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| SPRING 2008 Jepson School News
From the Dean's Desk: The
Value of a Jepson Degree Jepson Inducts New Majors,
Holds Speed Networking Event Grant Extension to Make
Summer Institute, New Courses Possible Jepson Faculty in the
Spotlight at Leadership Conference, Forum Don't Miss These Upcoming
Events Rhetoric & Reality Speaker
Series Now Can Be Enjoyed Online Faculty Spotlight Hoyt's Research on Voter Behavior Focus of U.S. News Article Research by Crystal L. Hoyt is the focus
of a U.S. News & World Report article titled, "A Ghoulish Poll for
Hillary Clinton." The Values of Presidential
Leadership, edited by Terry L. Price and J. Thomas Wren, was
published in the fall. In this inaugural book in a new series,
presidential scholars from the fields of communications, history,
law, philosophy, political science and psychology explore the
broader phenomenon of leadership.
Peart
Organizes Symposium on Ethics and Economics Student Spotlight Students Receive Rave Reviews From Top Companies
As part of Charles Metzgar's Leadership in
Organizations class in the fall, students had the opportunity to
extern with Capital One Services, Inc., Play and Mercer Human
Resources Consulting to better understand leadership and
develop leadership skills in the context of organizations.
The experience paid off — for both the students and the companies. Senior Portrait: Jason Levinn's Role as an Environmental Leader Jason Levinn
didn't know what he was passionate about. Then, the summer before
his junior year, he saw An Inconvenient Truth. Now the
founder of RENEW (the Richmond Environmental Network for Economic
Willpower) reflects on what it took to start RENEW, what he learned
about leadership in the process and where he wants to go from here. Alumni News Class Notes Now Updated Online Want to know
what other Jepson graduates are up to? Now you don’t have to wait
for the @Jepson newsletter to find out. Class notes are now posted
online when we receive them. Alumni Networking Initiative Growing and Going Strong in 2008 The Jepson Alumni Networking
Committee met recently and identified several ways that alumni can
give back to Jepson. They also discussed possible enrichment and
educational programming for alumni. Aaron Graham, '02, Featured in The Boston Globe Aaron
Graham was recently featured in a Boston Globe article that focused
on his work ministering to a poor community in Boston. In a Q&A,
Graham discusses what it was like to have a reporter follow him
around and what he learned about leadership during his time there.
Joshua Walker, '03, Publishes Article in The Washington Quarterly After
graduating, Joshua Walker spent a year studying and traveling in
Turkey on a Fulbright scholarship. He is currently a graduate fellow
and Ph.D. candidate in politics and public policy at Princeton
University. Jepson
Alumni Offer Advice, Share Real-World Experiences with Class Alumni Spotlight: Civil Servants Kimberly Bowers, '05, Gets An Offer She Can't Refuse Since graduating in 2005,
Kimberly Bowers has gotten plenty of opportunities to stretch her
legs in politics. Bowers has worked as a
fundraiser in northern Virginia and on a gubernatorial campaign in
Maryland. But in 2007, she got an offer she couldn't
refuse. CDC Job Takes Sara Zeigler, 97, to Remote Corners of the World Sara
Zeigler isn’t afraid of a challenge — or of an adventure. So when
her job with the Centers for Disease Control took her to Barrow,
Alaska, during December a few years ago when the temperature was 60
below and sunlight nonexistent, she was a little surprised that she
wasn’t allowed to walk anywhere by herself. White House Insider Billy O'Brien, '01, Makes Homeland Security a Priority From
working as a personal aide for Vice President Dick Cheney to his
current job as a director on the president's Homeland Security
Council, Billy O'Brien knows his way around the White House.
Although he routinely works 14-hour days in his current job, O'Brien
say he relishes the opportunity to serve by working in the
government. The Thrill of the Case: Dennis Barghaan, '96, Practices the Art of Persuasion as an Assistant U.S. Attorney Dennis
Barghaan is no stranger to high-profile cases. After eight years
with the Department of Justice, Barghaan has had the opportunity to
represent the CIA, the Department of Defense and the Patent and
Trademark Office among other agencies and high-ranking officials.
If you have questions or comments about any of these articles, contact jepsonalumni@richmond.edu |
