Greater connectivity across the world means that broader perspectives are more important than ever before. How well prepared are our students, teachers, citizens, and leaders to understand and address the major global issues shaping our world over the next 25 years?
Join our guest, Erik R. Peterson, senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a bipartisan think tank based in Washington, DC, for his fast–paced presentation discussing the seven areas of change that he expects to be most “revolutionary” — population, resource management, technology, knowledge flows, economic integration, conflict, and governance.
The goal of the Seven Revolutions project is to promote strategic, forward–looking thinking on long-term trends among current and future leaders. According to Peterson, "Decision–making on short–term issues consistently crowds out systematic thinking on strategic matters; the press of real–time information compresses the decision–making process; and compartmentalized analysis obfuscates integrated thinking and approaches. As a result, the longer–term gets little, if any, attention no matter what the results, no matter how profound the consequences.
Tune in after the briefing (multi–media PowerPoint) for a live question and answer session with Peterson. Audience questions will be accepted by phone and text. We encourage you to use this program as part of a campus conversation about how to design an undergraduate curriculum for the 21st century or as a way to get your organization to think more strategically about its long–term goals and objectives.
This webcast is sponsored by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), The New York Times Knowledge Network, and the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP).
Who Should Participate?
Academic and institutional leaders have used this content-rich program to focus on strategic trends and long-range thinking as they shaped their institutional curriculum and their academic plans. This program is suitable for all organizations or audiences seeking to think long-term about the world around them. It is designed to stimulate strategic thinking about major global influences which will impact us all. Seven Revolutions is also an excellent program to share with students to engage them in these discussions.
To learn more about the webcast's sponsors, please visit:
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
www.aascu.org
Society for College and University Planning
www.scup.org
The New York Times knowledge network
www.nytimes.whsites.net/knowledgenetwork/learning/index.html
How to Register
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Moderator
Felice Nudelman oversees college relations and marketing for The New York Times and is responsible for developing national strategies, university partnerships and new business opportunities. She manages the college website (www.nytimes.com/college) with NYT Digital. In 2002, she received The Times "GrandSlam Award" for her work.
Before joining The Times as the college marketing manager in 2000, Nudelman served as executive director for Pace University's School of Education. She served on Pace University's committee for continuing, corporate and distance education and on the associate and assistant dean's committee engaged in the formation of policy and procedures and strategic planning for administrative functions. In 1997 she received Pace's Outstanding Contribution award for her work.
Previously, she was associate dean of academic affairs at Bloomfield College. While there she was awarded the National Academic Advising Association's award for Best Advising Program in the country. In addition to teaching courses in the humanities and arts divisions she worked with a team of faculty to develop a women's studies interdisciplinary minor.
In addition to Nudelman's experience in higher education, her photography has been featured in "Allegories", a one-woman show at the Jersey City Museum and numerous other group shows. She serves on the Pace University Center for Urban Education Advisory Board, is Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors for The National Teachers Hall of Fame and is on the Board of Trustees for the International Partnership for Service Learning.
Nudelman obtained her BA in Fine Arts and Philosophy from Allegheny College and MFA from Pratt Institute. She received an MDP certificate from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Presenter
 Erik Peterson is the senior vice president at the
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and director of the Seven Revolutions Initiative, a broad-based effort to forecast key trends out to the year 2025. He also
holds the William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis, an endowed position named in honor of the Merrill Lynch chairman emeritus and CSIS Executive Committee member.
Seven Revolutions is a research effort that seeks to identify and analyze the distinct driving forces of change that will transform the planet and govern our interaction in the
years ahead. The goal of the project is to promote strategic forward thinking among current and future leaders by considering what these changes will mean for leadership worldwide.
In his research and presentations Peterson focuses on the seven revolutions in the areas of (1) population; (2) strategic resource management; (3) technological innovation and
diffusion; (4) the flow of information and knowledge; (5) global economic integration; (6) the nature and mode of conflict and (7) the challenge of governance.
An expert in geopolitical and country risk assessment; international trade and finance; international business strategy and global strategic planning, Peterson can present in detail
on any of the seven revolutions, focusing on different regions in the world, and helping industries identify their various roles in each area. Peterson's presentations are filled
with current data and make use of high-end multi-media. His presentations are delivered with passion clarity and wit.
Peterson came to the Center from Kissinger Associates, where he was director of research. He holds an MBA in international finance from the Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania, an MA in international law and economics from the School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University, and a BA from Colby College. He holds the
Certificate of Eastern European Studies from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland and the Certificate in International Legal Studies from The Hague Academy of International Law
in the Netherlands.
Peterson has taught on emerging markets at the American University School of International Service and lectured on international economics and finance and geopolitical risk at other
colleges and universities, including Chapman and George Mason Universities, Georgia Tech, and the Wharton School. He is a fellow of the World Economic Forum, a board member of the
Center for Global Business Studies at the Pennsylvania State University, a member of the Advisory Board of the Global Capital Markets Center at Duke University, and a member of the
Advisory Board of the Center for the Study of the Presidency.
Webcast questions? Please contact:
Kathleen Benton, CMP
kathy.benton@scup.org
Associate Director, Education and Product Development
Society for College and University Planning
734.998.6966
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008