Leadership Bloomington-Monroe County

Become a leader in your community

Enroll in Leadership Bloomington-Monroe County, a seven-month program designed to help you develop the skills to lead in your community and workplace.

You will interact with experts and each other during the program's biweekly morning sessions. The "classroom" is the community itself. Instructors are community leaders, officials, and experts who place important issues into context. Sessions take place at sites related to the day's topic which focus on aspects of community life: human needs, economic foundations, education, government, health, and communication, among others.

How is the program organized?

Leadership Bloomington-Monroe County begins in October and ends in April. The program begins with an orientation/alumni reception and closes with group project presentations. Thirteen additional sessions are scheduled on alternate Thursday mornings, from 8 a.m. to noon at various community locations. There is also a special graduation/recognition dinner at the conclusion of the program.

In addition to attending the regular Thursday sessions, you will work with four or five others to develop a project that addresses a selected community concern. Each community project group meets outside the regularly scheduled sessions to explore a current issue in depth and to plan and implement a course of action. The community projects segment of the program is a significant exercise in the team-building process.

You will earn seven continuing education units (CEUs) when you complete the program.

How do I apply?

The enrollment fee is $1050, which includes all sessions, application fee, instructional materials, and the graduation dinner.

Applications are available each summer for the following fall's program. Complete the LBMC application and mail it along with a $50 application fee (payable to Indiana University) to Leadership Bloomington-Monroe County, Fountain Square Mall, Suite 112, 101 W. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47404. If you wish to pay your application fee online, please click here. Please note that if you pay online, you must still complete and submit an application. Download it here, complete it and mail or fax to the LBMC office. Payment of the $50 application fee alone is NOT considered a complete application to the program.

Your application must be received by September 15, 2008. We will notify you by mail after September 23, 2008 of your admission to the program.

The balance of $1000 is due upon acceptance to the program. Since the number of participants in the program is limited, applicants who are not selected are encouraged to reapply in subsequent years.

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Is tuition assistance available?

A number of partial awards are available to people who would not otherwise be able to participate in the program. Call 855-6329 to request a scholarship application. Programs of this type often qualify for fee reimbursement from employers. Check with your employer concerning partial or full reimbursement.