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National Character & Leadership Symposium

Schedule of Events

A speaker talks to a large audience during an NCLS event.

(All times MST. Session times are subject to change.)

Wednesday,
Feb. 21, 2024
8:00am-3:40pm Character Summit (Open to Select U.S. Service Academies)
10:00am-10:00pm Out of town guests arrive; Registration at Falcon Club (External Guests only: Visiting Students, Visiting Faculty, Community, Distinguished Guests and Speakers)
12:30-1:30pm Lunch
12:30-1:30pm Cadet Wing Kick-Off, Lt Col Jose Sarduy (USAFA only)
3:50-4:50pm Colvin Keytone Lecture, Bryan Stevenson
5:00-8:00pm Visiting Student Ice-Breaker and Dinner (Visiting Students Only)
5:00-9:00pm Wednesday Dinner Buffet
Thursday,
Feb. 22, 2024
6:30-8:00am Breakfast
8:30-9:00am NCLS Opening Ceremony
9:30-10:15am Class of ‘59 Leadership Keynote Lecture, Dr. Kjell Lindgren
What if: Empowerment through Creativity, DeLovell Earls
10:30-11:15am Psychology of power: Why you’ve had bad leaders and how you can be a great one, Alison Fragale, PhD
High Quality Connections, Kimberly Dickman, PhD
Culture: The Strategic Imperative, Todd Simmons
11:30am-12:15pm Lunch
12:30-1:30pm Workshop: Elevate Culture; The Leader of Character Approach, Jacqueline Hooper, PhD; Paul Huffman
Workshop: Building Connection for Resilience, Justin Stoddard, PhD
Workshop: Five Voices, Robert Hink, PhD; Sara Kitsch, PhD
Workshop: What’s Sex Ed Got to Do With it? Kimberly Dickman, PhD
Lessons in Allyship, Dom Angiollo
We don’t need it to be easy, we just need to be possible, Timothy Alexander
Youth Documentaries
1:45-2:30pm Saving lives and alleviating suffering, Warren Acuncius
From Firsts to the Future: The Inclusion Imperative, Col Bree Fram
Our First Active-Duty Miss America: Breaking Stereotypes by Serving Country and Community, 2d Lt Madison Marsh
2:45-3:30pm US Navy SEALs and the importance of culture, Anthony Dickman
From Village to Village – On Cultural Humility, Ellie Adelman
Falcon Foundation Bud Breckner Keynote Lecture, Scott Kirby
3:30-4:45pm Speaker Meet and Greet
5:00-6:00pm Class of ’74 Wakin Award | Muse Family Foundation Keynote Lecture, Missy Franklin
6:00-6:40pm Symposium Dinner Social Hour
6:40-8:10pm Symposium Dinner
Friday,
Feb. 23, 2024
6:30-8:00am Breakfast
8:00-9:00am Humanity in Space: A New Frontier for Cultural Understanding, Polaris Dawn Panel
Psychology of power: Why you’ve had bad leaders and how you can be a great one, Alison Fragale, PhD
From Firsts to the Future: The Inclusion Imperative, Col Bree Fram
9:25-10:25am Lessons in Allyship, Dom Angiollo
We don’t need it to be easy, we just need to be possible, Timothy Alexander
The Importance of Culture and Connections: An Olympian’s Perspective, Missy Franklin
10:50-11:50am Class of ’93 Keynote Panel: Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year
What if: Empowerment through Creativity, DeLovell Earls
Cuban Pilot? Lt Col Jose Sarduy
Making an Impact in Sports Leadership, Rosalyn Durant
12:10-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-2:00pm Enix Heritage Keynote Lecture: Senior Leader Discussion Panel
From Village to Village: On Cultural Humility, Ellie Adelman
Warrior Heart and Warrior Mind in Each of Us, Kimberly Dickman, PhD; Anthony Dickman
2:15-3:30pm How Space Exploration Brings Us Together, Kjell Lindgren, PhD
Culture: The Strategic Imperative, Todd Simmons
Workshop: Ethical Decision Making, Robert Hinck, PhD
Workshop: Building High Quality Connections, Kimberly Dickman, PhD
Saving lives and alleviating suffering, Warren Acuncius
Workshop: Leading with Empathy, Sara Kitsch, PhD
Workshop: Leverage Strengths to Drive a Winning Culture and Elevate Organizational Performance, Jacqueline Hooper, PhD
Student Consortium
3:45-4:30pm Challenge Ceremony, 2d Lt Madison Marsh
5:00-6:30pm Friday Dinner Buffet
Symposium Concludes
Feb 24, 2024 Visiting Students, external guests depart

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