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Equipping Community Leadership: A North African Model

The Leadership Development Institute (LDI) at AUI is fully engaged in bringing to fruition the Annual Leadership Conference, a first time event for LDI. Institutions seeking guidance on developing a similar campus conference, please contact me, Dr. Avis Winifred Rupert, at a.rupert@aui.ma or aviswinifred@gmail.com. LDI’s mission is to support leadership development.

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Conference Theme

“Leadership in Strategic Planning for Realizing Extraordinary Results”
Every executed plan has consequences, so successful leaders broaden the variables they consider during the planning process.

Conference Benefits

Equipping Community Members with Stronger Leadership and planning Skills
Establishing Community and University Partnerships
Promoting Programs & Projects
Connecting Students and Employers
Creating a Platform for the Moroccan Leadership Voice
Networking
Supporting Staff in Professional Development
Sharing Research
Co-presenting with Colleagues and Students

Campus and Community Advertisement

LDI_ALC Campus Poster

English/French Preconference Announcement

LDI_Leadership Conference Bilingual Announcement (final version)

AUI Faculty 2013 Call for Proposals

Though the conference invites session leaders from various arenas outside of the University, faculty received a special notice. They daily prepare people to walk into leadership positions given the contribution of their respective fields, yet envisioning participation in a leadership conference may beyond consideration. Assistance was provided–the mark of an engaged leader:

NOTICE I: Do not let the word Leadership in the conference theme intimidate you or question your contribution. Effective leaders are skilled and knowledgeable on many subjects and processes. They also continually learn to perfect their approach towards success. You may have what Moroccan leaders or soon to be leaders are missing to make a positive impact.

NOTICE II: Not sure what to present at the LDI Conference?

Here is a tip: Consider the last unsuccessful or flawed project you observed.

Was failure due to processes, expertise, critical thought, communication, technical inefficiency, a lack of priority, uncertainty of roles, neglected tasks, etc?

Within your response and your area of expertise may be the topic for your conference proposal.

Suggested Session Topics

Participatory Planning
Employee Engagement
Coaching and Mentoring
Traits, Styles, Emotional Intelligence & Accountability in Leadership
Emergent Leaders
Leading Creativity and Innovation in Planning
People Management
Knowledge Management
Financial Management
Change Management
Developing Leadership for Meeting Expectations
Strategic Thinking and Action
Corporate Culture
Organizational Sustainability
Community Mobilization
External Factors
Selecting the Right Tools
Strategic Information Systems Planning
Social Media and the Opportunities
Communication

Expected Attendees

LDI continues to extend the pre-conference announcement to the following:

Moroccan Government Offices
University Presidents in an approximate three hour radius around Ifrane
Local University Students
High Schools Targeted by AUI
Employees of Some 300 American and Moroccan Companies
Over 30 Area Associations/Organizations
AUI Alumni
The AUI Community

Conference Program and Keynote Speakers

LDI_ALC Conference Program (1)

Campus and Community Advertisement 2

Campus Poster MAY

What are the tasks related to planning such a conference?

Leadership Conference Work Structure

By Avis Winifred Rupert, Ph.D.

Dr. Rupert has a 20-year teaching/leadership track-record in education. She is a native of Texas but has relocated to the East Coast where she is the Associate Dean of Arts & Humanities at Bristol Community College. Her background includes both teaching and administrative positions in the university and community college, international contexts, and secondary and dual credit experience in both the rural and urban high school setting. Rupert has traveled to 21 countries to-date, partnered with populations from diverse ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds; and achieved an 8-year management career complemented by four levels of management with the largest retailer in the world. Dr. Rupert’s education is complementary to her professional and personal growth and interests. She has a BBA in Business Administration with a minor in Marketing, an MA in Composition Studies, an MA in Organizational Management with an International Focus, a PhD in Rhetoric and Writing, and she is presently working on an MA in Biblical Studies and Theology. Rupert’s profile gives her a unique way of at looking at opportunities in education and beyond that often escape others. She contributes her success to self-awareness, an unparalleled drive to grow and develop in varying ways, and a tenacity for leadership. Finally, her dissertation which required the exploration of ethnography requires mention, for it too has added to her unique perspectives and accomplishments.

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