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Join Us! Partnering for Character Promoting Character and Ethics at Work and in School
2ND ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE Partnering for Character is a one-day conference on Friday, October 15, from 8:00a.m. to 4:15p.m. at Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, Located in East Lansing, Michigan. Friday,
October 15, 2004 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, MSU Campus,
East Lansing, MI. Featuring
Keynote Presenter Dr. Philip Vincent, “The Voice for Character”
Our goal is to
provide valuable and relevant strategies to incorporate character and
ethics training in the business workplace, educational institutions, and
not-for-profit and youth-serving organizations. About the day… This
one-day conference offers a unique opportunity for people in the
business and not-for-profit sector, education, and youth-serving
organizations to learn together and exchange ideas. It is packed with
innovative approaches to bring character education and ethics to the
forefront of any organization. You will learn from national leaders in
character and ethics, along with many leaders in the field from across
the state of Who
Should Attend?
Approved for Credit SB-CEUs & PENDING PHR●SPHR●HRCT
This conference will host simultaneous tracks for business and non-profits, educators, and youth-serving organizations, and a general (or cross-disciplinary) track. Participants are free to attend sessions from any of the breakout sessions.
Speaker
Breakout Sessions
Featuring
Keynote Presenter Dr. Philip Vincent, “The Voice for Character”
Philip
F. Vincent, Ph.D., is a national speaker and author of over 20
books, including the Philosophy
for Young Thinkers, and the Promising
Practices in Character Education series. Dr. Vincent's message
is on target for both business leaders and educators and in addition to
presenting the keynote address, Dr. Vincent will lead breakout sessions
for both the business and education communities. He
brings more than 20 successful years of experience in education to his
presentations, workshops, and best selling books. He currently serves as
Director of the Character Development Group in "The
CBS News with Dan Rather" and USA Today have featured Dr.
Vincent's staff development work for school civility. He has written
numerous journal articles about developing character, gifted education,
computer ethics, and working with at-risk students in an alternative
classroom setting. Dr. Vincent’s publications include the best selling books Developing Character in Students—A Primer for Teachers, Parents & Communities; his Promising Practices in Character Education series, Volume I - Nine Success Stories from Across the Country and Volume II – 12 More Success Stories; Rules & Procedures—A First Step Toward School Civility; A Gift of Character—The Chattanooga Story; and his newest book Restoring School Civility. Welcome
and opening remarks: “A Commitment to Character” Erv
Brinker is CEO of Summit Pointe, a behavioral health provider in Morning
Keynote Address: “Character
Education: The Educational, Social and Business Advantage.” Philip F.
Vincent, Ph.D. When you hire employees, do you want both high grades in
school and high responsibility? Key predictors of an employee’s job
success and retention are character traits, not necessarily levels of
knowledge. If you can find
potential employees who are honest, dependable, cooperative and
responsible, you can teach them the job!
Learn what employees with good character can do for your business
environment and how school districts are positively impacting the
workforce. Philip
F. Vincent, Ph.D., is a national speaker and author of over 20 books,
including the Philosophy for Young
Thinkers, Promising Practices in Character Education series.
Dr. Vincent's message is on target for both business leaders and
educators. Afternoon
Keynote Address: “What Do Morals Have To Do With It? Thoughts on
Market Place Ethics.” George
A. Erickcek, Ph.D.
According
to economists, the sole goal of businesses should be to maximize
profits. They do so by providing goods and services that are
demanded by their customers, using the most cost-effective means
available. Problems arise, however, when the actions of
profit-maximizing firms negatively impact their communities, employees,
and possibly the long-term benefits of their customers. Is
legality the only social norm a business should obey? Dr.
George A. Erickcek,
is a Senior Regional Analyst for the W. E. Upjohn Institute for
Employment Research. His
research focuses on analyzing issues in regional and labor economics, as
well as public policy. He
also writes the Business Outlook for Breakout
Sessions Session A:
1)
Education Track: “Character Education: A
‘Gift’ to Students,” Philip Vincent, Ph.D. Your students can develop good habits and positive
thinking so that they “know the good, love the good and do the
good.” As educators we can
truly give the gift that will last a life time; helping a child to
develop a good character. This
workshop will provide hands-on training for teachers, administrators,
counselors, or for site-based team members and practical strategies to
develop positive character traits in students. 2)
Business Track: “Why Meet the
Challenge? Integrating Principles of Character into Practice.”
Thomas R. McCormick. Learn
how to go beyond best practices to determine how, when and where
ethics programs are most effectively implemented. This session will
emphasize why it is important to integrate character and ethics
principles into business practices. Discover practical ways to
exceed the challenge of applying ethical standards beyond the status
quo. Thomas
R. McCormick
is Assistant General Counsel and Director of Global Ethics and
Compliance for The Dow Chemical Company, located in 3)
General Track:
“Building Circles of Support: Understanding, Confronting and
Eliminating Bullying Behaviors.” Janet R. Olson, and Karen Pace. Sticks
and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me. Not so – research shows that
bullying, harassment and emotional violence may have serious, long-term
negative impacts on young people. Helping adults understand bullying
behaviors, examine their own attitudes and beliefs about bullying, and
design ways to build positive support systems for young people in
schools and other settings is the first step toward addressing these
issues. In this session, participants will explore current research on
bullying, along with proven prevention strategies, including how
character education concepts can be incorporated to create and
strengthen positive environments and relationships. Participants will
hear directly from young people (via video) about their experiences with
bullying and their recommendations for ways to confront and eliminate
these behaviors. Janet
Olsen and Karen Pace are
program leaders for Michigan State University Extension, Children, Youth
and Family Programs, 4-H Youth Development. Together these presenters
have over 35 years of experience in the area of youth development,
including violence and bullying prevention, diversity education,
character education, communications, and program and curriculum
development. Their print and video curricula have been used by 4-H,
schools and other youth-serving organizations across the country, and
they’ve taught extensively around Session B: 4).
Education Track. “Kids
‘TWIST’ Boredom Away and Learn Good Character in Summer Day Camp” It’s
all out there – all the reasons that children need to move. Childhood
obesity is rising at an alarming rate, while physical and cognitive
skills are declining. TWIST (Taught with Internalized Skills Techniques)
summer camp is for boys and girls aged 5-9. TWIST is designed to boost
cognitive and character skills while using essential physical activities
as the vehicle. Learn how the camp is run with an emphasis on the four
main stations: PFS (Project First Step®), Fundamental Motor skills,
Character Education and the 5 "Ws" which is the cognitive
session. Examples of each station will be given along with
expectations for each station. Dr.
Johnson
is an assistant professor of physical education at 5)
Business Track “Good Character is Good for Business” Philip Vincent, Ph.D. Reputation is everything in business, and the
financial benefit of being known as an ethical, responsible, caring
company is incalculable. Investing
in character education in school pays BIG rewards for your company! Find
out what you can do to be one of the leaders in your business community
who supports character education in schools! Philip
F. Vincent, Ph.D.,
is a national speaker and author of over 20 books, including the Philosophy
for Young Thinkers, Promising Practices in Character Education
series. Dr. Vincent's message is on target for both business
leaders and educators. 6)
General Track. “Importance
of Ethics.” Lt. Michael
Sherzer Servant
leadership is an extremely powerful tool to develop ethical and
leadership principles. In this session we will discuss the basic
principles of servant leadership and how they can be applied to any
organization. Lt.
Michael Sherzer
has served as a police officer for 19 years, currently with the Battle
Creek Police Department. A graduate of the Session C: 7)
Education Track.
“The
Program Your School SHOULDN’T Cut:
Character Education Helps Kids Learn!” Hear
about new resources from the Michigan Department of Education to help
schools build quality character education programs that don’t distract
from their academic mission, but help all
students learn. Learn the 11
principles for quality character education and how to make them work for
your students’ academic achievement, even in budget-cutting times!
You’ll also receive a brief introduction to the new Michigan
Model Service Learning curriculum, learn when it works with kids and
when it doesn’t, and where and when trainings are available at 8)
Business Track “Ethical Dilemmas at Work” Facilitators are Dan Dunn,
SPHR, and Donna Shiley, SPHR This
is an interactive session which will provide a model for ethical
decision-making, present attendees with a number of ethical dilemmas
which face today's workforce and ask audience participants to discuss
options and decisions. This session is repeated by popular demand from
2003. Facilitators: Dan Dunn, SPHR, and Vice President of Human Resources, Comerica Bank; and Donna
Shiley, SPHR, Assistant Vice-President of Human Resources, Comerica
Bank, and a former educator. 9)
General Track. “Character:
What is it?” Pat Maliszewski
With the lack of
character in the news and so many legal issues, you will want to be sure
you understand exactly what character is and is not. Learn the
difference between ethics, values, morals and character and what it
means to you and your organization. Pat
Maliszewski
is program director for Character Unlimited. She is a professional
trainer and speaker with over 23 years of experience in corporate and
law office administration. Pat has taught character and ethics
development in businesses, schools, and communities across the
Conference Sponsors Character Unlimited, a program of Summit Pointe, is the
conference host and sponsor. Co-sponsorship by the Michigan Department of Education and other generous corporate support. Co-sponsorship
of a conference by the Michigan Department of Education assumes the
active participation of Department of Education staff in the planning
and development of the agenda. No
person shall be denied the opportunity to participate on the basis of
race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, sex,
marital status or handicap. The
conference facility must meet accessibility standards for the physically
handicapped. Commercial
products or services displayed or presented as part of the
conference are not considered endorsed by the Michigan Department of
Education.
The
conference will be held at the Kellogg
Hotel & Conference Center, Michigan State University
Lansing
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