April 25: Weinberg panel

Weinberg Center to host corporate governance panel

TEXT SIZE

7:01 p.m., April 4, 2013--The John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware will host a panel titled “Non-Profit Governance Best Practices” from 9:30-11:30 a.m., Thursday, April 25, in Gore Recital Hall on UD’s Newark Campus.

The panel will review non-profit governance with particular emphasis on increasing transparency through better public disclosure.

Events Stories

June 5: Blue Hen 5K

University of Delaware graduates planning to attend Alumni Weekend are encouraged to register for the annual Blue Hen 5K walk and run, which will be held Sunday morning, June 5.

June 6-9: Food and culture series

The 20th annual June Lecture Series at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UD in Wilmington will be held June 6-9. Titled 'June a la Carte,' this year's program focuses on great political documents, feminism, world politics and a Newark cuisine sampler.

Specifically, the panel will examine a model of disclosure created by Sheffield Hale, former chief counsel of the American Cancer Society, as well as general best practice governance standards applicable to non-profits.

To engage a lively debate around these governance issues, panelists include:

  • Harvey P. Dale, University Professor of Philanthropy and the Law, and director, National Center on Philanthropy and the Law, New York University School of Law;
  • Henry B. duPont, IV, president of the Board of Trustees, Hagley Museum and Library;
  • Amy L. Goodman, partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP;
  • F. Sheffield Hale, president and CEO, Atlanta History Center;
  • Leo I. Higdon Jr., president, Connecticut College;
  • Jack Jacobs, justice, Delaware Supreme Court;
  • David B. H. Martin, partner, Covington & Burling LLP;
  • Raymond J. McGuire, head, Global Banking, Citigroup, Inc.;
  • Michael W. Peregrine, partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP; and
  • David P. Roselle, director, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, and president emeritus, University of Delaware.

Charles M. Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair in Corporate Governance and director of the Weinberg Center, will moderate the panel.

A complimentary buffet lunch will follow the program.

There is no charge for the program but as space is limited; anyone who plans to attend should register online no later than Wednesday, April 17. 

Materials and additional information will be forwarded in advance of the panel. Where applicable, DE CLE credits will be provided.

News Media Contact

University of Delaware
Communications and Public Affairs
302-831-NEWS
publicaffairs@udel.edu

UDaily is produced by
Communications and Public Affairs

The Academy Building
105 East Main Street
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716 | USA
Phone: (302) 831-2792
email: publicaffairs@udel.edu
www.udel.edu/cpa