RISE Urban Leadership Fellows Program
Cohort 10 Applications Open until Sunday, June 30, 2024
“The RISE Urban Leadership Fellows Program played a significant role in my leadership development. So much of the deep grounding and self-work helped me to work through conflict and show up as my authentic self while doing so. During the past few years of the pandemic, I have helped create spaces of healing and conversation.”
The RISE Urban Leadership Fellows Program (RULFP) focuses on the personal and professional development of each Fellow through intensive forums, the development and implementation of a self-selected community project, and coaching and peer learning throughout the fellowship year. Through an adaptive leadership approach that requires active engagement and deep reflection, fellows are offered the next phase of their development and training, enabling them to lead more effectively in the face of the complex, contentious, and seemingly intractable challenges present in their communities.
The RISE Fellows Program includes four (4) intensive three (3) day-long forums over the course of the program year. In addition to attending all forums, each Fellow is responsible for either enhancing or creating a project that addresses a very specific issue or need in an urban community of San Diego that they serve or aspire to serve. There are three (3) technical sessions to support the Fellows and their development of these projects.
The program is structured to encourage fellows to draw on faculty, previous fellows serving as mentors, community leaders, and their cohort of fellows for learning and support as they develop and implement their community projects. A core group of professional consultants with a wealth of expertise in leadership studies and community change will work hand-in-hand with fellows every step of the way in grasping and growing from the program’s adaptive change leadership approach.
RISE Fellows will learn how to:
Become more effective leaders by working on their own personal and professional growth
Develop projects that bring innovative and creative approaches to urban issues
Create sustainable networks of action with other RISE Fellows and allies across the region and beyond
RISE Fellows will be expected to be open to:
Differences of views and perspectives among their cohort, faculty, presenters, coaches; and, mentors.
Vulnerability and challenging of one’s notions on leadership and civic engagement.
Core Module Examples:
Adaptive Leadership
Stages of Community Development
VUCA + Immunity to Change
BART: Boundary, Authority, Role and Task
Restorative Justice
Archetypal Leadership
Design Thinking
Relational Leadership
Identity, Essence, & Purpose
“RISE was a life-altering experience that led me to develop an awareness of myself and others in a transformative way. RISE connected me with so many thoughtful leaders enacting change across San Diego and I learned as much from the program as I did from peers that I got to experience it with.”
Cohort 10 Information Sessions (Register with links below)
RISE & Shine Spring Mixer
Cohort 9 Graduation Ceremony
Cohort 10 Fellowship Program Schedule
Orientation - Thursday, August 22, 2024 (6 pm - 8 pm)
Forum I - Friday, September 13 - Sunday, September 15 (8:30 am - 4:30 pm)
Technical Session I - Saturday, October 26 (9 am - 12 pm)
Forum II - Friday, December 6 - Sunday, December 8 (8:30 am - 4:30 pm)
Technical Session II - Saturday, January 25, 2025 (9 am - 12 pm)
Forum III - Friday, March 14 - Sunday, March 16 (8:30 am - 4:30 pm)
Technical Session III - Saturday, May 17 (9 am - 12 pm)
Forum IV - Friday, June 6 - Sunday, June 8 (8:30 am - 4:30 pm)
Graduation - Friday, June 27 (5:30 pm - 8:00 pm)
Cohort 10 Applications Open until Sunday, June 23, 2024
RULFP Faculty & Mentors
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