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The application process for the third class of Leadership Nebraska is underway. The program is patterned after many local and some 30 state leadership programs, and is designed to educate and train participants to understand the issues and the people of Nebraska. The current class is midway through this year’s sessions and will join the members of Class I as leaders of their communities, organizations, and the state.
“The program is aimed at persons who have demonstrated community and professional leadership experiences. The program will offer six 1½-day to 2-day sessions per year that would give class members an opportunity to develop and hone leadership skills and gain a broader understanding of issues facing Nebraska,” said Bob Harris, chairman of the State Chamber’s Leadership Nebraska Council. The key to Leadership Nebraska begins with the premise that all citizens across the state have a stake in our future, and that that cooperative efforts will make for a successful future.
2009 Sessions will begin with an Orientation Retreat at Arbor Lodge in February; a session on Public Service in Lincoln in March; an Education session in Kearney early May; the Economic Development session in late June; the Agriculture session in O’Neill in early August; and the Health/Healthcare/Human Services session in Hastings in September. A commencement ceremony will be held in Lincoln in October.
Eventually, a statewide network of Leadership Nebraska alumni targets areas of involvement and actively engages in finding solutions that will enhance Nebraska’s future growth and prosperity.
Alumni of the program will also conduct an ongoing series of meetings and programs to strengthen relationships developed and to maintain and enhance the knowledge gained during their Leadership experience.
Candidates learn the decision of the Selection Committee in December, are introduced to the state at the State Chamber Annual Meeting in late January, 2009. The sessions begin in early February.
Tuition for the 2009 Class will be $3,000. Meals and lodging are included, but participants are responsible for travel costs to the class site. Scholarship funds based on need are available. Those interested in applying are not required to have a third party nomination; self-nominations are encouraged. A tax-deductible non-profit 501(c)(3) organization has been organized for The State Chamber’s Leadership Nebraska.
For more information on any aspect of the State Chamber’s Leadership Nebraska program, please contact Executive Director Don Mihovk at the State Chamber office.
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