Learning Outcomes
Schedule
Participant Selection Process & Criteria
Institute Costs
Refund Policy
APPLYING TO THE INSTITUTE
The Institute is currently being redesigned for a totally online learning environment using up-to-date distance learning strategies and technologies. Applications for the next class will be accepted in late 2009 or early 2010. For current information, write to institute@aceweb.org.
PARTICIPANT SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA
A review panel recommends participants from the pool of applicants. This panel is appointed and managed by the Institute’s Oversight Team and includes two communication unit heads, two information technology unit heads, one previous Institute participant, one dean or vice president, one state Extension Service or Agricultural Experiment Station director, and one representative of any Institute sponsor that wishes to participate. The Oversight Team reviews the panel’s recommendations and makes the final decision in selecting participants.
Selection criteria include:
- A letter from the applicant’s immediate supervisor supporting the necessary release time, financial resources, and participation in relevant administrative meetings at the home institution
- The applicant’s reasons for wanting to participate in the program and a statement explaining what he or she hopes to gain from the Institute
- The applicant’s stated career goals
- The applicant’s pledge to complete the program
INSTITUTE COSTS
Total costs for participating in the new online (distance learning) institute are expected to be substantially lower than in the past, largely because the cost of traveling to meeting locations will be eliminiated. The registration fee for the next class will be determined later in 2009 or early in 2010.
REFUND POLICY
If it becomes necessary for an applicant to cancel his or her registration, he or she should submit a written request for a refund, postmarked no less than 60 days prior to the first day of the Institute. After that time, the registration fee will be refunded only if another participant can be found to take the applicant’s place, prior to the Institute’s first session. No refunds will be issued after the first session commences.
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