2020 Civic Action Academy   The Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact 2020 Civic Action Academy will be held on November 13 online. For the fourth year in a row, this unique professional development opportunity will bring students from Iowa and Minnesota together to learn new ways of making a difference and building skills through civic and community engagement. Sessions will offer skill-building in civic action including philanthropy, leadership, dialogue, advocacy, and more. Students will also have a chance to learn what others are doing on other campuses and network with peers. The event is free to anyone from Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact member campuses. Minneapolis College is a member campus!   Register Now   Schedule   12 pm - Opening Session & Keynote with Jason Sole 12:45 pm - Affinity Groups 1:45 pm - Break 2:15 pm - Civic Action Lightning Talks (see below) 3:15 pm - Break 3:30 pm - Affinity Groups Meet with Speakers 4:30 pm - Final Reflection Plenary and Presentation of Social Changemaker Challenge Winners   Check Out the Schedule & Directory   Meet our Speakers!   ​ Jason Sole (he, him, his) works with organizations and individuals who believe that there must be equity for there to be freedom and that there must be a radical redefining of criminality for there to be justice. Currently an adjunct professor at Hamline University, he has been a criminal justice educator for over a decade.  In 2014, he published his memoir, From Prison to Ph.D.: A Memoir of Hope, Resilience, and Second Chances. Jason is also the co-founder of the Humanize My Hoodie Movement.    State Representative Samantha Vang (she, her, hers) was elected in 2018 to serve Minnesota House District 40B. Rep. Vang currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Property and Local Tax Division. Rep. Vang also serves on the Agriculture and Food Finance, Capital Investment, and Higher Education Finance and Policy Divisions. She is Chair of the state's first Minnesota Asian Pacific Caucus and champions key policy initiatives to address inequities across the state.   Mandi McReynolds (she, her, hers) is an award winning author, educator, and practitioner-scholar. She has spent her career building community relations and leadership programs at a Fortune 250 company, three different higher education institutions, and a statewide nonprofit. As the Director of Environment, Social, and Governance, she guides the Principal® Foundation to imagine a future where all people, especially youth, have the opportunity to learn, earn, and save for lifelong financial security.    Nate Monson (he, him, his) serves as Executive Director of Iowa Safe Schools – a position he has held since graduating college in 2007. Under Nate's leadership, Iowa Safe Schools has grown exponentially to one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the nation. Nate has won several awards for his work including the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Rising Star Award from Clarke University, the 2018 Pride Person of the Year from Capital City Pride, and received the distinction of being named a 2020 Champion of Pride by The Advocate.    Angelina Ramirez (she, her, hers) is a junior at Coe College and a first-generation student of color who firmly believes that it is her duty to empower disenfranchised voices and advocate for just and equal policies, programs, and opportunities to the people of her communities. She is co-founder and president of CoeVotes, a non-partisan club that works to empower student political voices. She is extremely active on campus, being part of several diversity groups in order to ensure the inclusion of students of color on campus. ​

Institute for Leadership Excellence (MILE) 2019
Leadership in Action!

May 7 - 10, 2019
Sugar Lake Lodge

The deadline has been extended to March 1st for applications to MILE! 

The Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Institute for Leadership Excellence (MILE) gives participants an opportunity to grow leadership skills, connect with library professionals from around Minnesota, and be paired with a mentor. MILE helps you discover the leader within yourself and learn to lead effectively today - even if your current position is not one of leadership. 

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Develop and refine leadership skills
• Develop and move forward on professional and personal goals
• Network and make connections with people in the broader community
• Reflect on the variety of leadership opportunities available at the local, regional and state levels
• Meet and connect with your individually selected mentor 

We are also looking for mentors to share their experience and knowledge with this year's attendees.

Visit the MILE website to apply to be an attendee or mentor today!

Applications are open for MILE 2019!

The Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Institute for Leadership Excellence (MILE) is a subunit of MLA that gives participants an opportunity to grow leadership skills, connect with library professionals from around Minnesota, and be paired with a mentor. MILE helps you discover the leader within yourself and learn to lead effectively today—even if your current position is not one of leadership.

We are also looking for mentors to share their experience and knowledge with this year’s attendees.

Please visit the MILE website at https://sites.google.com/site/mlaexcellence/home to apply to be an attendee or mentor today!

MEMO Summer Leadership Conference

...$35 for students.

This would be a good learning and networking opportunity for anyone interested in School Libraries.

MEMO's Leadership Development Conference is taking place Friday, July 6, 2012 at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN. 

For more information, or to register: http://memosummerleadershipconference.blogspot.com/

MN Special Library Association Chapter's Continuing Education Event

The SLA Minnesota Chapter invites you to attend its annual continuing education event:

Creating Influence: How to Get What You Want

Learn to communicate in a powerful and effective way with the corporate and organizational decision-makers in your institutions.

You’ll learn how to predict and prepare for organizational challenges and opportunities and develop your value proposition and an individual value statement -- your elevator speech. This class will be fun, practical, and hands-on. 

The presenters have taught this course at Medical Library Association regional chapter and national meetings with good reviews from participants. They look forward to bringing the course to SLA in MN!

INSTRUCTORS

Lisa K. Traditi, MLS, AHIP, an academic health sciences librarian and former hospital librarian with 25 years experience in practice. Frank Traditi, an executive leadership and management coach with his own private practice and more than 20 years in the corporate world.

WHEN

Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 
12:30 – 1 p.m. Registration
1-5 p.m. Presentation/Workshop

 *Refreshments will be served.

WHERE

REI 
Community Room
750 W American Blvd
Bloomington, MN 55420
952.884.4315

Please park in the main parking lot and walk through the REI store. When you get to the shoe department, take a right to the Community Room.

Directions to REI Bloomington

COST

$50 for SLA members
$35 for students, unemployed, or retired
$60 for non-members

REGISTRATION

Registration is a two-part process. Please register and send payment by Monday, Sept. 19. Space is limited. 

Please SEE MN SLA's blog post for all the details!