Call for Applicants for 2009 Class! Deadline is December 12, 2008.
Click to view Chamber Leadership Lafayette graduates 23 emerging leaders, presents Leadership Award
Click to view "Chamber Announces 2008 Leadership Lafayette Class"
2008 Leadership Award Winner Kimberly Taylor (left) with Program Chair Allyson Best
Requirements for Successful Participation
Beginning in January and ending in August, each monthly session is packed with information about our unique community. This monthly commitment between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m. will be time well spent acquiring knowledge about community and current issues in Lafayette County, as well as focused leadership training. The following requirements must be met for successful completion/graduation:
- Attendance at sessions is mandatory. Only ONE absence is allowed.
- Except in truly unavoidable situations, punctuality and maintaining presence for the entire session is required.
- Where a personal or business crisis arises, the participant is required
to make up any missed session according to guidelines established by the Steering Committee. - Active participation in a community based project.
Selection of Class Participants
Leadership Lafayette participants will be selected by the Steering Committee on the basis of completed applications received by December 12, 2008. Preference will be given to candidates who, in addition to their potential for leadership, would contribute to the overall diversity and strength of the class and have available time to commit to the program and
future community service. Program participation is limited to 25. Tuition for the program is $300.00. (That’s an average of only $30 per session!)
Successful Past Projects
The Community We See - With the mission to make an immediate, lasting contribution to the overall beautification of public and private lands in Lafayette County, the team placed 21 trash receptacles in public areas
around the county and held a campaign to promote beautification of private property.
Community 2000 - A visioning project to help the city develop a master plan. That project is now called Vision 2020 and is certainly one
of the most impactful projects that Oxford has ever seen.
Volunteer Oxford - Promoted volunteerism within the Lafayette-Oxford-University (LOU) community. The project connects residents who want to volunteer with organizations seeking volunteers. Through a volunteer fair and the creation of a website (www.volunteeroxford.com), Volunteer Oxford provides a central location for people to get volunteer information for local groups.
