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FEATURE

Foundation 'Walk and Talk'
program in high demand
by Mark H. Wiggins, Managing Editor
As reported in the Fall 2016 edition of the Foundation
News, Foundation CEO Doug Tystad and Director of
Development Joan Cabell have been leading informal tours of
Fort Leavenworth and the U.S. Army Command and General
Staff College as a means of outreach for the College and the
Foundation. Since formalizing the program in 2015 and with
each successive tour, the program has gained popularity.
"When we bring people up here, they are typically truly
amazed at what they see," said Cabell. "The success of this
program is due to the dedication and cooperation from Fort
Leavenworth and the College and it's absolutely the best way
to reach our audiences. Our routine 'monthly walk and talk'
calendar is always full."
The standard walk and talk experience includes a tour of
the Fort Leavenworth post and learning about its rich history
through the old historic buildings, landmarks and monuments
and the national cemetery. After the post tour, Tystad and Cabell
brings the visitors to the Lewis and Clark Center to tour the
Command and General Staff College, which includes visits to
the Commander-in-Chief Gallery, the Fort Leavenworth Hall
of Fame displays, the Eisenhower Auditorium, the MacArthur
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room and the International Hall of Fame display. The tours also
typically include a briefing about Army leaders development
and how CGSC fits into that process, as well as a visit to a
standard CGSC classroom to get a technology demonstration
from one of the CGSC instructors. Occasionally, the Foundation
coordinates for the visitors to get a chance to participate in
hands-on computer simulations.
Since November 2016, the Foundation and the College
have hosted eight groups of visitors, including three visits
in the month of April alone. Automotive groups, marketing
reps, a group of businesswomen, other foundations, a Chiefs
Ambassador, an engineering/architecture company, a university,
and reps from a bank characterize the attendees in these eight
visits.
Contact the CGSC Foundation Director of Development Joan
Cabell to schedule your own group's "Walk and Talk" tour of
CGSC and Fort Leavenworth and learn about the education of
leaders for the nation. - joan@cgscf.org.
For more information about the walk and talk visits see
http://www.cgscfoundation.org/?s=walk+and+talk
www.cgscfoundation.org
http://www.cgscfoundation.org/?s=walk+and+talk http://www.cgscfoundation.org
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