey to working in the higher education field. We wrapped up the evening with delicious food and great conversations at each table. Below are additional photos highlighting our monthly dinner:
January 25th, 2016
Location: Faculty Club
Guest Speakers:
This past week, we were able to host our first monthly dinner of the semester. It was a very relaxed night, where each of our members had the opportunity to catch up with each other and share with the guest speakers. The night followed with great food hosted by the Faculty Club.
A very exciting topic for GLI this semester is our 5 groups planning 5 Sister City events. The GLI Cohort members have been working very diligently in planning these events to celebrate Columbus’ sister city relationships with Curitiba, Ahmedabad, Accra, Herzliya, and Seville. These events will highlight the unique cultures of each city and what they represent. Tonight, each group had the opportunity to speak in front of our cohort and guests, and talk about their progress in planning each individual event. Be on the lookout for more information regarding these events over the next few weeks!
Below are photos highlighting our monthly dinner:
Welcome back to campus everyone! Last semester, the Global Leadership Initiative (GLI) and Greater Columbus Sister Cities International (GCSCI) were able to collaborate for a cultural exchange event that celebrated the sister city relationship between Columbus, Ohio and Hefei, China.
We will be having 5 more of these events this semester to celebrate the sister city relationships with Curitiba, Ahmedabad, Accra, Herzliya, and Seville! Be on the lookout with more information regarding these events soon.
Below are photos from the Hefei event.
Sincerely,
Global Leadership Initiative 2015-2016
GLI November Monthly Dinner
November 23rd, 2015
Location: Faculty Club
Guest Speakers:
For GLI’s last monthly dinner of the semester, we had the privilege of welcoming 4 honorary guests to speak to our cohort! The night opened up with Dr. Wayne E. Carlson and Dr. Gifty Ako-Adounvo giving remarks on their own personal journey to where they are today. Additionally, they tied in the importance of internationalization and cultural diversity to their stories, and supports the impact that GLI is making here. The guests and cohort were then able to enjoy the rest of the night over a warm dinner and meaningful conversations.
On behalf of GLI, we want to express many thanks to the guests for joining us for our monthly dinner. We look forward to ending the semester with our potluck next Monday, November 30th – hope to see everybody there!
Lastly, we want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Global Leadership Initiative 2015-2016
Dr. Wayne E. Carlson giving opening remarks.
Dr. Gifty Ako-Adounvo giving opening remarks.
Galal Walker with the GLI Cohort
November 9th, 2015
Guest Speaker: Galal Walker, Director of National East Asian Languages Resource Center at OSU
This past week, we had the honor of welcoming Dr. Galal Walker to come speak to our GLI 2015-2016 Cohort Members. Dr. Walker came and spoke to our cohort members 2 years ago, and we had the exciting opportunity to bring him back this year. His knowledge and passion in the field of cultural lenses was very insightful to our members, giving them applicable contexts on the topic of cultural awareness. A clear message was conveyed, “Don’t tell other people’s story, and don’t let other people tell your story.”
We want to thank Dr. Walker for his time and consideration of speaking to our cohort!