Events and Announcements

High Level Leadership Series: Professional and Personal Balance
2008-2010

You are invited to participate in the inaugural class of the Administrative and Professional Collaborative’s High Level Leadership Series (HLL Series). The leadership development program is designed to:

• foster transformational leadership and a shared vision for the College
• generate greater creativity and innovation
• enhance skills in supervision and management
• understand how one’s leadership style can be maximized
• establish the personal commitment to making a difference in our institution and community.

The HLL Series is open to full-time administrative and professional employees, to full-time career supervisors, and to full-time faculty members who have an interest in attaining a position of leadership. Time commitment is essential. Participants must be willing and able to attend all HLL Series sessions and functions.

Themes

• Building Your Team: Collective Work for Higher Performance
• Productivity: Balancing the Workload for Efficiency (While Maintaining Sanity)
• Collaboration: Working with Others- Inside and Outside of the Organization
• Innovation: A Balanced Approach to Generating Creativity and Entrepreneurship
• Inspiration: People Will Work for a Manager but They Do Their Best for a Leader

The Selection Process

To be considered for the first class, you must have been employed prior to Jan. 1, 2008 and complete an application no later than Oct. 20, 2008. Each program class will consist of 20-25 participants and will be diverse in nature and representative of the entire College. The application can be found on the human resources Web page and must be completed, signed and submitted no later than Oct. 8, 2008. On Oct. 14, 2008, the APC Design Team* will present the recommendations for the inaugural class membership to the President’s Cabinet. The participants selected for the first class will be notified by Oct. 20, 2008.

High Level Leadership Series: Professional and Personal Balance Cohort I
2008-2010

Year One

Date	Topic	Format	Leader
Sept. 23, 2008	Program Overview	APC Luncheon	Dr. Christine Arab
Sept. 24–Oct. 8, 2008	Application Period	HR Web site	APC Design Team*
Oct. 20, 2008	Notify Participants	E-mail	Dr. Christine Arab
Oct. 28, 2008	Program Begins	College President’s Reception	Dean Sheri Litt Dr. Steven Wallace
Nov. 13, 2008	Building Cohort Community and IDP	Retreat	TBA
Dec. 11, 2008	Building Your Team	Lunch and Learn	TBA
Jan. 8, 2009	Building Your Team	Workshop	TBA
March 12, 2009	Building Your Team	Workshop	TBA
April 9, 2009	Productivity	Lunch and Learn	TBA
May 14, 2009	Productivity	Workshop	TBA
June 11, 2009	“Know Your College”	Workshop	TBA

Year Two

Date	Topic	Format	Leader
Sept. 10, 2009	Collaboration	Lunch and Learn	TBA
Oct. 8, 2009	Collaboration	Workshop	TBA
Nov. 12, 2009	Innovation	Lunch and Learn	TBA
Jan. 14, 2010	Innovation	Workshop	TBA
Feb. 11, 2010	“Know Your College”	Workshop	TBA
March 11, 2010	Inspiration	Lunch and Learn	TBA
April 8, 2010	Inspiration	Workshop	TBA
May 13, 2010	Closing Events and Presentations	Retreat	TBA

Lunch and Learn Format: A one hour panel discussion, focused on increasing awareness of trends and best practices, usually scheduled 12:30–1:30 p.m.

Workshop Format: A three to four hour activity, focused on increasing knowledge and building or enhancing skills, usually scheduled from 1–4 p.m. or 1–5 p.m.

Retreat Format: A day-long event, focused on imbedding understanding and providing time for networking and community-building, usually scheduled from 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

*APC Design Team Members: Sheri Litt, Dana Thomas, Kathryn Birmingham, Christine Arab; Resource Members: President’s Cabinet and Bill Ganza.