We suggest a two-pronged approach:
College-wide and a three-week institute with a leadership development curriculum for all constituencies of the College.

The 2001 Summer Institute

Preparing course content for the 2001 Summer Institute; the participants will include administrators and students, faculty and staff.  The participants will be invited, and the number capped at 12-16.

• Week One
  • Developing a database for a definition of leadership across the College community
  • Writing a topical outline for a 27-hour program offered over a course of three weeks in three, three-hour classes
  • Identifying presenters from both within and outside RVCC to discuss from an interactive and integrative perspective:
    • Overview of the Community College
    • Overview of NJ system of community colleges within the context of secondary and post-secondary education
    • RVCC Mission, Goals, and Governance
    • RVCC Financiering
    • RVCC Programming
    • Current Leadership Models
• Week Two
  Leadership Training Workshops under the direction of a consultant, including perhaps:
  • management/supervisory/leadership skills
  • communication
  • customer contact
  • personal improvement
  • implementation of relevant technologies
  • organizational development
• Week Three
  RVCC Leadership Clinic
  • Presenting case studies of innovation at RVCC
  • Bringing problematic perspectives on innovative practice to the Clinic
  • Planning for AY 2001-2002 College-wide leadership diffusion

Preparing delivery systems

• Scheduling three, three-hour classes for three weeks
• Developing a WebCT component for online discussion
• Scheduling library orientation about the leadership database beginning in the fall

The College-wide Leadership Program for AY2001-2002

Components might include:

• a book discussion on leadership led by a faculty member and administrator;
• a panel discussion on the changes confronting the community college system led by a faculty member, administrator, and staff member;
• a panel discussion tracing the path of a successful and an unsuccessful attempt at innovation at RVCC;
• an invitation of a speaker to address the college community on All College Day, January 2002;
• continuing online the conversations on leadership using the CAITL website;
• publicizing opportunities for attending conferences and delivering papers relating to leadership in higher education, as well as participating in the J&J “seat program.”