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American Airlines Leadership
for the Americas is an international alliance among eleven
universities in eleven countries in North, Central and South America
and the Caribbean to develop the next generation of leaders for the
global community. American Airlines Leadership for the Americas
brings together 55 undergraduate students each year to exchange information and
ideas that help participants gain cross-cultural understanding of
the issues and problems of common interest that face the countries
of the Western Hemisphere. The program is funded entirely by a major
grant from American Airlines. Participating students, called Leadership Fellows, communicate during the spring and summer via the Internet, developing research projects and setting the agenda for a fall annual congress. The congress provides a forum for students to develop collaborative professional networks, analyze research on topics of common interest and interact with prominent academic, business and civic leaders of international stature. The 2002 annual congress will take place in October on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. The inaugural congress was
held in October 2000 on the campus of the Universidad de las Américas
in Puebla, Mexico, where Fellows discussed quality
of life in the Americas, servant leadership, globalization and
regionalization, and democracy and leadership. Dr. Oscar Arias,
former president of Costa Rica (1986-1990) and Nobel Peace Prize
winner (1987); and secretary general of the Organization of
American States; Rosario Green, former secretary of foreign affairs
for Mexico; and John Dwyer, coordinator of international information
programs for the United States Department of State, moderated the
Fellows' discussions and each delivered a public address on one of
the issues featured during the congress. This year, the principal theme is
"
Leadership:
promotion of cultures and societies in the Americas" and the four sub-themes
are:
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Leadership Fellows must have mastery of Spanish and English. In addition, they must hold a consistently strong academic record and be active in leadership roles throughout their campus or community. Fellows may be scholars from a variety of disciplines, and they must demonstrate potential for leadership in their profession, community and country. The Leadership fellows commit to prepare for the annual conference and they maintain communication by this web site, uniting fellows in the entire Western Hemisphere. |