Offered in Partnership with Mankato Area Lifelong Learners
ALVA is a leadership development program, offered in partnership with the Vital Aging Network, for experienced adults, focused on leadership for the common good. ALVA strengthens leadership skills, focuses energies, and connects participants with others who share their vision, interests, and passions.
This life-changing course will help you overcome challenges of leadership in later life and find new ways to use your leadership skills.
- Discover your lifework
- Understand the opportunities and barriers of leadership in later life
- Plan and implement a civic leadership project
- Build an ongoing network for sharing ideas, knowledge, and resources
Course includes 8 sessions:
October 9, 2009 Introduction; Opportunities in Leadership: Vital Engagement for a Vital Society; What is your Lifework?
November 13, 2009 Dimensions of Leadership; The Social and Political Climate
December 11, 2009 Leadership for the Common Good; Matching your Interest, Skills, and Experience to the Need
January 8, 2010 Vital Communities: Making it Add Up; Planning your Project
February 12, 2010 Making Connections: Building Partnerships: Building and Maintaining a Network
March 12, 2010 Storytelling: Crafting your Message to Achieve Your Goals
April 9, 2010 Presentation of Projects
May 14, 2010 Certificate Award CeremonyCourse cost is $750. Scholarships are available [scholarship application ]. ALVA Leadership Development Program Certificates will be awarded at the conclusion of the course.
Register online or call 507-389-2572 to register as early as possible to receive course materials that will help prepare for the first class.
