Origin 1993
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The Origin
CHALLENGE OF THE 21ST CENTURY started as a course in HONOR of Buckminster Fuller at the United States International University (1993) which merged with Alliant University and both became Alliant International University, The course was thought by: Dr. Anwar Dil, Dr. Joel Levine, and Dr. Tamer Tamer Salameh. The course title and description follows.
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HB 802/PSY 803 Topics in Leadership “Challenges of the 21st Century”
The course description in the University Catalogue underlines the importance of studying "a variety of topic areas in leadership and human behavior". This course has been developed as The First Annual Leadership Lecture/Seminar Series aimed at highlighting some important topics relevant to the overall theme of "Challenge of the 21st Century." This course has been developed by an interdisciplinary team of three faculty members (Dr. Anwar Dil, Dr. Joel Levine, and Dr. Tamer Salameh) of USIU in consultation with several their colleagues at USIU as well as some professors at institutions of higher education in the larger San Diego area. Several opinion leaders in the community were also involved in finalizing the content of the course. The course was taught by the presenters listed in this document. The course was thought by the following presenters. Above is a picture of all presenters followed by a biography as of 1993. All presenters are available on video. The videos are in process of being edited to construct a timeline of from 1970 until now. |
Turbulence Video (3:37 minutes)Dr. H. Igor Ansoff (Father of Strategic Management)
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The Presenters, Topics, and Biography
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The Changing Status of Women Presented by Dr. Afia Dil
Dr. Afia Dil is Professor of Linguistics and Human Behavior at Untied States International University where she also teaches a graduate course in women of the world. Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, she was educated at the University of Dhaka (B.A. Honors and M.A.), University of New Zealand (Post-graduate Diploma in Education). University of Michigan (A.M.), and Stanford University (Ph.D.), She has served as Professor of English at the Eden Girls College, Dhaka, and as Professor of Language Specialist at the west Pakistan Education Extension center, LaHore. She has published a few books in English and Bengal Notably Two Traditions of the Bengal Language (Cambridge, 1991). The Bengal version of Helen Keller’s My Teacher, and Je Desh mone pare (The Country my heart remembers) her book of travels as the first woman leader from East Pakistan in the United States under the Leadership Program of the U.S. Government. |
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Poets as Unacknowledged Legislators of the World Presented by Dr. Al Zolynas
Dr. Al Zolynas is Professor of English at United States International University where he teaches courses in writing and literature. He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois, M.A. and Ph. D from University of Utah. He is a former Resident Poet in the Poet-in-the-schools program sponsored by the National Endowment of the Arts and Fulbright-Hays Scholar. Author of the book of poems The New Physics. |
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The Changing Concept of Wisdom Presented by Dr. Anwar Dil
Dr. Anwar Dil is Professor of Language Science and Communication at United States International University where he teaches courses in language and communication, values and human excellence, and inter-cultural leadership. He received his B.A. at University of the Punjab, Lahore; M.A. at University of Peshawar; A.M. at University of Michigan; Ph. D. at Indiana University. Has served as consultant in Language Science to UNESCO, UNDP, Ford Foundations; General Editor and Volume Editor of 19 Books in the “Language Science and National Development Series,” published by Stanford University Press. Recipient of the Iqbal Gold Medal awarded by the President of Pakistan (1972) for outstanding work on the poet philosopher Muhammed Iqbal. Author of the Concept of Successful Life; An outline of Urdu Sentence Structure; Calligraphy and Arabesque; co-author of studies in Pakistani Linguistics, Shahiddullah Presentation Volume, Humans in Universe (with Buckminster Fuller). His abstract paintings and calligraphs are in many universities and in the collections of connoisseurs around the world. |
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Restructuring Education in the 21st Century Presented by Dr. Bill Hampton
Dr. Bill R. Hampton is Associate Professor of Education and Director of Educational Administration Program at United States International University where he teaches courses in supervision and evaluation of Instruction and administrative leadership. He received his B.A. at University of Missouri; M.A. Ed. D. at St. Louis University; John Hay Fellowship in Humanities, Harvard University. Former High School Principal; Current President of the San Diego Board of Education and a passionate advocate of the Public School System. Consultant to schools across the United States and several other countries (e.g. Japan, England, Micronesia) on school management, counseling systems and the changing role of the teacher. Co-author of Solving Problems in Secondary School Administration; A human Organization Approach. |
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United Nations and the Changing World Order Presented by Dr. Carroll Cannon
Dr. Carroll Cannon received his Master’s and Doctor’s degrees in Administration in Higher Education at New York University. Active in professional education for more than 30 years he has been a teacher, professor, and administrator. During this time, he participated for three years in the development of Japan’s first Junior College, and served 21 years as Provost, Academic Vice- President and Dean of Students at California Western University at San Diego and Pepperdine University. Active in the United Nations Associations he has traveled throughout Western and Eastern Europe, the former USSR, Japan, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. He is the author of Shaping our Future Together: The US, the UN and we the People. |
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World Community Service of Rotary International Presented by Dr. Edgar C. Hatcher
Dr. Edgar C. Hatcher of Bristol, Tennessee, has had a distinguished record of world community service through Rotary International. He Served as Governor of Rotary International District 7570 comprising Virginia and Tennessee. He has led several Rotary Group Study Exchange teams to the former Soviet Union, People’s Republic of China, Bangladesh, and other countries. Currently he is General Coordinator of the World Community Task Force of Rotary International. |
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The Changing Economic World Order Presented by Dr. Frederick Dow
Dr. Frederick Dow is University Professor of International Management at United States International University where he teaches courses in business policy and international management. He was educated at Boston College, University of Massachusetts, and Yale University. Formerly he was Hayes-Healy Professor of Marketing at the University of Notre Dame. He has also had a distinguished career as Managing Director of Dow Chemical France and as Manager of Dow Chemical in Latin America and Pacific Areas. Former Fulbright Scholar. Author of Estrategia de Palnermeito, Agribusiness Development in Guyana. |
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Better Living through Chemistry? Presented by Dr. Gary W. Lawson
Dr. Gary W. Lawson is professor of Psychology at United States International University where he teaches courses in chemical dependency, family therapy, and psychopharmacology. He received his B.A. at Central State University; M.A. at Ball State University; Ph.D. at Southern Illinois University. Licensed Clinical Psychologist in California and Nebraska. Registered Psychologist in Illinois. Co-author of Alcoholism and the family: A Guide to Treatment and Prevention; Essentials of Chemical Dependency Counseling; Clinical Psychopharmacology; A Desk Reference for Non-Medical Psychotherapists, and co-editor of Substance Abuse in Specific Populations. Co-editor of Family Dynamics of Addiction Quarterly. |
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The Rise and Fall of U.S.S.R. Presented by Dr. Grigori Iaremenko
Dr. Grigori Iaremenko was born in Odessa and spent 46 years in the Ukraine, the former Soviet Union, before migrating to U.S.A. He got his master’s and Ph. D. degrees at Kiev Institute of Foreign Languages. As a post-graduate student, he did research at the University of Kiev; in 1989 he studied as a probationer at the University of Surrey, Great Britain. Worked at the Department of Foreign Languages at the Mining Institute of Krivoy Rog, first as teacher, then as a senior teacher, a professor, and as Head of the Department. He is the author of ten books and several scientific articles. Besides his specialty as a linguist and as an expert in methods of teaching foreign languages, he has conducted research and published articles in history and literature. In 1992 his book of poetry was published in the Ukraine. He is a post-doctoral fellow in intercultural communication and leadership at United States International University. |
Turbulence Video (3:37 minutes) |
Turbulent Multi-Ideological & Multi-Disciplinary Complexity Presented by Dr. H. Igor Ansoff
(Father of Strategic Management) Dr. H. Igor Ansoff is Distinguished Professor of Strategic Management at United States International University. He has also had a distinguished career in Industry as a manager at the Rand Corporation and Lockheed Corporation. Later he served as a professor at the Graduate School of Industrial Administration at Carnegie Mellon University, as dean of the Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, and as a professor at the European Institute of Advanced Studies in Brussels. Ansoff has been a leading pioneer in the development of Long-Range Planning and Strategic Issue Management. Among his most notable books are Corporate Strategy (1965), Business Strategy (1969), From Strategic Planning to Strategic Management (1984), Several of his books have been translated into several languages. |
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Nuclear Arms: Past, Present and Future Presented by Dr. Herbert York
Dr. Herbert York has had a distinguished career as a researcher with the Manhattan Project, as the first director of Defense Research and Engineering in the Eisenhower administration, as ambassador and chief negotiator at the Comprehensive Test Ban talks during the Carter administration, as Chancellor of the University of California at San Diego. He is the author of Race to Oblivion (1970). The Advisers (1975), and Making Weapons, Talking Peace: A Physicist’s Odyssey from Hiroshima to Genève (1987), and several other publications. |
Edward Teller, Herbert York, and Luis Alvarez (1957).
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Learning for the Total Person in the 21st Century Presented by Dr. Joel Levine
Dr. Joel Levine is Professor of Education and Director of Teacher Education Program at United States International University where he teaches courses in teacher education and supervises student teachers. He received his B.A. and M.A. at Manhattan School of Music, Ed. D. at Columbia University Teachers College. Former Director of Teacher Education, Mounts St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, Director of Campo Indian Educational Services Project. Director of county-wide Teacher Intern Program – a collaborative endeavor between USIU and school districts to transition under-represented ethnic groups into teaching. |
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Research Methodologies in Behavioral Sciences Presented by Dr. John Cone
Dr. John Cone is Professor of Clinical Psychology at United States International University where he teaches test construction, dissertation planning and psychotherapy. He received his B.A. at Stanford University, M.S. Ph.D. at University of Washington. Former faculty member at West Virginia University, University of Hawaii, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Member of American Psychological Association, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Author of numerous publications, Editor of the journal Behavioral Assessment. |
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New Dimensions of the Mind Presented by Dr. Joseph McGuigan
Dr. Joseph McGuigan is Professor of Psychology and Human Factors in Business, Director of the Institute for Stress Management at Untied States International University where he teaches courses in research methods, learning theory, and psychophysiology and stress reduction techniques. He received his B.A. and M.A. at University of California, Los Angeles, Ph. D. at University of Southern California, Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Virginia. Past President of the Pavlovian Society. Chairman of the board for the International Stress Management Association (ISMA). He is Editor-in Chief of the International Journal of Stress Management, the official publication of ISMA. Recipient of the Medal of Honor from Tours, France (1981); the Medal of Hiroshima Sudo University, President’s Award (1982); and the Medal of Sechenov, awarded by the Rector, First Moscow Medical Institute of N.M. Sechenov, the Minister of Health of the former U.S.S.R. the P.K. Anolin Institute of Normal Psychology, and the Academy of Medical Sciences of the U.S.S. R. (1982). His Writings include more than 100 publications and 15 books, including: The Biological Bases of Behavior: Cognitive Psychophysiology and Experimental Psychology: Principles of Covert Behavior: and Experimental Psychology: A Methodological Approach: Calm Down – A Guide for Stress and Tension Control (the definitive book available on Progressive Relaxations for non-professional audiences). His latest book is Biological Psychology – A Cybernetic Science. |
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International Communications in the New World Order Presented by Dr. Paul Orjala
Dr. Paul Orjala is Professor of Religion at Point Loma Nazarene College, San Diego, where he teaches courses in cross-cultural communication and Biblical and pastoral studies. His 17 years of field experience includes Haiti, France, and the United States, among others, plus 28 years of graduate and undergraduate teaching. He received his bachelor’s degree from Pasadena College and master’s from Kennedy School of Mission at Hartford Seminary, and Ph.D. in Linguistics from Hartford Seminary Foundations. Notable among his books are Haiti Diaries; This is Haiti; Publishing the Word; Christ in the Caribbean; Get Ready to Grow; and God’s Mission Is My Mission. |
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Data, Information and Overload Presented by Dr. Tamer T. Salameh
Dr. Tamer T. Salameh is Assistant Professor of Management Information Services at United States International University where he teaches courses in management information systems and strategic management and assists the Director of Graduate Research in dissertation design and methodology. He is Chair of the Academic Computing Committee and Chair of Planning and Policy Committee. He received his B.S., M.S., M.B.A. at United States International University, London; D.B.A and post Doctorate at United States International University, San Diego. Has published in Cornell Quarterly and Journal of Information Systems Management, Consulted for Arab Monetary Fund, Kuwait Finance House, GE, KONE, J&R Gas, Microhaus, United Trading and Services. Has conducted executive development seminars in England, Brussels, Finland, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, and the U.S. Currently conducting research in integrating Strategic Management and Management Information Systems. |
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Challenge of the 21st Century Presented by
Dr. Valentine Berezhkov Dr. Valentine Berezhkov was born in St. Petersburg in 1916 Graduated from University in 1938. Served in the Soviet Navy (Pacific Fleet) 1938-1939; First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy in Germany from December 1940 to June 1941. Returning to Moscow he was appointed Assistant to Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov on Soviet-American Relations and served as personal interpreter to Stalin and Molotov. Participated in wartime conferences of three leaders of the anti-Hitler coalition – Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill. After the war he tuned to journalism as Editor of the Soviet monthly journal USA Economics, Politics, and Ideology Also was chief editor until 1989. From 1978 to 1983 he served in the Soviet Embassy in Washington as First Secretary. Dr. Berezhkov has been teaching at Moscow University and Moscow State Institute in International Relations and has lectured in many countries. He is a Visiting Professor at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Author of Seven books with a circulation of over two million copies, including Diplomatic Mission to Hitler (1965); The Anti-Hitler Coalition (1972); History in the Making (1893); Lessons of Diplomatic History (1986). Tehran Conference photo of (R-L) Marshal Voroshilov, Josef Stalin, interpreter Valentine Berezhkov, Harry Hopkins, General Sir Archibald Clark Keer, and George C. Marshall. Photo taken in Tehran, Iran 1943.
Source (retrieved 1-20-2024): U.S. Army Signal Corp Photograph |
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Universal Values in the 21st Century Presented by Dr. W. Ray Rucker
Dr. W. Ray Rucker is a distinguished scholar of human values. He was born at Stamford, Connecticut, and educated at Texas Christian University at Fort Worth, Texas, from where he obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He earned his Ed. D. degree from Harvard University. He served as the Founding-Dean of the School of Leadership and Human Behavior at California Western University and United States International University from 1967 to 1984. He is the author of Elementary School Curriculum (Harper 1960), and co-author of two well-known books: Human Values in Education; and Personality in Social Process. |
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Challenge of the Far East Presented by Dr. Young Hum Kim
Dr. Young Hum Kim is Professor of History and International Relations at United States International University where he teaches courses in international relations, Intercultural studies, and history. He received his B.A. at Schinneung University; B.S. at Bradley University; M.A. and Ph. D. University of Southern California. Former assistant secretary, U.S. Embassy in Korean. Former instructor, Inchon Commerce Institute; Research Associate at the University of Southern California. Author of the Korean War in World Politics; American Frontier Activities in Asia; U.S. – Asian Relations in the Twentieth Century; The Central Intelligence Agency; Problems of Secrecy in a Democracy; Twenty years of Crisis; The Cold War Era; Patters of Competitive Coexistence; USA Vs USSR; and East Asia’s Turbulent Century. |
