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2009 Student Congress

“Global Statesmanship in a Changing World”

Sat. June 20

Transylvania University
(All Day)

Student Arrivals

Sun. June 21

Transylvania University

Student Arrivals and Free Time

Ashland Estate
3:30 - 7:00 p.m

Student Orientation, Ashland Tour and Dinner Welcome: Board President D.G. Van Clief, Jr.

Mon. June 22

Transylvania University, Cowgill 102

Henry Clay – Statesman for the Union

9:00 - 9:15 a.m

Welcome: Dr. Charles Shearer, President, Transylvania University

9:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Keynote: Introduction to the Statesman, Henry Clay: David and Jeanne Heidler (authors of upcoming Random House biography: Henry Clay, Guardian of the American Dream)

10:30 - 10:45 a.m

Break

11:00 a.m - Noon

Lecture: Clay Principles of Leadership: Kent Masterson Brown

Noon - 1:30 p.m

Lunch

1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Walking Tour of Henry Clay's Law Office, Gratz Park, Transylvania University Special Collections: Eric Brooks, Curator; Sue Andrew, Henry Clay Memorial Foundation Board Member; Avery Malone, Ashland Weekend Manager

3:30 - 3:45

Break

4:00 - 5:00 p.m

Tour of Clay gravesite and Lexington Cemetery: Eric Brooks, Sue Andrew, Avery Malone

5:30

Dinner

Tuesday, June 23

Transylvania University, Cowgill 102

Henry Clay: The Principles and Practices of Statesmanship

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Welcome: Michael W. Troop, Adjunct Professor of Negotiations, University of Kentucky College of Law

9:15 - 9:30 a.m.

Taped Remarks: Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day ’Connor

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Lecture: Elements of Conflict Resolution: Don Dugi, Senior Professor of American Politics, Transylvania University

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 - 11:45 a.m.

Lecture: Beneficial Compromise: Michael W. Troop

Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Lecture: Mediation and Conciliation: Carol Paisley, Director, Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts

2:00 - 2:45 p.m.

Lecture: Active Listening, Dialogue and Rhetoric: U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell

2:45 - 3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Student Exercise: Developing Arguments for “Annual Index of Global Threats Facing the Next Generation:” Scott Whiddon, Professor of Writing, Rhetoric and Communication, Transylvania University

5:00 - 5:15 p.m.

Break

5:15 - 5:45

Student Exercise, con’t

5:45 - 6:30 p.m.

Break

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Dinner

Wednesday, June 24

Transylvania University, Cowgill 102

Henry Clay: The Great Compromiser and Global Statesman

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Welcome: Mindy Shannon Phelps, Executive Director, . Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship

9:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Lecture: Compromise and International Diplomacy: Dr. Steven Hochman, Assistant to former President Jimmy Carter and Director of Research, the Carter Center

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 - 11:45 a.m.

Lecture: Engaging the Statesmanship of Journalism to Advance Policy: Pulitzer Prize Winners John S. Carroll, former Editor, Los Angeles Times and Joel Pett, Editorial Cartoonist

Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 - 1:15 p.m.

Break

1:15 - 2:00 p.m.

Short Driving Tour/Trip to State Capitol

2:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Meeting and photos with Adam Edelen, Chief of Staff, Governor Steve Beshear

2:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Break

2:45 - 3:00 p.m.

Trip to Old State Capitol

3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Annual Index Debate in Old House of Representative Chambers: Scott Whiddon, Moderator

4:15 - 4:30 p.m.

Break

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Trip to Transylvania University

5:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Break

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Barbecue, Volleyball and Tennis at Transylvania University

Thursday, June 25

Diplomacy and International Relations

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Trip to University of Kentucky Patterson School, 18th Floor

9:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Ambassador (retired) Carey Cavanaugh: “The Foreign Policy Toolbox”

10:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m. - Noon

Anthony Gambino, (former) USAID Mission Director, Democratic Republic of the Congo

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch at Patterson Building Café

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Dr. Harold Saunders, President, International Institute for Sustained Dialogue, Washington, D.C.

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Representative of Search for Common Ground

4:15 - 4:30 p.m.

Trip to Transylvania University

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Break

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Dinner

Friday, June 26

Diplomacy and the Nation

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Trip to University of Kentucky Patterson School, 18th Floor

9:15 - 10:15 a.m.

Rusty Barber, Director of Iraq Programs, U.S. Institute of Peace

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Judge John M. Rogers, Sixth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals: The U.S. Supreme Court Selection Process

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 p.m

Dr. Sherifa Zuhur, U.S. Army War College: Prospects for Mideast Peace

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Evaluations

3:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15 - 3:45 p.m.

Taped Remarks: HRH Haya Bint Al Hussein, 2008 Henry Clay Medallion Recipient

3:45 - 4:00 p.m.

Trip to Transylvania University

4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

Break

4:45 - 5:30 p.m.

Short Driving Tour/Trip to Three Chimneys Farm, Midway, KY

5:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Dinner and Presentation of 2009 Henry Clay Medallion to Senator Edward M. Kennedy and former Senator Kassebaum-Baker at Three Chimneys Farm, Midway, KY

Saturday, June 27

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