International Initiatives

 Kley in South Africa

Egypt 

At the invitation of Ms. Suzanne Mubarak, former First Lady of Egypt, Mann Center Director John Knapp was a keynote speaker, panelist and participant in the work of Egypt’s National Council for Women. See photos. 

England

The Oxford Conclave on Global Higher Education, directed by Dr. John Knapp, is a retreat for U. S. university presidents held at the University of Oxford, which has involved presidents of more than 60 universities since 2005. See photos. 

Lebanon 

Dr. John Knapp was the keynote speaker and a seminar leader for the 2011 conference, “Challenges in Education and Today’s Classroom,” held in Beirut and sponsored by the Lebanese Society for Education and Development. See photos. 

North Korea 

Dr. John Knapp was on the leadership team of a delegation of scholars who visited Pyongyang University of Science and Technology in North Korea in 2011. The project was coordinated by the Consortium for Global Education. See photos. 

South Africa 

The Mann Center is partnering with Stellenbosch University and its newly established Frederick Van Zyl Slabbert Leadership Center to create programs on both continents in Leadership for Social Change. See photos. 

Switzerland

The Mann Center was co-sponsor of Caux Round Table’s 2010 Scholars’ Retreat, “After the Global Economic Crisis: Abrahamic Social Thought and Redeeming the Stewardship of Creation." See photos. 

Contacts

John C. Knapp, Ph.D.

Director

205.726.4362

jknapp@samford.edu

Brooks 227


J. Mark Bateman, Ed.D.

Director of Special Projects

205.726.4432

jmbatema@samford.edu

OBB 221


Azalea M. Hulbert

Program Manager

205.726.4634

amwhitco@samford.edu

Brooks 227

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 The Frances Marlin Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership emphasizes the indispensable connection between ethics and good leadership in business, government, social services and the classic professions. Much of the center’s work is at this vital nexus of ethics and leadership. 

Frances Marlin Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229
205-726-4362 or Dr. John Knapp, Director