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Leadership Academy

The Leadership Academy
September 8 - 12, 2013
Fort Lauderdale, FL

 

The purpose of The Leadership Academy is to enhance and further develop leadership throughout the educational industry.  The Leadership Academy provides opportunities for professionals to increase their awareness of industry issues, to learn the skills necessary to handle today's changes, and to discover the leadership potential within each of us.

The Leadership Academy has been developed for, and focuses on, the educational institution's administrative professionals.  These include: facilities staff, buyers/purchasing agents, business/finance professionals, and auxiliary services professionals.  The program is designed in tracks, with each track emphasizing a different perspective and type of leadership skill. The four tracks that comprise the Academy are:

Track I: Individual Effectiveness Skills

Track II: Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills

Track III: Managerial Effectiveness Skills 

Track IV: Organizational Effectiveness Skills

Each track builds on one another, therefore you must complete Track I first.  Participants remain in one track throughout the week.  This immersion approach is designed to foster the development of strong professional relationships among participants.  Completion of each track is required prior to filing for graduation from the program.

GENERAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION

TUITION
Tuition for this week long program is $1,435 (members) or $1,935 (non-members). Because the Leadership Academy is an immersion type program, we will not be able to accommodate spouse/guests or family members at any of the food functions, except the closing banquet. Tickets to the closing banquet may be purchased on-site at the meeting registration desk.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
On September 11th, the Nova Southeastern University would like to host the Wednesday afternoon tour of their new state of the art Coral Research Center. For more inforamtion about what the tour will include as well as some information about the Coral Research Center, please click here. NOTE: NSU will provide transportation from the hotel, provide lunch, goody bag and a great educational and enjoyable tour of our facility. Tour is limited to 50 participants - so please sign up during the registration process if you wish to reserve a seat.

HOTEL/TRAVEL
Please see the Travel & Hotel section for more details.

TIME SCHEDULE AND ATTIRE
Our event opens with programming Sunday at 9am. Please allow adequate time beforehand to pick up your registration materials. Specific meeting rooms and session details will be included in your materials. Dress is casual, and we encourage you to bring a sweater or jacket, as your individual climate preference may vary.

SPECIAL NEEDS
APPA will make every effort to accomodate persons with special needs. If you have a condition that may require special materials, services, or assistance, please contact APPA's Professional Development Department to make arrangements at education@appa.org.

QUESTIONS?
If you have any further questions regarding registration, please contact APPA’s Professional Development Department at education@appa.org.

Pictures from APPA U - September 2012 in Vancouver, BC

Pictures from APPA U - January 2013 in Tampa, FL