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Free Discussion about Leadership at St. Helens Public Library
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 2016
FREE DISCUSSION ABOUT LEADERSHIP AT ST. HELENS PUBLIC LIBRARY
The October 11, 2016, event is part of Oregon Humanities’ statewide Conversation Project.
St. Helens, Ore. – Different people have different ideas about what they want and expect from leaders. Our understanding of what constitutes leadership is shaped by the behavior and appearance of the people we call “leaders.” Many of our ideas about leadership are tied to positions of power and authority and influenced by race, gender, age, and other identities. How are leadership, power, and authority different? What are other names for what we experience as leadership? Is leadership always in service to the greater good? How can we raise up the kinds of leaders who can best serve our communities?
This is the focus of “Looking for Leadership: What Do We Want from Leaders?”, a free conversation with Lois Ruskai Melina on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Helens Public Library. This program is hosted by the St. Helens Public Library and sponsored by Oregon Humanities.
Melina has a PhD in Leadership Studies from Gonzaga University, a program that views leadership as a process of individual, organizational, and global change. She has taught leadership at Gonzaga University and Union Institute & University. She was the lead editor of the anthology The Embodiment of Leadership, and her academic research has appeared in the journals Leadership Review, Global Discourse, The International Journal of Servant Leadership, and Qualitative Inquiry.
The St. Helens Public Library strives to be a place where intelligent conversation and debate happen and potentially inspire positive change. Through the Conversation Project, Oregon Humanities offers free programs that engage community members in thoughtful, challenging conversations about ideas critical to our daily lives and our state's future.
Oregon Humanities (921 SW Washington, Suite 150; Portland, OR 97205) connects Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities. More information about Oregon Humanities’ programs and publications, which include the Conversation Project, Think & Drink, Humanity in Perspective, Idea Lab, Public Program Grants, and Oregon Humanities magazine, can be found at oregonhumanities.org. Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust.
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For further information regarding this free community discussion, please contact Library Technician I Nicole Woodruff at 503-397-4544 or nicolew@ci.st-helens.or.us.
