Pace Setters
Dean's Leadership Conference
What is the Dean’s Leadership Conference?
The Dean’s Leadership Conference (DLC) is a daylong event that brings together high performing undergraduates and faculty from the Fisher College of Business as well as local leaders from the business community. The DLC combines introspective leadership development with collaboration and communication while fostering interaction amongst students and business leaders.
What is the agenda for the DLC?
The 2009 event is titled "Initiate. Innovate. Inspire: Leadership through Entrepreneurship.” Students will be placed in groups and will work together to develop their ideas. An effective group will utilize patient thought and innovative insight to create a sound plan for their assignment. The entrepreneurial assignments given to each group will relate to start-up inventions or nonprofit organizations.
As a complement to their assignment, one student from each group will have the unique opportunity to introduce their plan to prospective investors with an “elevator pitch.” As a unit, student groups will then present their assignment to their peers in a boardroom setting. The boardroom setting grants students the realistic entrepreneurial experience of "selling" your idea to investors.
The conference will also weave in interactive networking events that will take place throughout the day. The events will allow students and business representatives to connect on a professional and social level.
The agenda is as follows:
| Time | Event |
| 8:00-8:30 | Full breakfast |
| 8:30-11:15 | Welcome Speeches / Team Elevator Pitch / Entrepreneurial panel |
| 11:15-11:30 | Break |
| 11:30-1:00 | Networking Activity and Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 | Friends, Family, & Fools Team Work time |
| 2:30-3:45 | Boardroom |
| 3:45-4:00 | Break |
| 4:00-4:30 | Awards / Wrap Up |
When will the DLC be held?
Saturday, May 2, 2009 from 8:00am - 4:30pm.
This sounds great! Where do I sign up?
The application window for students opened Friday March 6, 2009 and closed Wednesday April 8, 2009. Accepted students will be notified Wednesday April 15, 2009.
Applications for the 2009 Dean's Leadership Conference are no longer being accepted. Thank you for your interest in the DLC.
What have the previous DLC's been like?
The 2008 Dean’s Leadership Conference was chaired by Nellie Debbeler. Nellie and her team titled the event “Leadership in Sustainable Business: Challenges and Opportunities.” The agenda for the 2008 event included networking activities, a keynote speaker, a panel debate as well as a case study. The case study involved developing insightful, environmentally sound strategies for a variety of companies facing sustainability issues.
Visit the Photos page for images from the 2008 DLC!
The 2007 Dean’s Leadership Conference was chaired by Luba Osadchy. Luba and her team titled the event “Business without Borders.” The agenda for the 2007 event included a networking activity, a keynote speaker, and a case study. Ms. Stacy Methvin, C.E.O. of Shell Chemicals, delivered the keynote. The case study involved choosing how to route an oil pipeline through several fictitious countries. The case study was detailed and very challenging, yet the students did an outstanding job tackling all the material.
For feedback from past attendees, please visit the Testimonials page.
Questions or suggestions?
We welcome comments, questions, or suggestions! Please email Rob Nicholson at Nicholson.138@osu.edu or Michelle Jacobson, our advisor, at jacobson_1@fisher.osu.edu.
Who is involved with planning?
Robert Nicholson (Chair) is an International Business major with an English minor. He is from Warren, Ohio and plans to run the Nicholson Center as well as attend law school after he graduates.
Brittany Albrinck is a Finance and Mathematics major from Cincinnati, Ohio. She is keeping her options open for after graduation.
Karan Bhasin is a Finance, Marketing, and Logistics major from Mumbai, India. After graduation he plans to go into brand management.
Kyle Kaufman is an Accounting major and is from Cleveland, Ohio. After graduation, he plans to work professionally and become a major league baseball player.
Faraz Khan is a Marketing and Finance major from Gahanna, Ohio. After graduation, he plans to work professionally for 2 — 3 years.
David Krogh is a Finance and Accounting major from West Fargo, North Dakota. In the future, he plans to start his own company.
Elizabeth Rudolph is a Finance and Accounting major from Lima, Ohio and plans to go to law school after she graduates.
Advisors:
H. Rao Unnava, W. Arthur Cullman Professorship in Marketing;Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs;
Professor of Marketing
Michelle Jacobson, Director, Alumni Relations
Amy Weisbach, Associate Director, Alumni Relations