Leadership Office
Leadership Legacy Speaker Series
Presents
The Road to Character
with David Brooks
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016, 7:00PM
Laurel Hall 102
What is ‘character’?
What do we mean when we say someone ‘is a person of character’?
Doing so can convey a certain weight or gravitas about the individual. But what are we talking about?
In a time when fame, fortune, power, and personal achievement attract the most attention…
How does one develop – and maintain – ‘character’?
Join our speaker, David Brooks as he explores the development of character, the tension between our inner and outer lives, and how to turn to ourselves and to others to find meaning and depth. David’s current book, The Road to Character, explores the road to a deeper inner life and explains why selflessness leads to greater success.
David Brooks is one of America’s most prominent political commentators. He writes a bi-weekly OpEd column for The New York Times, is a regular analyst on PBS NewsHour, and on NPR’s All Things Considered. His previous books include The Social Animal, On Paradise Drive, and Bobos in Paradise. David worked at The Wall Street Journal for nine years and has written for The New Yorker, Forbes, The Washington Post, and many other periodicals.
Admission to this event is free. All members of the community are welcome to attend.
Guided by its core principles, the Leadership Office at the University of Connecticut facilitates educational and experiential initiatives that challenge individuals and organizations to explore, strengthen, and elevate their character, leadership and ability to contribute as global citizens.
For the 2016-2017 academic year, the Leadership Office, through new and existing programmatic initiatives and collaborations across the University and, is celebrating a Year of Character by exploring the concept of ‘character’ – attempting to better understand how members of our community define, describe, and develop it.
The Leadership Legacy Experience is the University’s most prestigious leadership development program; through lectures, discussions and presentations, the Leadership Legacy Speaker Series offers the campus community access to renowned scholars and leaders who explore critical issues of the day.
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For information on the event and the Leadership Legacy Experience, visit leadershiplegacy.uconn.edu
For more information, contact: Krista OBrien at studentleadership@uconn.edu