Leadership DevelopmentLeadership Developmentby Community by Community CollaborationCollaboration

Leadership DevelopmentLeadership Developmentby Community by Community CollaborationCollaboration

Presenters:Presenters:

Dr. Kenneth Ender - PresidentDr. Kenneth Ender - President

Dr. Kim Warker - Executive Director for Dr. Kim Warker - Executive Director for Planning and DevelopmentPlanning and Development

ABOUT CUMBERLAND ABOUT CUMBERLAND COUNTYCOUNTY

• 503 square miles in southwestern NJ503 square miles in southwestern NJ

• Vineland is the largest city in NJ (land Vineland is the largest city in NJ (land area)area)

• 1 hour south of Philadelphia, PA on 1 hour south of Philadelphia, PA on the west and Atlantic City on the eastthe west and Atlantic City on the east

DEMOGRAPHICSDEMOGRAPHICS

• 65% white, 20% African American, 13% 65% white, 20% African American, 13% HispanicHispanic

• Unemployment Unemployment two timestwo times national national averageaverage

• 42% of adults 18 or older: no HS diploma42% of adults 18 or older: no HS diploma

• 6th highest dropout rate in NJ6th highest dropout rate in NJ

• Lowest per capita income in NJ ($20,987)Lowest per capita income in NJ ($20,987)

DEMOGRAPHICSDEMOGRAPHICS

• Highest % of income below poverty level Highest % of income below poverty level in NJin NJ

• Federal Empowerment Zone designationFederal Empowerment Zone designation

• 1 in 10 families receive public assistance1 in 10 families receive public assistance

• Local businesses have noted a critical Local businesses have noted a critical need for employees with job readiness need for employees with job readiness and a strong work ethicand a strong work ethic

KNOWLEDGE NETKNOWLEDGE NET

Community Colleges…Community Colleges…

must create the network, or must create the network, or knowledge net, which is “the nexus of knowledge net, which is “the nexus of pathways leading to empowerment pathways leading to empowerment through the acquisition of knowledge through the acquisition of knowledge and the honing of skills that permit and the honing of skills that permit people to exploit change people to exploit change successfully.”successfully.”

COMMUNITY COMMUNITY CONNECTIONSCONNECTIONS

• Must focus on learnersMust focus on learners

• Must continue to provide the vision Must continue to provide the vision and leadership required to help their and leadership required to help their communities remain vital and communities remain vital and nurturing placesnurturing places

• ““The purpose of community colleges The purpose of community colleges to empower individuals.” - Ernest to empower individuals.” - Ernest BoyerBoyer

COMMUNITY COMMUNITY CONNECTIONSCONNECTIONS

Colleges provide…Colleges provide…

• A common ground for people with A common ground for people with differing views, experiences, or differing views, experiences, or heritageheritage

• Collaboration and development of Collaboration and development of partnershipspartnerships

• Diversity to enrich the educational Diversity to enrich the educational experienceexperience

COMMUNITY COMMUNITY CONNECTIONSCONNECTIONS

• Colleges have a vested interest in Colleges have a vested interest in developing local leadersdeveloping local leaders

• ““Never doubt that a small group of Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the thoughtful citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Meadever has.” - Margaret Mead

VISIONVISION

• Cumberland County College serves Cumberland County College serves as a catalyst for creating as a catalyst for creating collaborative relationships across the collaborative relationships across the county that enhance the quality of county that enhance the quality of life through excellence in education, life through excellence in education, community leadership and economic community leadership and economic growth.growth.

MISSIONMISSION

• Cumberland County College is a Cumberland County College is a comprehensive community college comprehensive community college that is accessible, learning-centered that is accessible, learning-centered and dedicated to serving a diverse and dedicated to serving a diverse community of learners and employers community of learners and employers through quality innovative programs, through quality innovative programs, services and the appropriate use of services and the appropriate use of technology for life-long learning.technology for life-long learning.

THEMESTHEMES

• LiteracyLiteracy

• LearningLearning

• LeadershipLeadership

BUSINESS/EDUCATION BUSINESS/EDUCATION ALLIANCEALLIANCE

• Business and educational leaders meetBusiness and educational leaders meet

• Identify workforce issuesIdentify workforce issues

• Brainstorming:Brainstorming:

- Workforce development strategies- Workforce development strategies

- Workplace readiness skills instruction- Workplace readiness skills instruction

- Mentoring and job shadowing- Mentoring and job shadowing

BUSINESS/EDUCATION BUSINESS/EDUCATION ALLIANCEALLIANCE

• Improve understanding of roles in Improve understanding of roles in workforce developmentworkforce development

• Gain greater appreciation of Gain greater appreciation of constraints and challengesconstraints and challenges

• Complete mutually beneficial Complete mutually beneficial projectsprojects

• 1st project: 1st project: School Counts!School Counts!

School Counts! School Counts! PROGRAMPROGRAM

• Employers defined following essential Employers defined following essential workforce characteristics:workforce characteristics:

- Attendance - Good school attendance- Attendance - Good school attendance

- Quality - Quality in work effort- Quality - Quality in work effort

- Rigor - Willingness to work hard- Rigor - Willingness to work hard

- Persistence - Ability to finish- Persistence - Ability to finish

School Counts!School Counts! CRITERIA CRITERIA

• Make a grade of “C” or better in all Make a grade of “C” or better in all academic coursesacademic courses

• Achieve a 95% or better attendance and Achieve a 95% or better attendance and punctuality recordpunctuality record

• Complete HS in eight consecutive Complete HS in eight consecutive semesterssemesters

• Take more courses than the minimum Take more courses than the minimum graduation requirementsgraduation requirements

CUMBERLAND COUNTY CUMBERLAND COUNTY COLLEGE ADVANTAGECOLLEGE ADVANTAGE

• Foundation commits to scholarships Foundation commits to scholarships for each student who earns 4 for each student who earns 4 consecutive consecutive School Counts!School Counts! certificatescertificates

Center for Leadership, Center for Leadership, Community and Community and Neighborhood Neighborhood DevelopmentDevelopment

• CUMBERLAND COUNTY COLLEGECUMBERLAND COUNTY COLLEGE

• VINELAND, NJVINELAND, NJ

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CLCND ADVISORY CLCND ADVISORY BOARDBOARD

•Oversees strategic plan and programming of the CLCND

•Sets and oversees policy for the Luciano Center for Public Service and Leadership

ADVISORY ADVISORY BOARDSBOARDS

• Three individual advisory boards LeadershipNeighborhoods/Non-ProfitsLiteracy

• Responsible for overseeing and setting policy for individual programs

LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIPObjectives

Establish a network of leaders

Provide a means to ramp-up new leaders as they enter the County

Identify emerging leaders

Value diversity as a resource county-wide

Encourage the development of pride in Cumberland County

PROGRAM PROGRAM CONTENTCONTENT

Two Day Retreat and Orientation Session

Eight Monthly Sessions –Criminal Justice

Cultural Affairs & TourismEconomic DevelopmentEducationHealth & Human Services Race RelationsRural & Urban IssuesState & Local Government

Graduation

FUTURE FUTURE LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP PROGRAMSPROGRAMS

•Leadership Cumberland County Alumni Programs

•Municipal Management Institute

•Youth Leadership

NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP INSTITUTELEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Created through a partnership between

Center for Leadership, Community & Neighborhood Development

and

Cumberland Empowerment Zone, Corp.

NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE PROGRAMSINSTITUTE PROGRAMS

Community Capacity Building Series

Community Forum

www.cumberlandneighborhoods.org

Additional Workshops

• Offered twice a year

• Seven weekly sessions

• A “tool box” of skills for community organizing, capacity building

and peer networking

• Thirty participants accepted per Series from throughout the county

• Representatives from neighborhood, faith-based, service and

non-profit organizations

FUTURE FUTURE PROGRAMSPROGRAMS

•Grants Workshop, April 2002

•“Best Practices” Workshop, Fall 2002

•Community Capacity Building Series – Part II/Advanced Sessions

LITERACYLITERACY

•Community Technology Centers

•Cumberland County Literacy Institute

•New Jersey READS!/AmeriCorps

COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERSCENTERS

• Adult computer based literacy and GED testing

• Three outreach centers – Bridgeton, Port Norris and Vineland

• Federal multi-year funding

CUMBERLAND COUNTY CUMBERLAND COUNTY LITERACY INSTITUTELITERACY INSTITUTE

• Laubach certified

• One-on-one basic adult literacy and testing

• Volunteer tutor training and pairing

• Three year funding provided through a First Union Regional Foundation grant

NEW JERSEY NEW JERSEY READS!/AmeriCorpsREADS!/AmeriCorps

• Provides reading tutors for at-risk students; Kindergarten – third grade

• Five schools in Millville and Vineland

• Utilizes AmeriCorps volunteers

• Funds provided by the NJ Department of Higher Education and the Cumberland Empowerment Zone, Corp.

FUTURE CLCND FUTURE CLCND PROJECTSPROJECTS

• Applied research division

• Non-profit management certificate program

• Interdisciplinary courses and service learning projects

• Community Incubator and Resource Center

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