Event Information
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Kutztown University – McFarland Student Union Building
8:00 am - 11:30 am
How Leaders Lose Their Way:
And How to Make Sure It Doesn’t Happen To You
Peter Greer is the president and CEO of HOPE International, a global nonprofit working to alleviate physical and spiritual poverty in 29 countries around the world.
Prior to joining HOPE, Peter worked internationally as a microfinance adviser and as managing director for Urwego Bank. A graduate of Messiah University and Harvard’s Kennedy School, Peter has co-authored over 15 award winning books, including Mission Drift (selected as a 2015 Book Award Winner from Christianity Today), Rooting for Rivals (selected as a 2019 Leadership Resource of the Year in Outreach magazine), The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good (selected as one of the top 40 books on poverty by WORLD magazine) and Created to Flourish (which his mom reviewed with five stars and a smiley face emoji). Peter will be presenting on the topic of his new book, How Leaders Lose Their Way and How to Make Sure it Doesn’t Happen to You.
All guests attending will receive a copy of Peter Greer’s new book How Leaders Lose Their Way.
Date/Time:
11/20/2025
8:00 am - 11:30 am
Location
Kutztown University - McFarland Student Union Building
Registration
PARKING INFO & DIRECTIONS TO McFarland Student Union Building on campus of Kutztown University:
Guests park in the A-2 lot for event. If there is anyone who needs handicap parking they can use the A-1 lot. The rest of the A-1 lot is metered parking which is enforced. Guests can park there only if they’re willing to come out to feed the meter every hour.
Multipurpose Room (MS 218) in the McFarland Student Union Building. The room is on the second floor. When entering the building, it’s easiest to use the entrance by the bookstore. There are stairs in front of you to the second floor and then the room is to the left at the top of the stairs. If you need an elevator walk straight in past the stairs and the elevator is on the back wall. Go to the second floor and the room is in front of you to the right as you exit the elevator.
EVENT TIMELINE:
| 8:00 – 8:40am | Breakfast & Networking |
| 8:40 – 8:50am | Welcome and High Center Updates |
| 8:50 – 8:55am | Partner Profile (5 mins.) |
| 8:55 – 9:00am | Speaker introduction |
| 9:00 – 10:00am | Keynote speaker (Part 1) |
| 10:00 – 10:30am | Break & Networking |
| 10:30 – 11:15am | Keynote speaker (Part 2) |
| 11:15 – 11:30am | Q&A |
REGISTRATION DETAILS
High Center members, partners and nonprofits receive 3-free attendees for this event. If more than 3 tickets are needed for your company, you are able to purchase additional tickets for the price of $75 per person plus tax and fees. Connect with us by calling or emailing: highcenterinfo@etown.edu or call 717-361-1275.