Press Release

IWV Campus
December 4, 2002

Patricia Knapik Selected to Attend Executive Leadership Institute

Ridgecrest, California – December 4, 2002

Patricia A. Knapik, Vice President, Student Learning of Cerro Coso Community college, has been selected as one of only thirty-eight community college leaders to attend the prestigious Executive Leadership Institute sponsored by the League for Innovation in the Community college in cooperation with the university of Texas at Austin and the Institute for Community College Development at Cornell University. A national panel selected the thirty-eight participants from a pool of approximately 100 applicants holding senior-level positions of leadership in Community Colleges.

Jerry Sue Thornton, Board President of the League for Innovation, said, "Review panel was extremely impressed with the quality of the applicants, which speaks well for the future vitality of the Community College."

The purpose of the institute (to be held in Tempe, Arizona, December 8-13, 2002) is to provide an opportunity for potential community college presidents or those in transition to review their abilities and interests, to refine their skills, and to participate in discussions on leadership with outstanding community college leaders in North America.

The faculty of the institute are drawn from among outstanding community college leaders across North America. Faculty members include community college chief executive officers, experts in leadership development, trustees of community colleges, presidential search consultants, and other prominent figures—including members of the League for Innovation Board of Directors.

The League is an international association dedicated to catalyzing the potential of the community college movement. The League hosts conferences and institutes, develops Web resources, conducts research, produces publications, provides services, and leads projects and initiatives with member colleges, corporate partners, and other agencies in continuing effort to make a positive difference for students and communities. According to Ted Marchese, Senior Associate, Academic Search and 16-year Executive editor of Change magazine, "The League is the single most vital organization in higher education today."

 

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Joann Handeland, Director of Facilities Development and Services (760) 384-6230