Preparing the Next Generation of Community College Leaders

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Preparing the Next Generation of Community
College Leaders

• Presented by Dr. Martha J. Kanter, Chancellor
• Foothill-De Anza Community College District
• ACCCA Administration 101 Class of 2006

Summary by Joyce Carrigan
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Key questionAm I a Community College Leader?

• A look back
• Where are we today
• Looking ahead

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A look back

• 1894 First set of Associate in Arts degree
  granted by the Junior College of Chicago
  University.
• 1907 Legislature established Californias
  community colleges

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Where are we today

• Today in the U.S. almost half of all
  undergraduates are enrolled in a community
  college.
• 1.8M students in California take credit classes
  at a community college and about the same number
  take non-credit or fee-based classes.
• About 10 of Californians are at a community
  college each week.

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Looking Ahead

• Develop and sustain strong leadership at all
  levels of our institutions through both good
  times and bad times.
• Ensure the highest quality of education for our
  students

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Characteristics of a leader

• Risk taker
• High tolerance for ambiguity and change
• Excellent people skills
• Aware of and sensitive to multicultural diversity
• Sense of humor
• Good common sense
• Commitment to self-development growth
• Knowing that students come first

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Am I a Community College Leader?

• Leadership Qualities
• Professional integrity Ethics
• Confidentiality
• Meeting your responsibilities
• Decision-Making
• Teamwork
• Supervisory Relationships
• Visibility

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Leadership qualities for the future

• Anticipate the future and plan for it
• Value and appreciate diversity
• Develop and articulate shared values
• Promote self-development growth
• Nurture and sustain leaders today and the next
  generation