AAWCC Leadership Academy

The Valencia Chapter of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges is committed to equity and excellence in education and employment for women in community colleges. Our organization recognizes the importance of professional development, leadership training, and networking opportunities for its members. Ever striving to provide the best training opportunities for its members, the Valencia Chapter in collaboration with the department of Staff and Organizational Development created its own Leadership Academy. The Academy develops strong self-management and leadership skills that focus on transferable leadership skills, rather than specific job responsibilities, so that the College may benefit from a deep, internal source of qualified talent. Our AAWCC Valencia Chapter believes that you don't have to have a title to be a leader!

The program competencies and learning outcomes are:

• Valencia Advocacy
• Personal Professional Strategy
• Resource Development
• Communication/Collaboration

The AAWCC Leadership Academy is comprised of eleven individual seminars that will be delivered in six-hour sessions. Each session runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Criminal Justice Institute, Room 135. You can use the computer lab upstairs in room 228 to check e-mail from 8-9 a.m. and from 4-5 p.m.

Class Meeting Dates

• January 27, 2009-Workshop 1: Cornerstones of Excellent Leadership (with or without a title!)
• March 3, 2009- Workshop 2: Introspection and Reflection (Jeanne Henningsen)
• March 24, 2009-Workshop 3: Introspection and Reflection, Part II
• April 28, 2009-Workshop 4: Creating a Support Structure
• May 26, 2009-Workshop 5: Developing a Trusting Environment
• June 23, 2009-Workshop 6: Effective Communication for Leaders (Lisa Broesch)
• July 28, 2009-Workshop 7: Building Strategic Working Relationships
• August, 2009-Workshop 8: Navigating Valencia
  *Date to be determined – will coincide with Valencia District Board of Trustees Meeting
• September 22, 2009-Workshop 9: Developing Conversation and Conflict Management Skills
• October 27, 2009-Workshop 10: Embracing Change
• November 17, 2009-Workshop 11: Commencement and What’s Next?

Leaders are Readers
(Optional Bookstore Meetings)

• February 15, 2009, 3:30–5 p.m., Barnes and Noble, Waterford Lakes
• April 19, 2009, 1:30–3 p.m., Barnes and Noble, Colonial Promenade
• June 20, 2009, 10:30 a.m.–12 Noon, Borders, Winter Park Village
• August 8, 2009, 10:30 a.m.–12 Noon, Barnes and Noble, West Oaks Mall
• October 18, 2009, 5:30–7 p.m., Barnes and Noble, Waterford Lakes

Note:  In addition to mandatory workshop attendance, there is a dedicated reading component as part of the Valencia AAWCC Leadership Academy.

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