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"centers of excellence" among the member institutions
that can be used for dealing with specific leadership issues at
member institutions. Examples include Cornell's Discovering Leadership
program, the Institute for Community and Neighborhood Development
at Cumberland County College. The institute will also endeavor to
connect with centers not currently part of the Consortium, particularly
with the Pennsylvania LINC program with which we have been in contact.
Provide
training opportunities related to common interests, challenges,
and opportunities emphasizing that institutional challenges are
not idiosyncratic, nor are they permanent. The institute will emphasize
problem-based learning utilizing real (and when possible, regional)
issues in developing future leaders.
Establish
a program for "leadership sabbaticals" or "externships",
primarily but not exclusively, for faculty and administrators to spend
time with a mentor in another institution, drawing from the American
Council on Education (ACE) model.
Strengthen internal networks that work across the institution
to foster leadership development through, in part, the administration
of small grants in support of collaborative leadership activities.
Utilize existing technology & distance education
to build a highly collaborative institute. Maintain an interactive
web site for disseminating research findings, best practices, and
other information on leadership development, particularly emphasizing
regional opportunities for collaboration or participation in leadership
development activities. The web site would include a bulletin board
and agenda of events at each member institution and would provide
opportunities for active problem solving using an interactive electronic
medium. Connect distance learning capabilities at each institution
to facilitate communication and make courses or programs on leadership
available.
Encourage
each institution to build collaborative relationships with local
businesses, community groups, or government bodies for the identification
of cross-institutional leadership development activities that improve
the leadership skills and deepen the civic commitment of leaders
within institutions serving the public (higher education or community-based)
within the mid-Atlantic region.
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