FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2003
Contact: Michael Corby
904.632.3310

Florida Community College educator selected to attend national leadership institute
AVP of Liberal Arts one of 30 chosen by national panel as potential presidential material

A Florida Community College educator has been selected as one of 30 to attend a major national leadership institute for senior-level community college leaders.

Dr. Margarita Cabral-Maly, associate vice president of liberal arts, will attend the Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) in Tempe, Arizona, December 7-12. She was chosen by a national panel, along with 29 other leaders identified as potential community college presidents, from a pool of about 100 candidates. As associate vice president of liberal arts, she provides leadership for liberal arts and sciences program development, initiative implementation and evaluation with the College’s five campuses and five centers.

ELI participants are given a unique opportunity to “review their abilities and interests, refine their skills and participate in discussions on leadership with outstanding community college leaders,” as described by the League for Innovation. The program is designed to give future presidents a “solid foundation for understanding and addressing key issues in 21st Century community college leadership.” Of the more than 480 participants who have graduated from ELI since 1988, 42 percent have since become presidents. Seventy percent of the first graduating class in 1988 have become presidents.

The Institute is sponsored by the League for Innovation in the Community College, in cooperation with the University of Texas at Austin and the American Association of Community Colleges.