2023 Leadership Institute & Speakers

The Leadership Institute takes up the majority of our programming on Saturday, and covers a variety of topics that are of interest to both undergraduate and alumni members of our fraternity. Sessions in 2023 include:

Applied Situational Leadership: How to Optimize Yourself and Lead Effectively

The core trait of all great leaders is that they are initiators. Leaders are able to rally talented people and help them to apply themselves individually and collectively to a cause. The cause may be to create an amazing Fraternal Brotherhood, to run a great new business, to complete a major project or to restructure an existing process like a curriculum or marketing campaign. Leaders must be initiators, risk takers who point our options and start action, but they must also be able to keep talented people engaged and develop them as they move forward. In this session, you will learn how to do both. You will be introduced to the “champion mindset” of initiators and the tactical methods of Situational Leadership to help you develop yourself and anyone else in any “situation”. When you finish this session, you will understand how to apply both strategies right away and you will be given tools to help you increase your ability to use these methods for a lifetime. This session will be highly interactive, loaded with practical tips and directly applicable to your life immediately.

Dr. Michael Dunphy is a professional speaker, educator and leadership coach. Since 2000, Dr. Dunphy has completed over 600 training programs for professionals in businesses organizations and universities across America. Having earned three college degrees, including a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Dr. Dunphy has been involved in leadership roles throughout his university career and is currently serving as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Walsh University. Dr. Dunphy is also the CEO of two successful business and has coached men and women in leadership skills in companies as diverse as Pfizer, Disney, Kenan Advantage Group, NovoNordisk, WIC, Allergan and many others. Dr. Dunphy is also the professional speaking coach for an NFL player and an NBA player. Highly trained in Situational Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Prevention and Resolution and Building High Performance Teams, Dr. Dunphy is one of the most “in demand” professionals in leadership training and executive coaching. He is also highly skilled in martial tactical training, having 40 years of experience in close-quarter combat skills and practical application of martial principles to leadership.  In addition, Dr. Dunphy has published two books, numerous articles on leadership and many peer-reviewed publications in biochemistry. As a professional educator, Dr. Dunphy is well versed in the current best-practices in neurological learning and his programs are all highly interactive, practical and filled with immediately useful knowledge and skills.

History and Archives Committee

The History and Archives Committee was created in 2020 to better research and highlight Psi Upsilon’s stories. Each year the committee picks a topic to research and present at Convention to give attendees a glimpse at our history and discuss the brothers who help make our fraternity special.

Engagement and Technology

Fraternity and Foundation Leadership will review ways to engage with Psi Upsilon on the national level including programs like the speaker series and history and archives committee, publications and useful technology for chapters like MemberPlanet, Crowd Change, and more!

Risk Management Review

It’s important that every chapter knows and understands our Risk Management Policy. We’ll review the policy and talk about some best practices that chapters apply to comply with it. We will utilize examples directly from our experiences with chapters, as well as discuss trends we’re seeing in Higher Education.

Roundtable Discussion Groups

As a part of the registration process we asked attendees to identify topics they would like to discuss. Using that information we’ve identified a number of topics including: Effective Budgeting and Accounts Receivable, Recruitment, Utilizing the Connects Grant, the Psi U Cares Program and more. In addition topics on Fundraising and an Advisory Board Meeting will occur for Alumni.

2023 Awards Banquet Keynote

Since the Nu Alpha chapter at Washington and Lee University joined Psi Upsilon in the fall of 1970, Charles M. “Chuck” Hall, Nu Alpha ’71 (Washington & Lee), who was the chapter’s President at the time, has been an active member of Psi Upsilon. Chuck has served as a past Treasurer and President of the Fraternity’s Executive Council and as a Past President of the Psi Upsilon Foundation. In addition, while attending law school at Emory University, he became an advisor to the Gamma Tau Chapter at Georgia Tech and has served as a board member and treasurer to the Psi Upsilon Society of Georgia, the chapter’s alumni organization. He has inspired generations of Psi Upsilon brothers strive to for bigger achievements and supported them with advice, recommendations, and compassion. 

Chuck graduated from Washington & Lee in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and then served as a active duty officer in the U.S. Army until 1973. After his Commission he went on the law school at Emory University where he received his Juris Doctorate in 1975. He has been a private practice attorney serving the greater Atlanta area ever since.