One year ago, the Institute for Leadership Impact hosted a half-day seminar for over 120 rural Texas high school students in the Upward Bound program.
Author: Christine Ferguson
Now in its sixth annual iteration, the Battle to Save Lives will feature SMU students’ strategies to suppress COVID-19 on campus.
When the coronavirus pandemic first threatened to send SMU students home, Professor of Global Health Eric G. Bing was in the middle of teaching his annual Creating Impact in Global and Public Health course.
Dr. Eric G. Bing talks about the implications of coronavirus for rural Texas leaders.
In times of crisis, strong and focused leadership is required.
COVID-19 is presenting each of us with new and unexpected challenges. School superintendents are making the difficult decisions necessary to protect their students, staff, and communities while continuing their primary mission of educating students. The District Leadership Fellows program is supporting the cohort as we move forward together.
As part of our Community and Global Reach initiatives, the Institute for Leadership Impact has developed a series of e-learning courses.
As they reached the halfway point of their year-long fellowship this month, SMU’s 2019-2020 cohort of District Leadership Fellows came together to discuss their personal and district progress.
District Leadership Fellows practiced stressful leadership situations and active listening techniques using the Mursion simulation environment in the Simmons School of Education & Human Development at SMU.
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Leaders in healthcare and education are doing critically important work, and changing contexts demand new approaches to serving communities.
The District Leadership Fellows met at SMU for their second session on October 23rd. Superintendents built upon the framework they learned at the Kick Off, updated their Impact Models and added Active Listening to their skill set.