Haslam College of Business - Haslam Faculty and Staff Lunch and Learn

The Power of Dialogue: Leading Change Through Societal Impact and Community-Engaged Initiatives

Offered by Haslam’s Office of Access and Community Connections (OACC), this lunch and learn will feature an engaging panel discussion and interactive dialogue focused on societal impact, leadership development and the power of crucial conversations. This event invites faculty and staff to explore how intentional dialogue can drive meaningful change across teaching, research, service and community engagement.

This free event includes a provided lunch!

Panelists

¹These panelists will also lead a presentation at the beginning of the lunch and learn.

Learning Outcomes

• Define societal impact and community-engaged scholarship within higher education, collaboration with corporate partners, community engagement and leadership development
• Recognize how crucial conversations support purpose-driven leadership
• Apply and share strategies to navigate and meet complex challenges impacting society through the implementation of best practices generated by research and application

Identify opportunities for action that strengthen institutional and community impact through partnership and collaboration

Through their lunch and learn events, Haslam’s OACC provides faculty and staff with practical tools and strategies to highlight purposeful collaborations taking place in the frame of societal impact and community-engaged scholarship. Faculty and staff participation adds value and enhances outreach and impact.