These trainings will help you take initiative, direct
your career and help you to make an impact on the community & those
around you. No matter what your role at LCC, LEADERSHIP STARTS WITH YOU!
For LCC employees' convenience, below is a list of external
leadership development programs that many individuals in the community
college community have found helpful. Those employees who are interested
in attending an external program are required to obtain their
supervisor's prior approval and to assume the cost of the program unless
otherwise agreed upon between the employee and supervisor. This
information is accurate as of Spring 2004.
Harvard Institutes for Higher Education
|
| contact |
Harvard Graduate School of Education
14 Story Street, 4th Fl.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-496-8065
webeditor@gse.harvard.edu |
| audience |
higher education leaders
(see curriculum) |
| program length |
two weeks |
| cost |
$4,700-$6,000 |
| location |
Harvard |
| schedule |
June 20 - Aug 6 |
| curriculum summary |
1) Management Development: for
mid-level administrators (deans, directors, and dept. heads)
2)Management & Leadership in Education: for senior-level
administrators (provosts, VPs, Deans)
3) Educational Management: for cabinet-level administrators
(presidents and their leadership team members, provosts, & VPs)
|
Michigan Academy for Leadership
(Chair Academy)
|
| contact |
The Chair Academy
145 N. Centennial Way
Mesa, AZ 85201
www.mcmail.maricopa.edu/chair |
| audience |
New organizational leaders or those in need of new skill
sets |
| program length |
One year (1 initial week followed by an 11-month practicum
and 1 final week) |
| cost |
$1,700 |
| location |
Various international locations |
| schedule |
Held each year |
| curriculum summary |
Topics covered include:
Role of Organizational Leader
Effective Leadership Models
Building Effective Work Teams
Strategic & Scenario Planning
Managing Individual/Team Conflict
Practicum Components
Pre-interim-Post Survey Results
Enhancing Learning thru Leadership
Dimensions of Leadership
Leading Change
Appreciating Diversity
Leader as Manager
Leading Part-time Staff
Hiring for Excellence
Authentic Assessment |
Great Teachers Seminar
|
| contact |
Hosted by 5 Michigan colleges
Contact LCC Center for Teaching
Excellence
483-1977
www.lcc.edu/cte |
| audience |
Faculty (at least 4 from each host institution) |
| program length |
Three days |
| cost |
$250 |
| location |
Varies, but likely in mid-Michigan |
| schedule |
First week in August |
| curriculum summary |
This program provides faculty with an opportunity to share
what works and what doesn't, become re-energized about teaching,
and network with their colleagues as well as faculty from other
colleges. |
MSU Lilly Summer Workshops
|
| contact |
Michigan State University
http://fod.msu.edu/Contact.asp
SummerWorkshop/about.asp |
| audience |
Faculty (at least 4 from each host institution) |
| program length |
1-5 days in August |
| cost |
$100-$500, depending on length of program |
| location |
MSU Kellogg Center |
| schedule |
Early or mid-August |
| curriculum summary |
Topics vary, i.e., Problem-based Learning, Cooperative
Learning, etc. |
National Institute of Leadership Development (NILD)
|
| contact |
Maricopa CC District
NILD
640 N. First Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85003
602-223-4030
www.pc.maricopa.edu/nild |
| audience |
Women faculty and administrators at community colleges |
| program length |
Five days plus year-long project |
| cost |
$1,125, excluding travel & lodging |
| location |
Varies; always in Phoenix plus other sites nationwide |
| schedule |
Various times throughout the year |
| curriculum summary |
Topics include:
Administrative Leadership
Budget Development
Leadership Models
Committees and Candidates
Developing Your Mission
Issues in Higher Education
Let Your Light Shine/ |
Future Leaders Institute
|
| contact |
American Assn. of Community Colleges
One Dupont Circle, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-728-0200, ext. 234
www.aacc.nche.edu/FLI
Contact: Margaret Rivera |
| audience |
Senior-level community college administrators who are
actively considering or moving toward becoming a president (VP,
Dean, Associate Dean, Director) |
| program length |
Five days |
| cost |
$1,870 (includes lodging) |
| location |
Baltimore, MD |
| schedule |
Two sessions held annually |
| curriculum summary |
Topics include:
Interviewing & resume skills
Leading institutional change
Assessing your leadership style
Building and motivating teams
Dealing with conflict
Understanding legal issues
Building community
cultivating an ethical culture
Leading change
Understanding & using technology
Visioning w/ a global perspective
Fundraising |
International Conference on Teaching and Leadership
Excellence
|
| contact |
National Institute for Staff &
Organizational Development (NISOD)
Austin, Texas
www.nisod.org/conference |
| audience |
Faculty, staff, and administrators |
| program length |
Four days |
| cost |
$395 reg. fee for members $470 reg. fee for nonmembers
travel/lodging not included |
| location |
Austin, Texas |
| schedule |
Annually, in May |
| curriculum summary |
Focus is on the celebration of teaching, learning, and
leadership excellence |
Community College Leadership Program (CCLP)
|
| contact |
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Educational Admin.
1 University Station, D5600
Austin, TX 78712-0378
512-471-7545
www.utexas.edu/academic/cclp |
| audience |
Students desiring a doctoral degree |
| program length |
Two-year doctoral program |
| cost |
Tuition |
| location |
Austin, Texas |
| schedule |
n/a |
| curriculum summary |
A program to enhance and develop those competencies, skills,
proficiencies, and attributes that are required to lead a
successful college effectively. |
Executive Leadership Institute (ELI)
|
| contact |
League for Innovation in the
Community College
4505 East Chandler Blvd., Ste. 250
Phoenix, AZ 85048
480-705-8200
www.league.org |
| audience |
Individuals in senior positions of leadership in community
colleges and qualified for the presidency by their education and
experience |
| program length |
One week |
| cost |
$1,800 reg. fee
Travel & lodging not included |
| location |
Tempe, AZ |
| schedule |
Annually |
| curriculum summary |
The program is designed to give future CEOs a solid
foundation for understanding and addressing key issues in 21st
century community college leadership. |
Clemson University Professional Development Conference for
Women
|
| contact |
Clemson University
Office of Off-Campus & Continuing Ed.
Clemson, SC 29634
864-656-3311
www.clemson.edu/women.html |
| audience |
Women interested in professional development |
| program length |
One day |
| cost |
175 |
| location |
Lansing area |
| schedule |
Annually |
| curriculum summary |
Topics vary |
SkillPath
|
| contact |
SkillPath
PO Box 2768
Mission, KS 66201-2768
1-800-873-7545
www.skillpath.com |
| audience |
Anyone interested in skill enhancement |
| program length |
Typically one day |
| cost |
Varies with course |
| location |
Lansing area |
| schedule |
Throughout the year |
| curriculum summary |
Topics cover Business and
Professional Skills (e.g., Admin.H67
Training, Customer Service,
Finance & Accounting, etc.)
and IT Skills (e.g., Desktop
Publishing, Networks, etc.) |
Project Kaleideoscope
|
| contact |
Project Kaleidoscope
1730 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Ste 803
Washington, DC
202-232-1300
www.pkal.org |
| audience |
Faculty who have leadership responsibilities in math &
science education |
| program length |
One week |
| cost |
Grant-funded; does not appear to be a cost to
faculty who are selected |
| location |
Varies |
| schedule |
Two institutes offered each year |
| curriculum summary |
Participants work with colleagues and mentors to broaden
their understanding of the context for leadership and gain new
insights about their personal capacity for leadership |
Emerging Leaders Academy
|
| contact |
Michigan Community College Assn.
222 N. Chestnut Street
Lansing, MI 48933
517-372-4350
www.mcca.org |
| audience |
Community college administrators; selected by college
president |
| program length |
Four days |
| cost |
$750 per person |
| location |
Lansing |
| schedule |
Winter for past 2 years - Not sure if it will continue |
| curriculum summary |
Basics of leadership
Leadership intelligences
Personal leadership planning
Perspectives on the community college
Leadership styles
Art of caring leadership
Leaders & followers |
Leading Forward Website
|
| contact |
American Association of Community
Colleges
One Depont Circle, NW Suite 410
Washington, DC 20036
202-728-0200
www.ccleadership.org |
| audience |
Community college staff interested in leadership |
| program length |
FNo program; offers an inventory of leadership programs
across the country; a leadership event calendar; and info about
what cc leaders in the country are thinking about leadership and
leadership development. |
| cost |
No charge |
| location |
N/A |
| schedule |
N/A |
| curriculum summary |
N/A |
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