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LEADERSHIP
AUGUSTA
MISSION
Leadership Augusta has as its mission to encourage,
develop, and provide community leadership in order
to enhance the quality of life and make metro Augusta
a premier community.
GOALS
1. To identify and educate potential, emerging,
and existing community leaders.
2. To promote networking among the membership.
3. To identify community needs and to promote and
facilitate community projects.
4. To provide a resource pool for the benefit of
the community.
OUR
HISTORY
Leadership Augusta was established in 1980, as an
affiliate of the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce,
to enhance the civic participation of emerging leaders
within the region. Each year since then, Leadership
Augusta has selected approximately 30 of the best
and brightest individuals in the region to participate
in the ten-month program oriented to developing
leadership skills, fostering understanding of the
major issues facing the region, improving the communications
network among leaders of disparate backgrounds and
interests, and most important, motivating them to
contribute through voluntary participation in civic
activities.
Since
its inception, over 600 individuals have completed
the Leadership Augusta program, acquiring the skills,
knowledge, and passion necessary to participate
fully in the life of this community. Moreover, the
program has brought together individuals ranging
from corporate executives, and entrepreneurs to
educators, non-profit managers, and public servants.
These individuals have created lasting networks
that have proved essential to creating a vital,
positive community for current and future generations.
Leadership Augusta continues to be a vital part
of the overall effort to ensure that the pool of
talent from which the community can draw its future
leaders continues to be renewed.
The
founders of Leadership Augusta shared at least two
things in common. First, they understood that the
future of this region was closely tied to the commitment
and expertise of its next generation of leaders.
Second, they wanted to ensure that the quality of
responses made by future leaders to a wide array
of complex social and economic issues in the Greater
Augusta region would be vigorous, well-informed,
and responsible. Those of us who follow them in
leading the organization share their commitment
and look forward to guiding Leadership Augusta's
strategic direction for the 21st century.
SELECTION
PROCESS
Leadership Augusta targets individuals:
- With
a sincere commitment, motivation, and interest
to serve in the community;
- Who
have demonstrated commitment by past community
activities;
- Who
are interested in seeking, or intending to seek,
public office, boards, commissions, or key volunteer
roles;
- With
potential opportunities for advancement to top
leadership positions within their organizations;
- With
the occupation commitment to remain in metro Augusta
or are not likely to be transferred within the
immediate future;
- Representing
all segments of the community;
- With
demonstrated leadership qualities or potential
for development of those qualities.
The
program strives for classes that represent geographic,
occupational, gender, and ethnic and other diversity.
THE
BENEFITS
In addition to gaining an awareness and understanding
of the issues and challenges facing the region,
participants in Leadership Augusta can:
- Refine
their personal and public leadership style and
skills;
- Develop
diverse contacts and an excellent communication
network;
- Receive
recognition for themselves and their organization
for their voluntary civic activities;
- And,
access better opportunities for taking an active
role in addressing community needs.
ATTENDANCE
POLICY
To graduate from Leadership Augusta, class members
are expected to attend all of the sessions. Sessions
normally run from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Class members
may miss only one session. A session is defined
as one full day or two half days. Less than four
(4) hours is defined as a half day, more than four
(4) hours is defined as a full day. Class members
missing a second session may utilize the Make-Up
Policy and may remain in the class, although not
graduate from the class that spring. If all, or
any, of a third session is missed the class member
will immediately be dismissed from the program,
with no appeal process being available and no refund
of tuition.
Make-Up
Policy: If two (2) class sessions are missed, the
participant will automatically be dismissed from
their current Leadership Class unless he or she
agrees to utilize the make up policy. However, they
will be given the option of making up the same classes
(or similar classes if the topics have changed)
during the next class year. When the two (2) classes
are completed, the participant will then be eligible
for alumni status. Although the participant will
not be eligible to take part in any of the scheduled
graduation exercises, once the missed classes are
completed the participant will then be considered
a "graduate" of their original class.
THE
COST
The tuition for Leadership Augusta is $750. A limited
number of partial scholarships will be made available
based upon need. Scholarship awards are based on
financial considerations. Tuition should not be
a barrier to participation.
APPLICATION
PROCESS
The application process for Leadership Augusta is
quite simple.
All
of these items must be returned to Leadership Augusta;
otherwise your application will not be considered
complete. The deadline for filing for the Class
of 2004 is June 1, 2003. This class will hold their
first session in August, 2003. The complete schedule
of program dates is provided on the Program
Commitment Form.
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ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
To obtain additional information, please contact:
Margaret
Jewett
Leadership Augusta
600 Broad Street Plaza
P. O. Box 1837
Augusta, Georgia 30903-1837
(706) 821-1312
(706) 821-1330 (fax)
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