We strive to contribute to the wider field of educational leadership, and we commit to building an effective supporting network in order to accomplish this.

When we welcome you into the Mid-Career Program, we welcome you as a member of this growing network of practitioner-scholars, including alumni, faculty, and guestss. A distinguished Alumni Advisory Group spearheads this enthusiastic network, and provides ongoing assistance and guidance to the program. Alumni provide mentoring to current students, co-instruct within courses, assist in recruitment and admissions, share resources and oppotunities from the field, and collaborate across the network in a variety of ways.

In addition to a regular e-newletter and our Summer/Winter social events, several program features support this growing network:

The Saturday Commons - A unique feature of the Mid-Career Program, every cohort weekend provides an open time for collaboration across all cohorts and alumni, organized entirely around their interests. From Saturday Noon to 2pm, any member of the Mid-Career Network can engage in whatever discussions or activities most useful in advancing their work and their learning. The Program provides support as needed, including web interfaces allowing remote participation of alumni and invited guests. Areas of interest have included "live" cases workshops, discussions of current "hot" topics, conversations around eduring challenges, professional networking/job transition, sessions for specific sectors (independent, charter, parochial, public), sessions for certain locations, electronic resource development, discussions of current leading edge research, offsite visits to community organizations, and so on. Here is the means to leverage the deep talents of this growing network in support of your work and interests.

Alumni Fellowship Program - Each year the Steering Committee will award up to two Fellowships to graduates of the program, with support for a year-long project of service to the network. Efforts may include an expansion of their research, instruction within the program, and development of a network-wide annual conference.

Nexus - The program supports an online resource for publication and dissemination of research from the program, managed by faculty, alumni, and graduate assistants. In addition, the program provides structured support for students and alumni as they develop presentations and publications for the field.

Program Wiki - The program supports a wiki for both student and alumni use, providing a seamless means of support from the start of the program to beyond graduation.