NY State AFL-CIO/Cornell Union Leadership Institute

16 E. 34th Street, NYC 212.340.2827

Seminars


Curriculum and Dates:




Class of 2013



The Institute core curriculum is a series of six topical seminars covering leadership and managerial skills and tackling critical economic, political and social questions. Seminars are coordinated by Cornell ILR faculty and are held either on Cornell's Ithaca campus or at other locations around New York State and New York City. Presenters include union and community leaders as well as noted scholars and educators. Participants are required to attend all sessions.

Participants receive a Cornell certificate in recognition of their completion of the Institute program upon graduation. They also may choose to earn 12 undergraduate college credits by completing additional assignments. If desired, these credits can be applied to their pursuit of a bachelor's degree at a number of state and NYC institutions, or at the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland.


Class of 2013

July 2012 - July 2013

Critical Challenges in Union Leadership July
15-20,
2012
Ithaca (at Cornell)
Internal Organizing November 
15-17,
2012
Rye, NY
Focusing on Growth January
24-26,
2013
New York City
Building Solidarity Across Difference
March
14-16,
2013
(tentative)
Albany, NY
Understanding the New Global Economy  May
16-18, 2013
New York City
Advanced Leadership in Unions: Power, Politics and Organizational Change July
21-26, 2013
Ithaca, (at Cornell)

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