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Selection Process Timeline for
Class of 2012-2013
April1: Applications available
(request
application below)
June 15: Application deadline
(application must be received by 5 p.m.)
Late June: Candidate Interviews
with Panel of LC Alumni
Mid-July: Acceptance Notification
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Leadership Columbia Class of 2012-2013 |
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Leadership Columbia
Guidelines and Information
Attendance and
Class Days:
Class days are held every second Tuesday of the
month between the months of October-May. Participants may not
miss more than 14 hours of class days in order to graduate.
Attendance at the out-of-town retreat (tentatively scheduled for
September 8-9, 2011) is mandatory. In addition, participants
will be required to take part in enrichment activities and a
class project.
Selection
Criteria and Application Review:
Applications will be
blindly evaluated and rated, after which a select group will be
chosen for interviews and considered for admission. The
selection criteria are civic involvement, leadership potential,
diversity of perspective and commitment to the leadership
program and the community. The class size is limited to 60
members and to no more than two employees per company or
organization.
Tuition:
Tuition in the Leadership Columbia program is estimated at
$1,575 for Columbia Chamber members and $1,925 for non-Chamber
members. Tuition includes membership in the Leadership Columbia
Alumni Association for two years. Full payment or arrangements
for payments must be made by September 2, 2011. Reimbursement
of tuition will not be granted after the retreat.
Scholarship/Financial Assistance: Partial scholarship funds
are available, based on need, and will be considered only after
candidate selection is made. Applicants should indicate request
for financial assistance on their application and attach a
statement of financial need.
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What
is Leadership Columbia?
Sponsored
by the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the Leadership
Columbia (LC) program began in order to provide existing and
emerging leaders with opportunities to enhance their civic
knowledge and civic network. For more than 30 years, this program has
helped participants better understand how our community works,
build relationships with the region’s current and future leaders
and become inspired to focus talents in a way that will best serve
the community. Leadership Columbia participants develop the
leadership skills necessary to assume leadership roles and also
become exposed to the involvement opportunities in the community.
Program
Overview
Whether
you have lived in Columbia for a short time or all of your life,
Leadership Columbia will help you discover what is happening in
the community and how you can get involved.
Monthly
Learning Sessions
The
ten, one-day sessions are held Tuesdays from August to May from
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. At each session, state and local business and
community leaders will share their knowledge through lively
discussions and activities that highlight real situations, needs
and opportunities within the midlands.
Leadership
Columbia also offers first-hand experience through tours of
facilities such as Fort Jackson, the SC Correctional Facility,
homeless shelters, schools and many other Columbia businesses and
entities.
Retreat
Leadership
Columbia is built on strong fundamental leadership principles. At
the two-day class retreat
held in September at Camp Gravatt in Aiken, SC attendees will
participate in a number of networking and team-building activities
designed to demonstrate the dynamics of effective leadership. The
retreat allows class members to push themselves and provides the
skills and confidence necessary to lead. Team-building activities,
including high and low rope courses, will expand on important
themes such as communication, trust, consensus-building and
empowerment.
Class
Project
The
class project is integral part of the Leadership Columbia
experience. Participants work with fellow classmates to implement
a project benefiting the Midlands area. The Leadership Columbia
process provides participants with the guidance and tools to turn
concepts into workable projects and solutions. The project process
culminates the Leadership Columbia experience, utilizing ideas
generated during class sessions into a community enhancing
project.
Enrichment
Activities
One
of the primary goals of leadership Columbia is to encourage
individual involvement in leadership roles within the community.
Throughout that program, participants get a birds-eye view of the
issues facing the community. Enrichment opportunities are made
available to class participants to further enhance their community
knowledge. Such activities include ride-alongs with various law
enforcement agencies, opportunities to engage in community service
or exposure to some of the many cultural offerings in the region.
Leadership Columbia encourages participants to learn by doing so
that they may apply their talents by becoming a part of
professional associations, civic clubs, public boards and
commissions.
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