THE SENTINEL: Optimum Leadership: Developing Tomorrow's Leaders

On Saturday, March 3, 2007, the optimum leadership graduate class of Dr. Joseph A. Devine of the Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Administrative Science met for a special presentation on the Ethical Dimension of Leadership.

The venue was held at Passaic County Technical Institute (PCTI) which is a four-time national award winning, comprehensive high school serving 2,300 students. It is located on a 55+ acre campus in Wayne, New Jersey and receives students from all municipalities in Passaic County. Over 250 staff members deliver the curriculum of 200 courses and career areas. In a unique partnership with Fairleigh Dickinson University, this educational institute also hold venues such as this optimum leadership class for the graduate students of Dr. Devine.

Students in this class represented rank and file of various agencies, corporations and schools including:

Fairleigh Dickinson University
Passaic County Community College
County of Morris, New Jersey
Morris County Prosecutor's Office
New Jersey State Police
Somerville Police Department
Montville Township Police Department
Midland Park Police Department
Howell Police Department
Bergen County Sheriff's Department
Department of Defense
U.S. Army at Picatinny Arsenal
Union County Prosecutor's Office
Expert Polygraph Testing

As always, it was an honor and privilege to speak to the exceptional students in this class. Their dedication to learning and becoming better leaders in their respective professions is admirable.

America is facing a crisis of leadership and programs such as this one are needed to instill once again the burning desire to honesty, integrity, and service in the hearts of our future leaders.

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