Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this inspiring 18 minutes and 83 seconds, Dr. Tamba-Kuii Bailey — Associate Vice President and Adviser to the President for Community and Belonging at the University of North Dakota — invites us to rethink what true leadership looks like.
Grounded in UND’s spirit of leading your own way, Dr. Bailey shares a powerful story of civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer and the countless leaders who shaped his own journey. Through history, lived experience, and a call to collective action, he highlights what he calls affirming leadership — leadership rooted in agape love, inclusion, courage, and an unwavering commitment to community.
In this talk, you’ll explore:
🟢 The legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer and her impact on voting rights
🟢 Why leadership is about what you know and how deeply you care
🟢 The difference between positional leadership and community-rooted leadership
🟢 How listening, learning, and acting with love move communities forward
🟢 A reminder that leaders come from everywhere — including right here at UND
This 18:83 session challenges us to reflect on our own leadership journeys and the legacies we will leave behind.
🎤 About the 18:83 Speaker Series
Hosted by UND Student Involvement & Parent Programs, this series features campus and community leaders sharing short, high-impact lessons to help all of us grow personally and professionally.
👉 Next Speaker:
Join us December 3 for our final talk of the semester featuring Katie Meyer, Executive Director of the Grand Forks Children’s Museum.
#LeadYourOwnWay
#UniversityOfNorthDakota #UND1883 #Leadership #Equity #Belonging #FannieLouHamer #AffirmingLeadership
Founded in 1883, six years before the state itself was established, the University of North Dakota is a busy 521-acre campus, the state’s largest. We're an innovator in engineering, medicine, aviation and unmanned aircraft systems with colleges of business, arts, sciences, nursing, aerospace, education, engineering and medicine. Undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered online and on campus.
WEBSITE: https://und.edu/
ABOUT: https://und.edu/about/index.html
MAJORS: https://und.edu/programs/
VISIT: https://und.edu/admissions/visit/
APPLY: https://und.edu/admissions/apply.html
Follow us on social media:
Instagram: instagram.com/uofnorthdakota
Facebook: facebook.com/UofNorthDakota
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#college #undproud #university #collegelife #studentlife
In this inspiring 18 minutes and 83 seconds, Dr. Tamba-Kuii Bailey — Associate Vice President and Adviser to the President for Community and Belonging at the University of North Dakota — invites us to rethink what true leadership looks like.
Grounded in UND’s spirit of leading your own way, Dr. Bailey shares a powerful story of civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer and the countless leaders who shaped his own journey. Through history, lived experience, and a call to collective action, he highlights what he calls affirming leadership — leadership rooted in agape love, inclusion, courage, and an unwavering commitment to community.
In this talk, you’ll explore:
🟢 The legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer and her impact on voting rights
🟢 Why leadership is about what you know and how deeply you care
🟢 The difference between positional leadership and community-rooted leadership
🟢 How listening, learning, and acting with love move communities forward
🟢 A reminder that leaders come from everywhere — including right here at UND
This 18:83 session challenges us to reflect on our own leadership journeys and the legacies we will leave behind.
🎤 About the 18:83 Speaker Series
Hosted by UND Student Involvement & Parent Programs, this series features campus and community leaders sharing short, high-impact lessons to help all of us grow personally and professionally.
👉 Next Speaker:
Join us December 3 for our final talk of the semester featuring Katie Meyer, Executive Director of the Grand Forks Children’s Museum.
#LeadYourOwnWay
#UniversityOfNorthDakota #UND1883 #Leadership #Equity #Belonging #FannieLouHamer #AffirmingLeadership
Founded in 1883, six years before the state itself was established, the University of North Dakota is a busy 521-acre campus, the state’s largest. We're an innovator in engineering, medicine, aviation and unmanned aircraft systems with colleges of business, arts, sciences, nursing, aerospace, education, engineering and medicine. Undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered online and on campus.
WEBSITE: https://und.edu/
ABOUT: https://und.edu/about/index.html
MAJORS: https://und.edu/programs/
VISIT: https://und.edu/admissions/visit/
APPLY: https://und.edu/admissions/apply.html
Follow us on social media:
Instagram: instagram.com/uofnorthdakota
Facebook: facebook.com/UofNorthDakota
Twitter: twitter.com/UofNorthDakota
#college #undproud #university #collegelife #studentlife
