Mountain Talks: Alumni Webinar Series
Gain insight into today's hottest topics with some of Lehigh's finest minds with Mountain Talks, brought to you by the Lehigh University Alumni Association. These online presentations will enlighten and educate you on pressing issues and allow you engage personally with talented faculty, staff, and alumni.
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Grow Professionally with Lehigh Mountain Talks archive
Lehigh alumni who are thought-leaders on a range of professional development topics were featured in this special series of Mountain Talks sponsored by Alumni Career Solutions.
"Creating the Best Year of Your Life” with Bob Fioretti, ‘84
Business/success coach, entrepreneur, author and keynote speaker
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“Guiding Your Inner Entrepreneur” with John Glanville, ‘77
General Partner, Athenaeum Capital Partners
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“Relationship Networking” with Michelle Tillis Lederman, ‘93
Author, President and Founder of Executive Essentials
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"Harnessing the Power of Emotional Intelligence” with Sue DeLazaro, ‘95
Programs Director at TalentSmart
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“Being the Boss is Hard” with Tom Mattus, ‘76G
President and Founder of Successful Strategies International, Inc.
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“Dude, Seriously, It’s NOT All About You!” with Susan P. Ascher, ‘75
Author, President and CEO of The Ascher Group
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“Marketing Yourself: Why Personal Branding Matters” with Greg Heller-Labelle, ‘10G
Chief Marketing Officer, FastFig
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"Do You Have a GPS for Your Success?" with Bruce Chodosh, '65
Managing Partner, SpectraComm
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More Mountain Talks
Forecasting the 2012 Presidential Election: Change or Continuity?
An energizing and truly engaging discussion about the country’s current political climate and upcoming presidential election was led by Saladin Ambar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Lehigh University Department of Political Science.
Lehigh Athletics on the National Stage
Lehigh's student athletes have risen to the challenge in many sports this year and gained national attention and respect. Bill Griffin '79, Associate Director of Athletics for External Relations and Athletics Advancement, discusses the year's events while looking ahead.
The Simply Economics of Health Care Reform
An insightful discussion presented by Anthony O’Brien, Ph.D., Professor, Lehigh University Economics Department, on basic economic concepts to understand why health care costs have been increasing, what the effects of the recent health care reform law are likely to be, and what alternatives there may be.
The Electricity Grid of Tomorrow
Shalinee Kishore
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Thursday, March 22, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
One of the most pressing concerns for our society is to find ways to
meet our skyrocketing energy demands. The answers we seek must not only
be efficient – both technically and economically – but also limit our
impact on the environment. The overhaul of our national electrical grid,
which will produce a Smart Grid, will necessarily be a key part of this
solution.
The Smart Grid will leverage advances in information technology to make
the grid infrastructure and service resilient to random events. At the
generation side, the Smart Grid will permit integration of distributed
and renewable energy sources. At the consumption end, it will enable
greater consumer participation in how we use, manage and store
electricity. In between, it will exploit deployments of enhanced sensory
and telemetry systems to make electricity flow more adaptable and
efficient, reducing the current wide margins of operations.
This talk will overview the vision for tomorrow's Smart Grid and how it will enable a more energy-efficient future.
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Time Banking: Building Community Through Alternative Currencies
Dr. Judith N. Lasker
NEH Distinguished Professor, Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
At a time of strained budgets, increased human needs, and reduced services, and fueled by desire to create alternatives to the global economic system, more and more people are turning to community currencies to meet their needs and support local community and economic development.
Time Banking is an innovative form of community currency initially conceived by Edgar S. Cahn in the 1980’s and now found all over the world. In her recent book, Dr. Lasker asks, “How and why have Time Banks emerged in communities around the U.S.? What factors have contributed to their success or failure? Why do people join? What are the benefits and disadvantages of membership? Does Time Banking fulfill the varying social, political, and economic expectations of founders and organizers?”
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Post-Invasion Corruption in Iraq
Dr. Frank Gunter
Professor of Economics
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Like sand after a desert storm, corruption permeates every every corner of Iraqi society. From government ministers in Baghdad stealing hundreds of million of dollars to government grain shops substituting lower quality flour in food baskets for the poor, corruption not only makes it difficult to run a private business but also contributes to the low living standards of much of the population. There are several myths about the causes and cures for corruption in Iraq. And, unfortunately, these myths are preventing real progress in reducing corruption to acceptable levels.
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The American Space Program: Where We Are, Where We're Headed
Dr. Gary DeLeo
Professor of Physics
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
With eyes on the skies for the last launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, Lehigh Professor of Physics Gary DeLeo discusses reasons why the program came to an end and what's next. Learn about the latest activity of the Rover on Mars, the New Horizons mission to Pluto, private sector plans for the International Space Station, and more, plus ask your questions about what lies in store for America in space.
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Saving Our Schools: The Impact of Community Engagement
Dr. George White
Professor of Education
Director, Lehigh Center for Developing Urban Educational Leaders
Thursday, May 5, 2011
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The economic downturn has exacerbated the pressures on communities and has a profound impact on public schools, where learning is challenged daily by healthy, nutritional, and behavioral problems. George White, professor of education and director of the Center for Developing Urban Educational Leaders, discussed how parent and community engagement can enact change in urban schools.
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