Gene Hyde, Head of Special Collections and University Archivist at UNC Asheville, is one of 25 archivists selected to participate in the 2016 Archives Leadership Institute (ALI).
ALI is a program funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, a statutory body affiliated with the National Archives and Records Administration, and is being hosted at Berea College for the years 2016-18. The Archives Leadership Institute will provide advanced training for 25 emerging and innovative leaders, giving them the knowledge and tools to transform the archival profession in practice, theory and attitude. To learn more about ALI see www.archivesleadershipinstitute.org.
Participants were selected in a competitive application process based on their leadership skills and potential, ability to influence policy and change within an organization and the archival field, commitment to the archival profession, career progress and history, organizational involvement, professional motivation and goals, a collaborative and innovative spirit and diversity and specialization within the profession.
The Archives Leadership Institute held at Berea College is a weeklong immersion program that embraces a distraction-free, focused opportunity for emerging archival leaders to develop necessary theories, skills and knowledge. Participants will engage in daylong workshops focusing on current and vital strategies for archival leadership such as visionary leadership development, strategic planning, project management, human resource development and advocacy and outreach. Participants will also take part in team building activities that embrace the beauty and fresh-air of the Appalachian mountain region.
Following ALI, participants will return to their institutions to develop a practicum project. The chosen practicum project will serve as the primary focus for all ALI participants in the following year and will meet the goal of connecting archival leadership skills with practical application. Throughout this process, an ALI steering committee mentor will provide guidance and support for the proposed project.
In support of the project, Berea College Archives was awarded $243,954 by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the granting agency of the National Archives and Records Administration. The Leadership Institute will be held on the campus of Berea College.
