Suggested training in Leadership Development

TO: Ruth Kifer
FROM: Faculty Leadership Group
DATE: March 3, 2008
RE: Proposal Two-Day Leadership Conference for Faculty and Staff


This year we would like to have a two-day program focused on Library Effectiveness and Leadership. As we have discussed in our FLG meetings, there is a great need to address leadership within the teams and among the faculty. As an organization, we also have a need to develop leadership effectiveness at all levels, and thus we would like to propose inviting Shelley Phipps from the University of Arizona to lead a two-day program focused on Library Effectiveness and Faculty Leadership. One day would focus on a full/half day in-service for the entire staff, and the second day would focus on library faculty leadership.

Mary Somerville has recommended Shelly Phipps, who leads the organizational staff development and assessment program at the University of Arizona at Tucson. She has published several articles on this topic. See the links below. It would cost approximately $4,000-5,000 to bring her in for two days, which would include expenses (hotel, travel, food). We understand that she charges $2000 per day plus expenses.

Normally the Faculty Retreat would last a full-day, 9-4, but if cost is factor, perhaps we could ask her to conduct a half day staff in service, and one-full day workshop for the faculty. We look forward to your response.

Respectfully submitted,

Danelle, Shannon, and Lorene
FLG

Sample of her publications:
http://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/handle/2142/1716
http://news.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2005/february05/raftingrapids.cfm
http://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/handle/2142/1726
https://muse.jhu.edu/journals/portal_libraries_and_the_academy/v004/4.3lakos.html