Location: Various venues in the Berkshires, western Massachusetts Hotel:Yankee Suites, Rt. 20 (West Housatonic St.), Pittsfield, MA
This will be a highly interactive weekend. Participants will be expected to speak up candidly and actively participate in discussions and break-out sessions with fellow Syracuse University students and the Dulye Leadership Experience faculty.
The goal is change—change how you think about developing your professional and leadership skills. This program brings together seasoned practitioners, as well as workplace newcomers, who offer a comprehensive perspective on what it takes to get in, get noticed, and get ahead in the workplace—be it a Fortune 500 corporation, government agency, not-for-profit organization, or a small start-up business.
Agenda/Speaker List
Friday, April 4, 2008
1:00 pm
Bus with DLE students depart from Syracuse University
5:00 – 5:45 pm
Arrival and check-in Yankee Suites, 20 W. Housatonic St. (Rt. 20), Pittsfield, MA
5:45 – 6:00 pm
DLE student bus departs for dinner at Aster’s Restaurant, 1015 South Street (Routes 7 & 20), Pittsfield, MA
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Welcome reception and dinner
Program Overview/Objectives: Linda Dulye, SU’77, President, L.M. Dulye & Co.
9:00-9:10 pm
DLE student bus depart for Yankee Suites, Pittsfield, MA
Saturday, April 5, 2008
7:45 – 8:00 am
DLE student bus departs for Aster’s Restaurant, 1015 South Street, Pittsfield, MA
8:00 – 8:20 am
Continental breakfast
8:20 – 8:50 am
Readying for the Reality of the Workplace: Linda Dulye, President, LM Dulye & Co., Warwick, NY
8:50 – 9:50 am
Leading from Below: What Execs Expect in New Hires: Rich Armstrong, Vice President/General Manager, DRS
Technologies, Power Generation Segment, Fitchburg, MA
9:50-10:00 am
Break
10:00 – 11:00 am
The Brand Called You: Resumes, Job Interviews and Dressing for Success: Sue Edelstein, President/Founder, the Edelstein Group
11:00 – Noon
Once You’re In, How Do You Grow Your Career? John Herbert, President
Bergen National Dispute Management Services LLC, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Noon – 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 – 2:50 pm
Communicating for Success in the Workplace
• The Written Word: Valerie Newitt, Senior Editor, the Times Herald, Norristown, PA and Travel Blogger
• The Spoken Word: Linda Dulye, President, LM Dulye & Co.
2:50 – 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 – 3:55 pm
Start Saving Now for a Nest Egg: Matthew Keator, Partner, Keator Group,LLC, Pittsfield, MA
3:55 – 5:00 pm
Finance 101—Understanding the Bottom Line of Business: Roger Gibboni, CFO and Business Manager, LM Dulye & Co., Warwick, NY
5:00 – 5:15 pm
Wrap Up and Day’s Evaluation: Linda Dulye
5:15 – 5:30
DLS student bus departs for Yankee Suites
5:30 – 6:30 pm
Free time
6:30 – 6:50 pm
DLE student bus departs for dinner at the Olde Forge Restaurant, 125 North Main Street (Route 7), Lanesboro, MA
6:50 – 8:50 pm
Dinner & Table Talk
• Lifetime Learning: Ann Dulye, Founder/President, Walden Printing Co. and first female president of the
NY State Press Association
• Leadership Dynamics: Various speakers
8:50 – 9:10 pm
DLE student bus for Yankee Suites/Evening work session on Finance Assignment
Sunday, April 6, 2008
8:15 – 8:30 am
Check out of Yankee Suites and board bus
8:30 – 8:45 am
DLE student bus depart for Hilltop Orchards and Furnace Brook Winery, Route 295, Richmond, MA
8:45 – 9:15 am
Continental breakfast
9:15 – 10:15 am
Finance Assignment Report-outs
10:15 – 11:00 am
Business Thinking for the Non-Profit World-Governance Accountability, Integrity: Kitt Potter, Director of Grant Funded Programs, Sullivan County (NY) Community College, Monticello, NY; Carolyn Mower Burns, Executive Director, Berkshire Children and Families, Pittsfield, MA
11:00 – 11:10 am
Break
11:10 – Noon
Find a Mentor—The Art and Value of Building Professional Relationships: Larry Hollingsworth, Vice President, Business Development, DRS Technologies, Sustainment Systems, St. Louis, MO
Noon – 12:30 pm
Lunch
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Recent Grad Tips for Surviving and Thriving in the Workplace: Eric Hansen, SU’07, Strategic Technology Consultant, LM Dulye & Co.; Jenn Smith, SU’04, Reporter, Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA
1:30 – 2:30 pm
The Entrepreneurial Spirit: Starting Your Own Business: John Vittori, President/Founder, Hilltop Orchards and Furnace Brook Winery, Richmond, MA (+ facility tour)
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Wrap Up: Your Action Plan: Linda Dulye
Complete program evaluation form
3:00 pm
Program concludes/DLE student bus departs for Syracuse University
Sunday, April 6, 2008