Allegacy Center for Leadership & Character

Video: Teammates for Life: Leveraging the Positive Power of Peer Networks

On Monday, April 16th, 2018, the Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character, the Wake Forest Mental Health association and other campus partners co-sponsored former major league pitcher, John Trautwein, to speak to student athletes, staff, and faculty with a message of hope and strength. After losing his teenaged son, Will, to suicide in 2010, Trautwein … Continue reading Video: Teammates for Life: Leveraging the Positive Power of Peer Networks

Bob Reid Offers Leader Development Strategy

On March 21, 2018, Robert “Bob” Reid, former president and CEO of Community One Bancorp visited Wake Forest School of Business as a guest speaker sponsored by the Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character. After meeting with 44 students in MIL124, he shared additional insights on leader development in an interview with the Allegacy Center … Continue reading Bob Reid Offers Leader Development Strategy

Principled Leadership Symposium Attendees Elena Cage and Garret Bader Share Insights

For the 2018 Principled Leadership Symposium conference at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, Wake Forest Business and Enterprise Management Students, Elena Cage and Garret Bader shared insights. Elena Cage ’19 shared ideas about diversity including how diversity is important in the area of diversity of thought as well as in the area of diversity … Continue reading Principled Leadership Symposium Attendees Elena Cage and Garret Bader Share Insights

CLC Co-Sponsors Teammates for Life: Leveraging the Positive Power of Peer Networks

On Monday, April 16th at 4pm, the ACLC and Wake Forest will welcome John Trautwein to Farrell Hall. Sure to be a powerful and inspiring message of hope, this event will be held in the Broyhill Auditorium and is open to students, faculty, staff and friends of the School of Business.

Wake Forest Ethics and Leadership Debate Team at Nationals 2018

The Wake Forest Ethics and Leadership Debate Team competed at the national level in the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl in Chicago, March 3rd and 4th, 2018. The event was sponsored by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics and included 35 other teams chosen through regional ethics bowl competitions. Through the two day competition, the Wake … Continue reading Wake Forest Ethics and Leadership Debate Team at Nationals 2018

Reflections from Air Force Academy National Character and Leadership Symposium Attendee Grace Colan

On February 22-23, 2018, Grace Colan, BEM ’19 attended the Air Force Academy National Character and Leadership Symposium in Denver, Colorado. This year’s main topic was “Ethics and Respect for Human Dignity” and speakers included the CEO of Boeing, a man who climbed Everest to the summit, a Holocost survivor who was nine years old … Continue reading Reflections from Air Force Academy National Character and Leadership Symposium Attendee Grace Colan

Kevin Tanner Shares Leadership Insights on Trust

On Monday, February 26, 2018, the Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character hosted a visit from Kevin Tanner, President, Chief Investment Officer, and Chief Financial Officer for Saratoga Research & Investment Management. While visiting with a class of 59 MSBA students, his message was for students to see themselves as leaders rather than as … Continue reading Kevin Tanner Shares Leadership Insights on Trust

Reflections from Naval Academy Leadership Conference Attendee Tyler Boucher

Tyler Boucher, BEM major ’19 attended the 2018 Naval Academy Leadership Conference and returned with six key ingredients that make up a great leader. These insights he drew from many sessions with the conference presenters including Steve Reinemund, former CEO of Pepsico, and former dean of the Wake Forest School of Business. The six major … Continue reading Reflections from Naval Academy Leadership Conference Attendee Tyler Boucher

The CLC Welcomes Shellie Ritzman

The ACLC is delighted to welcome Shellie Ritzman to the team. Shellie joined the Center on February 12 as Administrative Coordinator. Shellie has 30 years’ experience in executive administrative positions with companies in a wide variety of fields including: retail, industrial and workplace hygiene, corporate accounting, restaurant franchisement, and banking. In addition to providing executive … Continue reading The CLC Welcomes Shellie Ritzman

Reflections from Naval Academy Leadership Conference Attendee Blake Wynveen

Blake Wynveen, BEM major ’19 attended the Naval Academy Leadership Conference and provided exemplary reflections on the experience and value of what he learned. See below for excerpts from his notes as well as a video interview link below highlighting his leadership insights gained from the experience. “Attending the Naval Academy Leadership Conference offered me … Continue reading Reflections from Naval Academy Leadership Conference Attendee Blake Wynveen