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Signature Program (for more information, please contact Dr. William (Bill) Beisel, Executive Director, at wbeisel@kent.edu)

Leadership Tuscarawas prepares us to be good stewards of the Tuscarawas Valley community.  Program participants develop a strong commitment to community involvement ensuring that our region has a strong foundation of civic engagement and servant leadership with each new generation.  

Updated curriculum for 2024-2025

Many new professional development training modules have been added to the program for 2022-2023.  Topics include, in part, best practices in leadership and management, servant leadership, ethics and leadership, diversity leadership, social media best practices, and cpstone lesson on leadership to name just a few.

Program Schedule for 2024-2025
 

Overnight Retreat:                                       August 15 and 16

Tuscarawas Community Bus Tour:        September 10 ** Day begins at 7:30 am-5 pm **

Monthly Program Days are held the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 8:00 am-5:00 pm at Kent State Tuscarawas or at other local organizations and are scheduled as follows:

• October 8
• November 12
• December 10
• January 14
• February 11
• March 11
• April 8
• May 13

Participation and Time Commitment

• Leadership Tuscarawas requires a serious commitment of time and energy. All applicants must be able to fulfill the attendance requirements.
• Full participation of each individual is necessary, and attendance at each session is expected.  Because emergencies or business needs may arise, a participant may be absent from 12 hours of class.
• Participants who are absent for more than 12 hours of class may not graduate with their current class. The hours missed must be made up the following year to graduate.
• Leadership Tuscarawas reserves the right to notify a class participant’s employer/sponsor should they not meet the attendance requirements. 
• Attendance for the entire two-day Program Retreat is mandatory and non-negotiable. Class participants who are accepted into the program and are unable to attend the retreat will be asked to wait until the following year to enter the program.
• Each participant is required to take part in a Community Project that may require additional time commitments outside of class.
• If accepted into the Leadership Tuscarawas program, applicants are encouraged to attend the May 14, 2024 Leadership Tuscarawas graduation ceremony where you will be introduced as a member of the Class of 2024-2025.   

Who Benefits from Leadership Tuscarawas?

The Participants

• The necessary skills to be a successful leader, group manager, decision maker and community trustee
• Deeper understanding of Tuscarawas County and its challenges and opportunities
• Expanded person network of local leaders
• Personal and professional enrichment
• Refined personal mission for community service and servant leadership
• Improved self-reflection and self-awareness
• Increased flexibility and openness for change

The Employer

• Employees will increase leadership skills that will enhance their organizational effectiveness
• Access to a regional network of colleagues that can help with business solutions
• Readiness for collaboration, cooperation and teamwork
• Involvement and a voice in community activities
• Opportunity to position their business as an organization committed to "corporate caring"

Tuscarawas County

• An active community leadership network with a better understanding of how things work and willing to take action to do the things most needed
• County-wide collaborations
• Increased citizen participation in community issues
• Unified community members striving to create a better county

Explore

Explore becoming a participant if you:

• Have a passion and motivation for serving Tuscarawas County
• Have an opinion, want to learn more, or want to engage in inclusive dialogue about community issues
• Want to engage and connect with others who desire to have a sustainable region
• Work for a business or are an entrepreneur who wants to keep the Tuscarawas Valley economy strong
• Work as a non-profit professional, member of government or community volunteer
• Live or work in the Tuscarawas Valley
• Each person has a capacity to be a leader-our program helps you get there

The Program

• The curriculum for Leadership Tuscarawas serves as an incubator for community issue awareness, leadership skill development and networking
•  The program year begins with a retreat and a county-wide bus tour. Participants take part in exercises to explore their personal leadership styles, understand and utilize teambuilding techniques, and begin network building with fellow participants
•  From October through May the class spends one intensive day each month in interactive program days.  Sessions are held at various locations around the county, providing participants with a broader perspective of our area.   Tours at host locations are often a part of the program day
• The following competencies for socially intelligent community leaders are presented during the nine-month program:  self-awareness, interpersonal and relational skills, teamwork and partnering, community awareness, servant leadership and much more.