Schedule of Events
(All times MST. Session times are subject to change.)
| Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 |
8 a.m.-3:40 p.m. | Character Summit (Open to Select U.S. Service Academies) |
| 10 a.m.-10 p.m. | Out of town guests arrive; Registration at Falcon Club (External Guests only: Visiting Students, Visiting Faculty, Community, Distinguished Guests and Speakers) | |
| 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Cadet Wing Kick-Off, Lt Col Jose Sarduy (USAFA only) | |
| 3:50-4:50 p.m. | Colvin Keytone Lecture, Bryan Stevenson | |
| 5-8 p.m. | Visiting Student Ice-Breaker and Dinner (Visiting Students Only) | |
| 5-9 p.m. | Wednesday Dinner Buffet | |
| Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 |
6:30-8 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30-9 a.m. | NCLS Opening Ceremony | |
| 9:30-10:15 a.m. | Class of ‘59 Leadership Keynote Lecture, Dr. Kjell Lindgren | |
| What if: Empowerment through Creativity, DeLovell Earls | ||
| 10:30-11:15 a.m. | 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 | ||
| 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 12:30-1:30 p.m. | 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 | ||
| 1:45-2:30 p.m. | 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 | ||
| 2:45-3:30 p.m. | 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 | ||
| 3:30-4:45 p.m. | Speaker Meet and Greet | |
| 5-6 p.m. | Class of ’74 Wakin Award | Muse Family Foundation Keynote Lecture, Missy Franklin | |
| 6-6:40 p.m. | Symposium Dinner Social Hour | |
| 6:40-8:10 p.m. | Symposium Dinner | |
| Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 |
6:30-8 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8-9 a.m. | 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 | ||
| 9:25-10:25 a.m. | 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 | ||
| 10:50-11:50 a.m. | 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 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1-2 p.m. | 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 | ||
| 2:15-3:30 p.m. | 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 | ||
| 3:45-4:30 p.m. | Challenge Ceremony, 2d Lt Madison Marsh | |
| 5-6:30 p.m. | Friday Dinner Buffet | |
| Symposium Concludes | ||
| Feb 24, 2024 | Visiting Students, external guests depart | |