Photo Gallery: Courageous Leadership Series: Empathy Across Difference
The Courageous Leadership Series was an immersive experience that included facilitated dialogue and a student panel featuring the Courageous Leadership Series cohort.
The Courageous Leadership Series had its first public-facing keynote event on Tuesday, Sept. 26, in Jesse Wrench Auditorium.
The keynote speaker, Dr. Michael S. Williams, provided tools on how to lead by example, lead with empathy and create new connections. The keynote also featured breakout sessions with audience members and concluded with a panel discussion with the series cohort.
Courageous Leadership team members include (from left) Bryce Osman; Erika Aaron,assistant vice chancellor for inclusive engagement; Patty Wolfe, donor for the Courageous Leadership Series; and Michael S. Williams, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis and Faculty Fellow for the Division of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity. Michael S. Williams, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis and Faculty Fellow for the Division of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, smiles as he delivers his keynote presentation. Mikayla Higgins, cohort participant, talks with Patty Wolfe, donor for the Courageous Leadership Series.Lilly Duda, cohort participant, listens to Patty Wolfe, donor for the Courageous Leadership Series.Yosusef Binalsheikh (right) talks with fellow cohort member Elizabeth Trower.An event participant listens to another attendee during a breakout session. Shruti Rana, assistant vice chancellor for inclusive excellence and strategic initiatives within the Division of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, smiles while listening to the keynote speaker. Monique Johnson and Cici Hernandez, cohort participants, listen to the keynote presentation. The Courageous Leadership Series inaugural cohort leads the panel discussion. An event participant listens to the keynote presentation.KeAve Hunter, cohort participant, listens to a faculty member’s advice. Two audience members greet each other before the keynote presentation.An audience participant listens to the keynote presentation.
