BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160304T124500Z DTEND:20160304T140000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:President Wheaton College Speaks at Economic Development Breakfast DESCRIPTION:Dennis Hanno\, President of Wheaton College.\n\n"Wheaton College: Our Community and Our Role in the Community"\n\nPresident Hanno will discuss the role Wheaton plays in the economic development of the business community as well as an update on Wheaton College Programming.\n\n \n\nComplimentary: Continental Breakfast (Open to Members and Non Members)\n\nPlease RSVP: 508-339-5655 or office@tri-townchamber.org\n\n\n\nDennis M. Hanno was appointed the eighth president of Wheaton College on February 22\, 2014 and he was inaugurated on October 17\, 2014.\n\n\n\nIn his first year in office\, President Hanno has brought renewed attention to the value of a Wheaton education. In April 2015\, he announced the establishment of the Wheaton Edge\, which includes a guarantee that all students in the Class of 2019 and beyond will have the opportunity for a funded internship. In addition\, he oversaw completion of the college's first comprehensive study of outcomes\, which found a 98 percent success rate among members of the Class of 2015 six months after graduation.\n\n\n\nPresident Hanno also has introduced several new programs reflecting his interest in facilitating social change. He established the Wheaton Innovation and Leadership Laboratory (WILL)\, which offers weeklong workshops on entrepreneurship for high school students in Rwanda. The program involves Wheaton undergraduates and others in delivering the seminars\, which he leads. He also established a new summer college program for high school students called Discover@Wheaton\, and he co-led a course on innovation and entrepreneurship.\n\n\n\nDuring 2015\, President Hanno has led the Wheaton community on a yearlong strategic planning process that is now entering its final stage with a discussion process engaging students\, faculty\, staff\, alumnae/i and parents. The plan is expected to be complete by early in 2016.\n\n\n\nPresident Hanno came to Wheaton from Babson College\, where he held several senior leadership positions\, including provost\, senior vice president and President's Endowed Professor of Accounting. Previously\, he served as the associate dean for Undergraduate Matters in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst\, and on the faculty of Boston College.\n\n\n\nA vocal advocate for responsible management education\, Hanno serves on the board of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative\, a worldwide network dedicated to developing a next generation of responsible leaders. He also plays an active role in the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) movement\, including contributing to several of its annual forums and publications.\n\n\n\nPresident Hanno earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame\, his Master of Science degree in accounting from Western New England College\, and his Ph.D. in management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dennis Hanno\, President of Wheaton College.
\n"\;Wheaton College: Our Community and Our Role in the Community&rdquo\;
\nPresident Hanno will discuss the role Wheaton plays in the economic development of the business community as well as an update on Wheaton College Programming.
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\nComplimentary: Continental Breakfast (Open to Members and Non Members)
\nPlease RSVP: 508-339-5655 or office@tri-townchamber.org
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\nDennis M. Hanno was appointed the eighth president of Wheaton College on February 22\, 2014 and he was inaugurated on October 17\, 2014.
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\nIn his first year in office\, President Hanno has brought renewed attention to the value of a Wheaton education. In April 2015\, he announced the establishment of the Wheaton Edge\, which includes a guarantee that all students in the Class of 2019 and beyond will have the opportunity for a funded internship. In addition\, he oversaw completion of the college'\;s first comprehensive study of outcomes\, which found a 98 percent success rate among members of the Class of 2015 six months after graduation.
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\nPresident Hanno also has introduced several new programs reflecting his interest in facilitating social change. He established the Wheaton Innovation and Leadership Laboratory (WILL)\, which offers weeklong workshops on entrepreneurship for high school students in Rwanda. The program involves Wheaton undergraduates and others in delivering the seminars\, which he leads. He also established a new summer college program for high school students called Discover@Wheaton\, and he co-led a course on innovation and entrepreneurship.
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\nDuring 2015\, President Hanno has led the Wheaton community on a yearlong strategic planning process that is now entering its final stage with a discussion process engaging students\, faculty\, staff\, alumnae/i and parents. The plan is expected to be complete by early in 2016.
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\nPresident Hanno came to Wheaton from Babson College\, where he held several senior leadership positions\, including provost\, senior vice president and President&rsquo\;s Endowed Professor of Accounting. Previously\, he served as the associate dean for Undergraduate Matters in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst\, and on the faculty of Boston College.
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\nA vocal advocate for responsible management education\, Hanno serves on the board of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative\, a worldwide network dedicated to developing a next generation of responsible leaders. He also plays an active role in the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) movement\, including contributing to several of its annual forums and publications.
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\nPresident Hanno earned his bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame\, his Master of Science degree in accounting from Western New England College\, and his Ph.D. in management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. LOCATION:The Breakfast will be held in the Faculty Dining Room in Emerson Hall. Parking: either Lot 1 or 2\, after parking walk right down Howard Street from Rt 123 and the entrance is on the other side of the sidewalk. Look for the Wheaton Students holding Umbrellas to assist you! Tours of Wheaton to follow breakfast\, please indicate when RSVP if you will be taking a tour. UID:e.1730.2102 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260419T094103Z URL:https://www.tri-townchamber.org/events/details/president-wheaton-college-speaks-at-economic-development-breakfast-03-04-2016-2102 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR