WELCOME
FROM PETE JOHNSON
Federal
Co-Chairman
Delta
Regional Authority
Welcome
to the official website of the Delta Regional Authority's
Delta Leadership Institute.Our goal is to create a corps of
leaders across the 240 counties and parishes we serve. These
Delta residents will have strong leadership abilities and
a regional perspective. Far too much of our region is characterized
by high poverty, high unemployment levels, low educational
attainment, a loss of skilled labor and a general lack of
hope.
We
must ensure that communities in the eight states we serve have
the civic infrastructure, organizations and knowledge base necessary
for economic growth. Even those in leadership positions often
do not understand how good governance, quality infrastructure,
great schools and first-class health care can work together
to spur and then sustain growth.
Too
often as I travel across our region, I see a lack of investment
in leadership development and strategic planning. This leadership
void, in turn, leads to a lack of direction. Communities never
decide on their priorities. With no leadership, vision or plans
for growth, these communities will continue to struggle.
At
the Delta Regional Authority, we're trying to do our part to
change this cycle. During the next several years, the Delta
Leadership Institute will develop a corps of leaders with a
regional perspective. These will be leaders who hopefully will
stay in touch with each other, sharing best practices and solutions
to common problems. My hope is that many of the graduates of
the Delta Ledership Institute will go back to their communities
and help lead local leadership programs, multiplying the number
of people in the region who receive leadership training.
Thank you
for your interest in the Delta Leadership Institute.
WELCOME
FROM DEAN CAROLYN DAHL
The University of Alabama
College of Continuing Studies
On
behalf of the Delta Regional Authority and
The University of Alabama, College of Continuing Studies, welcome to the Delta Leadership Institute website. This Institute is sponsored by the Delta Regional
Authority in partnership with The University of Alabama College
of Continuing Studies.
ABOUT THE DELTA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
The Delta Leadership Institute provides a year-long leadership development program for regional leaders desiring to prepare themselves for the challenges of the 21st Century. The purpose of the Delta Leadership Institute is to prepare these leaders to collaborate regionally to lead change. Participants work in teams to solve “real-world” problems faced by regional leaders. The Institute features a variety of lectures, seminars, and workshops, and centers on three curricular themes. The Institute activities consist of multiple sessions held at various locations throughout the Delta Region. As part of the Institute, participants learn from nationally recognized presenters, experts in the Delta region, and The University of Alabama faculty members and administrators.
CORE CURRICULUM
Understanding the Delta Region and Its Challenges
- Thinking /Acting Regionally
- Regional Demographics
Issue(s) Engagement
- Health Care
- Information Technology
- Transportation
- Education
- Public Policy
- Infrastructure
Leadership
- Contemporary Models
- Leading Change
- Embracing Diversity
- Team Building
- Problem Solving
- Building Collaboration
- Mediated Communication
- Public Speaking
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact:
Tom Wingenter, Program Director at (205) 348-6224; twingenter@ccs.ua.edu
Penny Williamson, program support at (205) 348-3014; pwilliamson@ccs.ua.edu
Professional
Development & Conference Services
College
of Continuing Studies
The
University of Alabama
Box
870388
Tuscaloosa,
AL 35487-0388
Fax:
(205) 348-9276
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