The FORWARD project will sponsor a panel discussion on leadership development Thursday, Nov. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Family Life Center Room of Nations. Register at www.ndsu.edu/forward.

The panel will include four individuals who have participated in different leadership development training. The panelists will be Holly Bastow-Shoop, professor and head of apparel, design and hospitality management; Rich Horsley, professor and chair of plant sciences; Wendy Reed, associate professor of biological sciences and associate dean of science and mathematics; and Michele Reid, dean of libraries.

The panelists will provide descriptions of their leadership training experiences, including the training sponsor, goals, format, time involved and cost. They also will discuss how they selected the particular experience in which they participated, sources of financial support and how they use what they learned. They also will discuss “pros and cons” of the training they selected and reasons they would or would not recommend it for others.