Leadership Development Institutes

Introduction:
With thegoal of developing educators and administrators of skill and character, the CCCU offers a broad spectrum of conferences, seminars and training to member and affiliate institutions. Designed to meet the needs of specific peer groups or to address particular topics, these opportunities for enhancing skills, disciplines, networks, and fellowship promote strong leadership on Council campuses.

Background of the Leadership Development Institutes:
One of the most exciting programs of the CCCU has been the emergence of the Leadership Development Institutes, a multi-year project to strengthen the leadership of Christian higher education.

The CCCU will offer two Leadership Development Institutes in the summer of 2011, a mixed-gender Multi-Ethnic Leadership Development Institute (M-E LDI) for emerging leaders of color, and (in cooperation with Azusa Pacific University) a Womens Advanced Leadership Institute (WALI) for women considering (or being encouraged to consider) future cabinet-level or presidential leadership.

Multi-Ethnic Leadership Development Institute (M-E LDI)(mixed gender)
Womens Advanced Leadership Institute (WALI)(for women considering future cabinet-level leadership)

CCCU leadership development initiatives are intended to identify and equip those who have been gifted and called by God to serve as leaders in Christian higher education. When possible, focus is given to underrepresented groups in Council leadership, particularly women and people of color.

The 2011 Leadership Development Program and Benefits:
Resource teams, comprised of senior leaders from the CCCU and Council institutions, in collaboration with the faculty of APUs Doctoral Programs in Higher Education, and other Resource Team members will serve as presenters and facilitators of the 2011 Leadership Development programs. Based on the application process outlined below, we anticipate involving 18-20 leaders in each of the Institutes to be offered next June. Participation includes the following benefits:

• Launches a year-long leadership development program that begins with the June Institute at Cedar Springs and includes an individually-tailored shadowing experience with a mentor on another CCCU campus (the AWLI does not include a shadowing experience)
• Establishes professional networking with current and emerging leaders
• Immerses participants in the cutting-edge leadership literature and research
• Introduces participants to strengths-based leadership and team-building
• Includes a one-on-one meeting with a Resource Team member to outline a year-long Professional Development Plan
• Provides opportunities to interact about Leadership Lessons, Case Studies, and Best Practices from within and beyond higher education