Join us in conversation with Dean Hicks as he shares a fascinating program that explores how we define our personal values and strengths and discover elements of what leadership looks like today.

Our presenter:
Douglas A. Hicks is dean of Oxford College of Emory University and William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Religion. He also holds an appointment as an affiliate professor in the Candler School of Theology at Emory. As dean, Hicks serves as the chief officer of Oxford College, one of the nine academic units of Emory University.
From his undergraduate days and throughout his career, Hicks has embraced residential liberal-arts education. He says, "I am delighted to be a part of the Oxford College community, with its strong sense of place and educational mission. I was drawn to Oxford because it offers a unique and firm foundation in the liberal arts. Through an intensive two-year experience, Oxford fosters students’ critical thinking and intellectual curiosity, preparing them to flourish in the rest of their time at Emory and their lives beyond.”
In 2016-17 Hicks guided the development and endorsement of Oxford's strategic plan, Forging Pathways of Excellence, with priorities on academic excellence; leadership education; and investment in financial aid, infrastructure, and faculty and staff.
Hicks joined Oxford College from Colgate University, where he served as provost and dean of the faculty. From 1998 to 2012 he was professor of leadership studies and religion at the University of Richmond’s Jepson School of Leadership Studies and the founding director of the university’s Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, whose mission is to promote community-based learning, civic partnerships, and applied research on public issues. In 2012 the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia awarded him its Outstanding Faculty Award, the commonwealth’s highest honor for faculty members in higher education, given in recognition of superior accomplishment in teaching, research, and public service.