Promise Prize Scholar
2018 Annual Leadership Weekend 

Welcome to the Scholars Leadership Summit.
Thank you for your participation as we prepare for an exciting Leadership Summit celebrating 17 years of Promise Prize Scholars!

July 20 through July 22, 2018

YOUR REGISTRATION INCLUDES

• A two night stay at the Doral Arrowwood in Rye Brook, New York. The Doral is located in Westchester County just outside NYC in a great setting for outdoor activity and great conversation. It offers various amenities including a pool, tennis, a nine hole golf course, a full gym, beautiful nature trails, and is within short distance of many area attractions.
• Arrive Friday afternoon, check into your individual room, and catch up with other Scholars.
• 2018 Scholars participate in orientation starting at 3pm on Friday.
• Friday evening networking bar-b-que dinner, celebrating YOU!  Special guest speaker, Dennis Bone, Director, Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship, Montclair State University and retired President and CEO Verizon New Jersey.
• Dinner on Friday is followed by a Scholar Meeting and Community Service Activity
• Saturday morning starts with a hearty breakfast and an all day Scholar leadership development intensive facilitated by Jay Morris and featuring a number of guest speakers.
• Our NYC tour and Dinner on Saturday evening is not to be missed.
• We will conclude on Sunday with breakfast and departures. 
• Check-out time is 11am Sunday.
• All meals and local transportation to the activities is included.

Accommodations & Transportation: All Promise Prize Scholars are required to stay at the Doral Arrowwood, as it is a part of the Scholar Leadership experience. The registration fee includes the cost of staying overnight July 20 & 21, 2018,and all meals and local transportation to and from activities.  

We will reserve your room once you have completed registration and paid your registration fee.

Scholars must provide their own transportation to and from the Doral.  Transportation is not included in the registration fee.  As we get closer to the event, we will contact you to collect your travel information.  Based upon response, we may coordinate a group pick up/drop off at LaGuardia Airport, NYC.

Participation:  All participants will receive a Leadership Development Certificate, and attendance at all events is required.

Please Register NOW - this helps our planning process. To reserve your place at the 2018 Scholar Experience Summit, pay in full or make your initial payment.  Contact the office if you need to make installment payments.

Last date to register and pay in full is April 30, 2018.

Register Now! 

            

EVENT SCHEDULE
Doral Arrowwood, Rye Brook, NY

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Early Arrivals:  Faculty Council and Ambassador Cabinet 
Board of Advisors, Faculty Council and  Ambassador Cabinet
  4:00pm     Check-in for Overnight Stay
  6:00          Informal Dinner 

Friday, July 20, 2018

All Day Arrivals - No later than 4:00pm. 

7:00am        Breakfast
  8:00              Ambassador Cabinet Meeting (Ambassador Cabinet Only)
  8:30              Faculty Council Meeting (Council Members Only)
  12:00 pm    Lunch for New Scholars, Board, Faculty Council and Ambassador Cabinet
  1:00              Board of Advisors Meeting ( Board Members Only)
  3:00             New Scholar Orientation (Mandatory for  2018 Promise Prize Scholars)          
  4:00             Check-in for Overnight Stay

Scholar, Supporter & Community Celebration BBQ
Dennis Bone, Director, Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship, Montclair State University
Retired President & CEO, Verizon New Jersey  - Featured Speaker

  5:30pm      Social Hour
  6:00             Dinner
  7:30             Program
  8:30             Scholar Meeting/Community Service Activity

Casual Business Attire: This includes slacks, shirts, skirts and dresses.  Avoid athletic clothing, caps, sneakers, flip flops, tight fitting clothing, shorts, and t-shirts. 

Saturday, July 21, 2018

Leadership Development IntensiveBreakfast
  8:00am   Breakfast
  8:30          Morning Motivation - Vikki Pryor
  9:00          Executive and Professional Conversations  - Guest Speakers
                     -Practical Techniques to Effectively Lead Now
10:30          Leadership Deep Dive - Jay Morris
                     - Develop Personal Strategy, Goals and Action Steps
12:00pm   Working Lunch - Report from the Ambassador Cabinet
   1:00          Scholar to Scholar - Jay Morris
                      -Empowered Relationship Building
   3:30          Break - Free Time
   5:30          Depart for NYC Leadership Tour
   6:00          Hall of Fame Tour - Bronx Community College
   6:30          Gratitude & Reflections Dinner
                       - A Taste of Harlem at Historic Sylvia's, Soul Inspiried Cuisine
   8:30           Driving/Walking Tour of Times Square, Lower Manhattan, Empire State Building,
                       Lincoln Center and More
   12:00am   Return to the Doral         
  
Comfortable Attire:  Use good judgment in respecting the sites visited while dressing appropriately for a long challenging day. Good walking shoes are a must.  

Sunday, July  22, 2018
  8:00am     Breakfast at Your Leisure
  11:00          Program Ends, Scholars and Guests Depart      

Register Now!