LEAP 1
Leadership Education in Action Program 1
Community College Leadership: What’s It Really Like?
April 15, 2016
8:30am – 2:30pm
UCEN 258
I.
Breakfast …………………………………………………………………………….. 8:30 – 8:45
Menu: Egg soufflé, fresh fruit, muffins, coffee, tea
II.
The Role of the Community College CEO……………………………… 8:45 – 9:45
Presenter: Dr. Dianne Van Hook, Chancellor
 The many roles of the community college CEO
 The different functions of a campus level president and a district level
Chancellor or Superintendent/President
 What a CEO actually DOES: An up-close view of the daily life of the
CEO
 What are the key characteristics needed to be a successful CEO?
 How do we groom the next generation of leaders?
III.
Leadership Lessons from Dr. Jack Scott……………………………… 9:45– 10:15
Dr. Jack Scott, Chancellor, California Community Colleges (retired)
IV.
Break……………………………………………………………………………………
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10:15 – 10:30
V.
What’s It Like Being A Community College Leader?………………………… 10:30 – 12:00
Facilitator: Ms. Leslie Carr, Director Professional Development
Guest speakers:
 Dr. Debbie DiThomas, Superintendent/President, Barstow Community
College
 Dr. Rosa Carlson, President, Porterville College
 Dr. David Viar, Superintendent/President, Glendale College
 Dr. Kathryn Jeffery, Superintendent/President, Santa Monica College
Panelist Questions:
1. What is the best part of being a community college leader and what aspects
have you found most challenging?
2. In what ways do you provide big picture context and plant the seeds of
understanding for your campus community?
3. How do you balance the need for collaboration or interdependence with
diversity and pursuit of independent goals?
4. How do you help divergent, even adversarial, individuals and groups work
together?
5. Which different leadership skills or styles do you use to achieve the particular
goal on which you are currently focused?
6. What is the most important piece of advice you have for future community
college leaders?
VI.
Lunch………………………………………………………………………………………………
Menu: Chicken piccata, rice, vegetables, dessert, iced tea
VII.
Interactive Leadership Activity/Case Studies…………………………………… 12:45 – 2:00
Facilitator: Dr. Omar Torres, Dean, School of Mathematics, Sciences
And Health Professions
VIII.
Preview of next session/homework………………………………………………… 2:00 – 2:30
Facilitator: Ms. Leslie Carr, Director Professional Development
Session Topic #5: Generating Resources, Creating Effective Partnerships
Internally and Externally, and Networking in the Community
IX.
LEAPers meet with their Solution Teams and Mentors……………………. 2:30 – 4:30
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12:00 – 12:45
Homework
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Continue work on your Solution Team project and business plan.
Articles on partnerships will be emailed to you to read prior to the next LEAP session.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this session, participants will:
 Explore the most widely used leadership styles.
 Identify the main challenges associated with being a leader in the community college
system, and hear how a panel of current leaders address those challenges.
 Discover how they can be agents of change and move the College forward from
whatever position they hold.
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