As a senior person in advancement, people call on you for advice and counsel. You have particular expertise in an area, and you have often thought that you would like to share it in a workshop. Or maybe you would yearn for an open discussion with like-minded professionals of topics impacting your life, improving your own network.

CASE District VII encourages professional development and communication. Senior professionals enjoy an obligation to give back, to help advance to the field of practice, and to keep current themselves. To supplement the programs offered by CASE International as well as the District's annual three-day conference, the District's Education Committee encourages members to lead one-day workshops on a particular topic or to host one-day forums, seminar-type meetings for communities of practice. 

Examples of one-day programs are Writing for Development Workshop, Working with the Electronic Media Workshop, and Major Gifts Roundtable.  These drive-in programs cost less than $99 for parking, lunch and materials and attendance is limited to a participatory number of 35 or less.

CASE District VII also partners with other educational organizations in presenting one-day conferences exploring relevant topics. One such conference is the upcoming Navigating the Rising Tide of Community College Advancement on October 15 – 17, 2008 at the San Diego Marriott Mission Valley Hotel presented by CASE and the Institute for Community College Development [ICCD].  Visit www.ncccfweb.org for more information.

Volunteering to host a workshop, one-day conference, or a forum on your campus is relatively easy, fulfilling, and fun, as you meet new professional friends and energize your own career.  Guidelines for hosting a one-day program are available from Robert A. Kerr or call 530-754-8941.