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League Initiatives

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The League's eight major initiatives include:

Technology Learning
Leadership Student Success
Workforce Development Research & Practice
Resource Development Diversity & Equity

 

 

TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft Community College Advisory Committee
selected League Alliance Members representatives who meet with Microsoft to review new products, guide development of IT solutions

Alliance+

national teacher training initiative bringing award-winning Savvy CyberTeacherT curriculum & training model to over 9,000 K-12 teachers

LeagueTLC
online network of community college model programs & proven innovations featuring Innovations Express, Innovations Database, Learning Links, & Resources on the Web

LEARNING

Learning College Project
12 Vanguard & 61 Champion colleges serving  as incubators to develop learning-centered policies, programs, & practices

21st Century Outcomes Project
network of 16 League colleges designing & testing new outcomes-based methods for defining, delivering, & documenting student learning

Cross Papers Fellowship
Supported by an endowment from K. Patricia Cross, the fellowship will continue and build upon the outstanding success and renowned usability of The Cross Papers. Each year the K. Patricia Cross Endowment will name a scholar/practitioner of community college teaching and learning as The Cross Papers Fellow.


Learning Abstracts
articles that foster conversations on learning & showcase learning-centered practices

LEADERSHIP

ELI
annual Executive Leadership Institute has prepared over 400 senior-level administrators to become college presidents

NILD
cosponsor for the National Institute For Leadership Development; has prepared over 4,000 women for community college leadership roles

ALI
Administrative Leadership Institute for academic, student development, & administrative professionals in conjunction with Cornell University

Leadership Abstracts
articles offering practical solutions for leadership challenges facing community college presidents, administrators, & trustees

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

College and Career Transitions Initiative
This initiative seeks to improve student transitions between secondary and postsecondary education and careers.  It also seeks to improve academic performance at all levels of education.  Fifteen site partnerships led by community colleges in partnership with secondary schools, employers and other organizations were selected in a competitive process to be exemplars for this project.  CCTI is administered by the League Consortium and funded by the U.S. Office of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education.

League for Learning
project with League partners (The Chauncey Group, iLearning Inc., NAB & ITAA) to create a customizable Web portal for training certification, career building tools, & research for IT workforce

Emerging Technologies & Careers Symposium
forum connecting education & business leaders to forecast & address needs of IT workforce

Community College Alliance for Teacher Education
cosponsor for national coalition to promote community college efforts in K-12 teacher preparation

STUDENT SUCCESS

Power Learning
resources to support student learning & success

Student Art & Literature Awards
annual League college competition with online gallery & electronic anthology of student work

Terry O'Banion Student Technology Awards
sponsored by corporate partner Microsoft to recognize an annual Student Developer Champion from League colleges

Innovation of the Year Competition
League honors outstanding innovations which have been recognized by member institutions

RESEARCH & PRACTICE

CEO Surveys
quarterly surveys of League Alliance Members CEOs exploring key issues facing their institutions

League Publications
print & electronic books, monographs, abstracts, reports, & white papers (special League Alliance pricing)

LeagueConnections
monthly e-communiqué to all personnel throughout League Alliance Member Institutions highlighting League projects, activities, & events

Innovation at Your Fingertips
searchable online database of proven innovations, conference presentations, and profiles of community college programs

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

League Advancement
new project building resources to catalyze fundraising & foundation development efforts in League Alliance Member institutions
     · network & forum for foundation officers
     · Web, conference, research, & publications
     · attraction of national & international donors

DIVERSITY & EQUITY

Center for Formation in the Community College
resource & catalyst for personal & institutional work toward wholeness & authenticity

League Tolerance Project
tools to promote recognition & respect for diversity & differences in race, ethnicity, lifestyle, & perspective on campus & in the community

Digital Divide Project
bridging the technology gap for digitally disenfranchised populations through collaboration among educators, community leaders, & League Partners such as PBS, NSF, & Element K