Professional Development Events

ACE offers a number of opportunities for growth for community college faculty, staff and administrators.

Institutes

Experiential Learning Institute (FELI)
The FELI is a 5-day institute that draws on core ACE curriculum around communication, working styles and leadership techniques. Participants have the opportunity to learn new skills, renew themselves professionally and get a taste of ACE. The FELI is also the entry point for anyone interested in becoming an ACE instructor.

Executive Leadership Institute (ELI)
The Executive Leadership workshop series is designed for college presidents and high-level administrators. The workshops will focus on helping the leadership team assess and evaluate the implementation of a project and through this analysis begin to understand the cultural changes necessary to successfully improve the performance of the leadership team and the college.
EL 1: Quality of Relationships Role in Implementing Successful Culture Change – In this workshop, attendees will assess the quality of relationships as they relate to the implementation of a common project.
EL 2: Implementing the Capacity for Change – The Strengths and Challenges of Working with Different Working Styles

Workshops

Communication Workshop (PD 1)
This workshop is a two-day intensive focused on teaching work teams effective techniques to improve their communication.
Strengths & Styles Workshop (PD 2)
This workshop is a two-day intensive that allows members of a work team to discover their working styles with the goal of improving team outcomes and morale.

The Community of Practice (CoP) is a day-long gathering that provides the ACE community a place to connect and exchange ideas. Participation is a great way to contribute to the program as well as stay abreast of the latest innovations.