Hey Republic Area Residents: Time to Get on Waiting List for Neighborhood Leadership Academy 2024

 

Calling all Republic, Missouri area residents: It is time to get on the waiting list for Neighborhood Leadership Academy! You can add your name to the list that will get information this summer when registration begins by emailing David Burton.

The Neighborhood Leadership Academy (NLA) is a statewide program that draws adult students from across the state. The program has a 40 year history! Locally, there have been Republic area residents in NLA or a similar class in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023.


But in 2024, David Burton plans to lead a Republic cohort. There might be a Springfield group too but the Republic Cohort will be saved for residents inside the Republic School District as long as we have six or more enrolled.


Republic cohort members will participate in the online class but also get together locally for activities to be determined by the interest and needs of cohort members. Class content is provided online but we will meet together for the lessons and have our own discussions. We will also have an open opportunity for coffee or lunch once a week for additional networking and idea development.

 

The first step is to get your name and email to David Burton.


Then the second step will be to apply for a scholarship! Scholarships will be applied toward the $295 enrollment cost for NLA but you need to apply for the scholarship first!

 

The Neighborhood Leadership Academy (NLA) provides in-depth and multifaceted leadership training emphasizing community-building principles and strategies, project planning, organizational leadership and management practices, and personal leadership skills.

 

University of Missouri Extension and University of Missouri St Louis jointly offer the program. Nearly 15 instructors representing both institutions lead the online learning statewide and live sessions.

 

Participants in NLA are actively involved in their regions, towns, and neighborhoods and represent communities throughout Missouri. Academy participants may be neighborhood association members, community leaders, resident volunteers, community-based organization staff, business owners, local government staff, and municipal elected officials.

 

More than 400 neighborhood and organization leaders have participated in NLA, learning the skills and building the networks necessary to create whole communities. 

 

SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE:

TBA

Click here to apply for a scholarship: 

 

APPLY WITHOUT A SCHOLARSHIP

Enrollment will open: TBA

 

LOCAL BONUS:

Graduates of NLA can receive three credit hours from Drury University in Springfield to be used toward a leadership certificate at Drury if you want to further your education.

 

Graduates also can earn grant monies. Here is an article about the graduates who had their projects funded last year: https://extension.missouri.edu/news/neighborhood-leadership-academy-awards-20-mini-grants-5986

 

ARTICLES ON NLA GRADS

 

Graduates do come up with some great projects, like this one in Republic, Mo.: https://extension.missouri.edu/news/adventure-backpacks-how-leadership-and-learning-benefit-community-5350

 

Or this one in St. Louis: https://extension.missouri.edu/news/leadership-in-action-calming-traffic-building-community-5636

 

Some NLA graduates go on to earn national awards. Here is one example from May of 2023: https://extension.missouri.edu/news/tonnie-smith-named-to-who-s-who-in-america-s-neighborhoods-honor-roll-6088

 

JOIN ME

I would love to have you join me for this year’s Neighborhood Leadership Academy online and in person for participants in the Republic area. We have the flexibility of online classes and a chance to build local connections. We will build local connections and work together to improve neighborhoods in Republic.

 

Apply for a scholarship today! Or if your employer to going to send you or you want to go ahead and pay the $295 registration fee, you can do that online now too.


David L. Burton

Community Development Specialist | Extension Professional

University of Missouri Extension

Springfield Botanical Center, 2400 S. Scenic Ave, Springfield, Mo. 65807

O: (417) 881-8909 | D: (417) 874-2954 | E: burtond@missouri.edu

W: https://extension.missouri.edu/


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