(via Erin Ellis, Indiana University Bloomington)
The ARL Leadership Fellows Program is ARL’s flagship executive leadership development program. Integral to the program are three daylong institutes that bring together fellows and practicing library leaders around the theme of moving leadership learning into practice. Two of these institutes are hosted by ARL member institutions. The ARL Leadership Fellows Task Force will select two ARL institutions as host sites for the 2021-2022 institutes. ARL seeks institutions that can create a well-rounded experience for fellows by providing learning opportunities from successes and innovations, but also from challenges and problems, which all research libraries and archives experience.
Roles and Responsibilities of Host Site Directors
The host site director will ensure that the host site visit supports the curriculum and learning experience of the fellows. Working with the program director, the host site will complete the following tasks.
- identify elements in the curriculum that will most benefit the fellows’ cohort during a host site visit, based on the director’s library/archive and institutional strengths, the institution’s senior leadership expertise, and institution-specific context
- align senior leadership expertise and host site experience with the cohort needs and the goals of the host site visit
The host site director also will also complete undertake the following responsibilities.
- commit staff time, senior leadership expertise, physical space (as appropriate), and operational resources (as needed) to the host site visit
- ensure that all activities and engagements at the host institution adhere to ARL’s Code of Conduct
- participate in a post-institute review to identify highlights, benefits, and how to improve future host site visits
What are the Benefits of being a Host Site?
- Host institution leaders and staff at all levels grow from the experience of a focused, invigorating, and enriching engagement with some of the most talented and promising emerging library leaders in the U.S. and Canada.
- Past cohorts have testified that host site leaders can have incalculable impact on shaping the next generation of leaders at research institutions.
- Fellows develop indelible impressions of host site institutions that have lasting influence on the standing and esteem of institutions throughout the profession.
- Host institutions emerge as intriguing career destinations for outstanding library leaders, strengthening future recruitment and retention at those institutions.
The application deadline for host site institutions has been extended to Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Host sites will be notified of their acceptance no later than July 8. To learn about the application process and how to apply, please visit the 2021-2022 Host Site Application site.