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Graduate Assistant Applications for the Summer 2013 term are due March 18. (March 16 falls on a weekend.) To find out more, plus obtain an application, please click here.

Journal Club will meet again this Friday, February 22. All are welcome to attend this discourse for doctoral students and faculty to present journal articles, book chapters, or other scholarly works to colleagues. We meet each Friday class meets, 4-5:15 p.m., in Tilford 117. If you would like more information about Journal Club or presenting, please click here.

We wish to notify you that we will have a Gonzaga photographer on hand for the upcoming events:

Leadership Studies Student Research Symposium: March 22-23
Graduation Banquet: May 9
Graduation Ceremony: May 12

Note that all students by their very status as a member of GU automatically waive permission to allow GU to use their photographs. However, if you would prefer not to have your picture taken, please notify Anna Frost (afrost@zagmail.gonzaga.edu) at least seven days in advance. Please include a jpg of yourself unless you are absolutely sure she knows who you are. Although at these events we cannot promise to exclude you in photos, we can delete them afterward.

The 2013 Fall syllabi is beginning to be posted here. This will be the only announcement about this. Please check the page for updates. Note that Fall 2013 registration begins April 2 at midnight.

The GSA will be hosting a social Friday, February 22, 4-6 p.m., at Pizza Pipeline (1403 N Division St; 509-326-6412). All students are invited and welcome to bring a friend. The GSA will provide free pizza! Drinks are on you. Please RSVP at gsa@zagmail.gonzaga.edu. Details: $1 sodas (free refills), $3.50 wells, $3 fireball shots and more!

All students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members are invited to register now for the 1st Annual Leadership Studies Student Research Symposium March 22-23. Register here. Registration is free and open to the public.

Don’t forget about the Call for Proposals. Deadline is March 1!

We invite your submission of paper presentation, roundtable poster, or Fireside Chat session proposals for the 1st Annual Gonzaga University Leadership Studies Student Research Symposium March 22-23, 2013. Submissions will be accepted through March 1.

This year’s conference is open to current Undergraduate Comprehensive Leadership Program (CLP) students, Communication Leadership, Organizational Leadership, and Doctoral students and candidates at Gonzaga University. Students and candidates may submit either a full paper, a roundtable poster, or a Fireside Chat proposal. Faculty in your specific program will review proposals. [See faculty contact person below.] Decisions about scheduling will be made by the Conference Program Committee.

Click here for full info. Registration to the symposium will be up online shortly.

Faculty Contacts:
Email abstract proposals with Subject Heading: Leadership Conference to:

• CLP – Josh Armstrong – armstrongj@gonzaga.edu
• Communication Leadership – Pavel Shlossberg – shlossbergp@gonzaga.edu
• Organizational Leadership – Dennis Conners – conners@gonzaga.edu
• Doctoral Leadership – JoAnn Barbour – barbourj@gonzaga.edu
• Online Presentations – Lazarina Topuzova –  topuzova@gonzaga.edu

The Summer 2013 syllabi are currently coming up online as we get them. We suggest that you check the syllabi page periodically, as we will not be making an announcement about the summer syllabi again. (We will make an announcement when the Fall 2013 syllabi begin to go up.)

In addition, please note the course registration dates for the upcoming year:
Summer 2013 – March 18, 2013 (midnight)
Fall 2013 – April 2, 2013 (midnight)
(Add these dates from the Gonzaga DPLS Google calendar to your own Google calendar.)

Course registration takes place on ZagWeb. If you have not been enrolled for one semester or more, please contact Marnie Broughton (broughton@gonzaga.edu) to be quick-admitted.

We have a beautiful partnership with two Jesuit universities in Colombia which are among the finest universities in South America.

If you want a wonderful international experience, you may want to consider this class.

I’ve been there, and Colombia will touch your soul and give you a new vision of the world!

This class is taught by our very own Dr. Lazi Topuzova, whose expertise areas include leadership and international democracy, peace studies, and social justice.

DPLS 777/ORGL 690: Leadership and Accompaniment

Residency in Cali, Colombia: May 20 – June 2, 2013

Entire course pre- and post- via Blackboard: Summer 2013

Program Cost: $2900

Cost includes: Tuition for three credits, accommodations for the 2 weeks in Colombia, most group meals, local group transportation, AirMed, and International Student Identity Card.

This course is in partnership with Javeriana University in Cali which is a sister Jesuit University we have a partnership with. Students will engage directly with local community leaders and will gain first hand experience of asset-based community development models. Students will learn how to conduct a needs assessment and how to apply leadership and social responsibility frameworks on the individual, mezzo and macro levels. Further, they will learn strategies for thinking and practicing ethical leadership, and will have increased self-awareness and cultural sensitivity through critical reflection and action.

The course is 8 weeks long, with 2 weeks on site in Colombia and 6 weeks follow-up online. Here is a bit more on the schedule:

Orientation/ Pre-departure: Online on Blackboard (one week)

Week 1 in Colombia: Introduction to the local context (guest lectures); day visits to the local community-based organization (CBO);

Week 2 in Colombia: reflection and work with Javeriana peers and faculty on project and experience; manage and analyze the data collected;

Saturdays – day trips to historic sites and/ or cultural events; Sundays: day off.

Online follow-up: on Blackboard (5 weeks): Reflection on the two-week experience; Prepare final report in English to be shared with Javeriana;

For more information on the application, please send Dr. Topuzova an e-mail at topuzova@gonzaga.edu or see:

http://www.gonzaga.edu/Academics/Colleges-and-Schools/School-of-Professional-Studies/GraduateStudyAbroad/ColombiaLeadershipandAccompaniment.asp

Our very own Drs. Adrian Popa and Lazi Topuzova here at Gonzaga U. edit a journal called AUDEM aimed at leadership and democracy around the world.

It is a very strong journal, peer reviewed, and would serve very well on your curriculum vitae if you are planning on teaching at the university level.

If it comes down to you and a couple of other candidates for a teaching position somewhere and you have a publication like this and they do not, the publication really lifts your possibilities and may secure you the position.

So have at it!  Any of your major papers may be a decent fit after you have taken a pass at the paper to build it toward this journal and what they are asking for.

Also feel free to contact Adrian or Lazi with any questions.

Thanks!

Shann

2013 AUDEM Call for Papers, Volume IV

Call for Papers
The mission of the Alliance of Universities for Democracy is to promote the development of democratic values, civil society, civic engagement, and intercultural understanding through international exchange among institutions of higher education.

The AUDEM Journal is a scholarly, peer‐reviewed journal that focuses on the initiatives and themes related to the organization’s mission. We invite contributions from international scholars from different disciplines working on issues of higher education and the development of democratic values. We encourage submissions of articles grounded in objectivist, interpretive, critical, or other epistemologies. We are committed to diversity of perspectives and encourage submission of articles representing (1) traditional quantitative or qualitative empirical articles, (2) integrative research reviews, (3) theoretical pieces contributing to new theory, and (4) well‐constructed, well‐argued conceptual papers that are thought provoking.

For its fourth volume, AUDEM: The International Journal of Higher Education and
Democracy is focusing on the following broad theme:
Changing Conceptions of the Modern University

We invite contributions on issues related to the challenges universities are facing today as well as on the conceptual and theoretical dimensions of civic engagement. Examples of pertinent questions include: What strategies are universities using for responding to changing national/ global/ international demands and effectively dealing with the proper mission of a university?; what are the defining issues of citizenship in the 21st century?; what are new frameworks for thinking about citizenship in this global era?; how is citizenship or the university mission being expressed in both virtual and face‐to‐face settings?; how do we approach democracy in a more global economic setting; what is the university’s role in civic engagement, service‐learning, and so on; what are challenges for scholars at risk serving in undeveloped democracies; and other viable topics on higher education. AUDEM: The International Journal of Higher Education and Democracy may also consider contributions that focus on other topics or initiatives closely related to higher education and democracy.

Instructions for Submission
Submissions should be received by March 17, 2013, to be considered for publication in Volume 4. Manuscripts and editorial communication should be submitted electronically to audemjournal@zagweb.gonzaga.edu

If you have questions you may wish to contact one of the editors, Adrian B. Popa (popa@gonzaga.edu) and Lazarina Topuzova (topuzova@gonzaga.edu) or the book editor Mariana Cernicova‐Buca (mcernicova@gmail.com).

In addition, please consider the following as you prepare your manuscript:

• Submissions should be original work by contributors not previously published or under review by a different journal.
• Manuscripts should be submitted electronically using Microsoft Word.
• Your manuscript should have a cover page with the title of the manuscript, the author(s), affiliation(s), and a complete email and mailing address for the corresponding author.
• Include an abstract of 150 words or less.
• Include 3‐5 key words.
• Limit your submission to 25 double‐spaced pages, with one inch margins. This page count excludes title and reference pages.
• References to published works must be cited in text and at the end of the manuscript.
• Contributors are accountable for the accuracy of statements they make in their articles.
• The Journal uses the American Psychological Association (APA) Style, 6th ed. and your manuscript should be formatted according to that style.

Examples
Hunt, J.G., Boal, K. B., & Dodge, G. E. (1999). The effect of visionary and crisis‐responsive charisma on followers: An experimental examination of two kinds of charismatic leadership. Leadership Quarterly, 10(3), 423‐448.
Manheim, K. (1952). Essays on the sociology of knowledge. New York: Oxford University Press.

For other referencing examples, consult The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 6th edition. All manuscripts must conform to ethical publication practices as specified in the ethical guidelines published by the American Psychological Association. Further guidelines will be sent to the author(s) upon acceptance of articles.

AUDEM: The International Journal of Higher Education and Democracy is a publication of SUNY Press: http://www.sunypress.edu/t-Journals.aspx