Email for Recruitment

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Colleagues,

We are seeking your help in identifying outstanding individuals to join the inaugural class of the Communications and Information Technology Leadership and Management Institute (CITLMI). This Institute has been developed under the auspices of the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) in collaboration with the National Extension Technology Conference (NETC) and the American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC).

The Institute focuses on developing leadership and management skills and has, as its goals, the following, to:

• Ensure a cadre of innovative communicators and technologists well-prepared to provide leadership in meeting the demands and expectations of their college and university.

• Provide growth and advancement opportunities for communication and technology professionals.

• Advance the capabilities of individual professionals and consequently improve the communication and technology professions.

• Improve the standing of communications and information technology fields by developing professionals who effectively articulate the value and direction of these fields.

The Institute will focus on three major programmatic areas: managing resources, planning and managing strategically, and seeing the “big picture”. Details of the training include:

Manage Resources

• Plan, organize, and budget

• Manage human capital

• Understand own strengths and weaknesses (realistic self-assessment)

• Align resources to priorities, including business planning and entrepreneurship • Run effective meetings

Plan and Manage Strategically

• Strategically plan for effective communication and technology initiatives, focusing on measurable results more than process

• Understand, foster, and manage innovation

• Support plans and recommendations with decision data

• Accurately assess and articulate the outcomes and value of communication and technology initiatives

• Understand methods for identifying, defining and solving problems and leading others through this process

• Understand the process and importance of identifying trends and issues within and outside the organization

See the “Big Picture”

• Recognize and understand cultural/ethnic differences

• Understand and share the vision and mission of the larger organization and develop a corresponding vision and mission for the communications/IT unit.

• Project the impact of decisions upon stakeholders

• Understand the political environment

• Take a “systems” perspective – inputs, outputs, rules, impacts, processes

• Understand culture change in an organization

The inaugural class for the Institute will convene in Albuquerque, New Mexico June 19, 2007 following the 2007 ACE/NETC International Conference. Graduation from the Institute will occur in June 2008 in Traverse City, Michigan in conjunction with the 2008 ACE International Conference. More information on program delivery, costs, and institutional commitments can be found at: XXX.XXX.XXX.

We are looking for outstanding individuals with great leadership potential and ask for your help in identifying those persons within your unit who have those characteristics for success. Please look at your colleagues and let us know who might be an excellent candidate for this Institute and future leadership within your organization.

Thank you for your consideration.

Communication and Information Technology Leadership and Management Institute Management and Evaluation Team

Kris Boone, Kansas State University

Steve Dodrill, Oregon State University

Scott Fedale, Washington State University

Dave King, Oregon State University

Tom Knecht, Mississippi State University

Terry Meisenbach, eXtension

Fred Piazza, Louisiana State University

Ken Spelke, University of Illinois