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Kathy Wirtanen
Administrative, Facility
& Conference Assistant

P:  (540) 464-7361
F: (540) 464-7396

Center for Leadership & Ethics
VMI, Marshall Hall
500 Anderson Drive
Lexington, VA  24450


2012 Leadership Conference

5-6 March 2012 

Monday, 5 March, focused on faculty and student honor representatives from VMI as well as other schools.  Tuesday's sessions incorporated the entire VMI Corps of Cadets.

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Preliminary Program Agenda
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5 March  
Monday 

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.    

Registration & Continental Breakfast (Marshall Hall, Center for Leadership and Ethics)

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. 

Who Cheats: How and Why?  

  • Eric M. Anderman, Ph.D., Professor, Educational Psychology, The Ohio State University
  • David Callahan, Ph.D., author of The Cheating Culture:  Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead (2004) 
  • Tamera Murdock, Ph.D., Professor and Director, KC-AERC and Adolescent Transitions Group, University of Missouri-Kansas City 
 

11:10 - 12:00 p.m. 

From Cheating on the SAT to Corruption in the Corner Office: What’s Happening in America?  

  • The Honorable Louis J. Freeh, Director, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (1993 – 2001)
 
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.  Buffet Lunch
1:00 - 3:30 p.m. 

Workshops 

  • Student-led Honor Systems:  Strengthening existing & designing new systems
  • Educators:  Getting ahead and staying ahead of the curve
  • Tools for High School Students and Faculty 
 

3:45 - 4:15 p.m. 

 
Putting it All Together
Members of the VMI Honor Court

6:00 - 7:15 p.m. 

Dinner 

7:30 - 8:30 p.m. 

Liespotting 

  • Pamela Meyer, author of Liespotting:  Proven Techniques to Detect Deception (2010)
 

6 March  
Tuesday 

7:00 - 7:45 a.m.  

Registration & Coffee (Cameron Hall)
7:00 - 7:45 a.m.  Continental Breakfast (Hall of Valor, Marshall Hall)

8:00 - 8:45 a.m. 

Corporate Corruption:
American's are Drowning in Cheating & Lying
 

  • James B. Stewart, author of Tangled Webs: How False Statements are Undermining America (2011) 
 

8:45 - 9:45 a.m.  

SAT Cheating Scandal 

  • Kathleen M. Rice, District Attorney, Nassau County, Long Island, NY 

 

10:00 - 10:50 a.m. 

Small Facilitated Group Discussions 
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.  Free Time
Tour of VMI; VMI Office of Admissions information session; George C. Marshall Museum tours; Lee Chapel Tours; VMI Museum; VMI Bookstore
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.  Lunch (Crozet Hall)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. 

The Nature of Cheating:  What Can We Do About It? 

  • Eric M. Anderman, Ph.D., Professor, Educational Psychology, The Ohio State University
  • Tamera B. Murdock, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of Missouri
 

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. 

Life After Honor Systems  

2:30 - 2:45 p.m.    

Creating a Movement 

  • David Callahan, Ph.D., author of The Cheating Culture:  Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead (2004) 
 
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.  Small Facilitated Group Discussions 
4:15 - 5:00 p.m. 

Keynote Address – Regular People Can Make a Difference 

  • Salvatore A. Giunta, Recipient of the Medal of Honor, 2010 

 
5:00 p.m.  Adjournment