Academy Courses
The courses in the Rotary Leadership Academy are designed to
correlate with the Rotary recommended Club Leadership Plan and The
Rotary Foundations Future Vision Plan.
The courses in the Rotary Leadership Academy are as follows:
Course 1: Communications
(August)
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Course #1 will prepare
participants to effectively use Electronic Communications for
the entire Leadership Academy program. This course is the
Academy "Admissions Course". Students must successfully
complete all components of this course including the Final Exam
for full admission to the Leadership Academy program. The
course includes a history of Rotary on the
Internet and how electronic communications has impacted the
manner in which Rotary now does business; use of the RI
Member Access portal; use of the RI web site; Rotary's use of
Social Media; and the student's ability to successfully search
the RI web site to obtain valuable Rotary information; and use
of the Academy Google Group. The course includes a "Web
Challenge", topics for discussion on the Academy Google Group, a
written assignment, and a Final Exam. This course must be
completed by
August 31, 2011 (including the Final
Exam) in order to be admitted to the full Academy Program.
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Course 2:
New Generations (September) |
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Course #2 was added to
the Academy program in 2011. This new Fifth Avenue of
Service course will cover all four components of New
Generations: RYLA, Youth Exchange, Interact and Rotaract.
It will focus on the role that New Generations does and will
continue to play in Rotary and its future including developing
future leaders and Rotary's mission to bring peace to the world.
The course is broad based and will also include RI's abuse and
harassment policies. There
is a written assignment for this course as well as Google Group
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Course 3:
Membership (October)
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Course #3 will provide participants
with in depth
instruction in Rotary International's membership
initiative. The curriculum will include all
of the latest material provided by Rotary International as well
as numerous additional resources that will assist students in
formulating plans and ideas for assisting clubs with membership
development and retention. There is a written assignment
for this course as well as Google Group discussion topics and a
final exam.
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Course 4:
Club, District & RI Organization
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Course 4 will focus on the
2010 Manual of Procedure and Rotary organization at the club,
district and international level. Due to the amount of material required for this
course, the course covers six weeks rather than one month. There is a written assignment
for this course as well as Google Group discussion topics and a
final exam.
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Course 5: Public Relations
for Effective Rotary Clubs
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Course #4 will give Academy
participants a thorough exploration of public relations and how
it can be used to develop effective Rotary clubs. It
includes Rotary's Public Image campaign, including the "Humanity
in Motion" series of materials. There is a written
assignment for this course as well as Google Group discussion
topics and a final exam.
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Course 6:
TRF - Future Vision - Part I
(February)
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This is the first of two
courses focusing on the TRF Future Vision plan. As
this course is being completely redesigned and rewritten
this year, content for this component has not yet been
determined. Currently, it is anticipated that this
course will focus on Club Certification and the District
Block Grant. (NOTE: This description
will be updated as the time for teaching both courses draws
near). There is a written assignment for this course
as well as Google Group discussion topics and a final exam.
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Course 7:
TRF - Future
Vision - Part II
(March) |
Course #7 is the second of two
courses focusing on the TRF Future Vision plan. As
this course is being completely redesigned and rewritten
this year, content for this component has not yet been
determined. Currently, it is anticipated that this
course will focus on Global Grants. (NOTE:
This description will be updated as the time for teaching
both courses draws near). There is a written
assignment for this course as well as Google Group
discussion topics and a final exam.
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Final Essay (April)
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The final assignment in the Rotary
Leadership Academy will be for each participant to select a
"mentor" from among the six instructors and then select a
topic (approved by the Academy dean) based on one of the six
Academy courses. Essays are to offer ideas for growth,
change, improvement in the area of their essay or submit an
example of how a particular club or committee took on a
challenge and then resolved it. All essays will be
posted on the Academy web site following Graduation.
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