My Fellow Rotarians,                                                                     May 13, 2008

 

The NCHS Global Leaders of Tomorrow club has over the past two years produced a series of events featuring local residents talking to students, parents and citizens about how best to utilize their high school and college years to develop the character and resume required to succeed in their future endeavors.  I have been privileged to attend several of these programs and have been extremely impressed with the quality of the speakers and the professionalism of the Global Leaders’ productions.  Next Tuesday, May 20, they are presenting their final program of this school year.  It features New Canaan resident Jeff Immelt, CEO of the General Electric Company, in his first local appearance speaking on perspectives on 21^st century education – what our children will need to succeed.  He will be joined on the panel by another New Canaanite, Spencer Stuart headhunter Jim Citrin, Dr. Jeffrey Brenzel, Dean of Admissions at Yale, and Tony Pavia, Principal at NCHS.

 

This is a most unusual opportunity to gain insight in to a number of facets of our children’s and grandchildren’s development and to help us understand what choices they may have put before them and what the ramifications of those choices might be on their futures.  I plan to attend and commend the event to all thinking Rotarians as a high value way to spend an evening.  The event will kick off at 7:30 in the NCHS auditorium.

 

Mike Hobbs