On Saturday, November 8, representatives of Champlain College’s Robert P. Stiller School of Business at Champlain College will dedicate the David L Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry, the only academic center in the world that focuses solely on the positive organizational development practice known as Appreciative Inquiry. The new center of excellence at Champlain College is named for Dr David L Cooperrider, an internationally-renowned academic leader, business consultant, motivational speaker and author of 15 books who has a long affiliation with Champlain College and Vermont. Bob Stiller, who founded Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, and his wife Christine gave a transformational gift of $10 million in 2012 to support programs in Appreciative Inquiry at Champlain College.
Cooperrider will serve as honorary chair for the Center, act as a consultant on Appreciative Inquiry and positive organizational development, and participate in executive-level workshops on the college’s Burlington, Vermont, campus and other locations.
Who:
· Dr. David L Cooperrider, honorary chair, David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry; and Fairmount Santrol – David L Cooperrider Professorship in Appreciative Inquiry at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University
·Donald Laackman, president, Champlain College
· Wesley Balda, dean, Robert P Stiller School of Business at Champlain College
Where:
The Robert P Stiller School of Business
SD Ireland Family Center for Global Business & Technology
Champlain College
Burlington, Vermont
When:
Saturday, November 8
10 am