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Program Purpose

The purpose of the Faculty Leadership Program is to build a skilled leadership base within the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service that is knowledgeable about organizational issues and programs to ensure that Extension has a viable future.

Program Goals

To provide Extension professionals with vision, experience and tools to deal with a dynamic organization.
To help Extension professionals examine Cooperative Extension’s organizational and programming structures so that programs, resources and methods are designed to meet current and emerging needs.
To invest in emerging leaders by providing knowledge, skills and opportunities for growth.
To enable emerging leaders to identify processes involved in problem solving and analytical thinking; to make decisions with greater creativity and impact; to communicate more persuasively and effectively; and to better understand how personal values and attitudes affect their behavior and their relationships with others.

Who

Extension faculty members and professionals, including county agents, specialists, and administrators, with a minimum of five years of Extension experience or combined university experience.

What

The Faculty Leadership Program will focus on developing and building strengths related to seven core competencies through a variety of learning activities.

Core Competencies	Learning Activities
Knowledge of the Organization	Seven Seminars
Human Relationships	Online Classroom
Communication	Developmental Assessments
Professionalism	Professional Development Planning
Leadership	Seminar Assignments
Programming	Reading
Resource Development	Coaching
	Journaling
	Leadership Project

When

The program will begin in January 2009. There are seven seminars. Each seminar is two and a half days in length and will take place every other month until January 2010. A five to seven day study tour to Washington, D.C. will take place in February 2010.

Class 4 Schedule Tentative Dates, Locations & Topics 2009-2010
Date	Location	Seminar Topic
2009 January 28-30	UA System Office, Cammack Campus	Seminar One: Key Issues Impacting Arkansas Extension
March 11-13	SWREC, Hope	Seminar Two: Professional Development Planning
May 13-15	RREC, Stuttgart	Seminar Three: Decision Making
July 15-17	UA, Fayetteville	Seminar Four: Professionalism
September 16-18	Cotton Research Center, Marianna	Seminar Five: Communication and Marketing
November 4-6	UA, Fort Smith	Seminar Six: Resource Development
2010 January 6-8	Mount Eagle Conference Center	Seminar Seven: Evaluation
February 28 - March 6	Washington, D.C.	National Study Tour
April 9	TBA	Graduation

Where

The seminars will be held at University of Arkansas System and Division of Agriculture campuses around the state. The first seminar will be at the University of Arkansas System Office, Cammack Campus.

Selection Process

The selection process for the next FLP class will use:

Online Application
Supervisor Approval
Interview

Below is an example of the application and selection timeline used for Class Four:

Class Four Application and Selection Timeline 2008
August 1	Begin accepting applications
September 19	Application deadline
October 2 - November 17	Candidate screening and interviews
December 8	Announce selection for Class 4
December	Candidates complete paperwork Begin self-assessments

For more information, contact:

Allisen Penn
Assistant Professor - Leadership Development
P.O. Box 391
Little Rock, AR 72203
501-671-2086
apenn@uaex.edu

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