Dr. Lisa Rossbacher, President of Southern Polytechnic State University, speaks on the subject of empathy. Dr. Rossbacher's keynote speech at the 8th Annual Dialogue & Friendship Dinner is timely and moving as it addressed universal human values like understanding and kindness.
Lisa A. Rossbacher, Ph.D., is the current president of Southern Polytechnic State University—the first woman geologist to serve as a university president in North America. A geologist, writer, professor, former Vice Chancellor of the University System of Georgia, and community leader, she is also Chair of Metro Atlanta's Cobb Chamber of Commerce, an author of several books on geology, and a Geotimes Magazine columnist.