Rural Leadership North Dakota
RLND Class VII visits Minneapolis to learn about regional agriculture and community issues
RLND Class VII participants concluded their first year of their RLND experience with a final seminar held in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN; June 21st-24th. Participants studied the cooperative business model, components of a healthy community, and financial resources available to rural areas for agriculture and communities. They also continued their program long study of food systems.
Royal Thai Embassy visit for RLND Class VII participants
RLND Class VII will be traveling to Vietnam and Thailand February 2017 for their international seminar. In preparation for that trip, RLND Class VII participants visited the Royal Thai Embassy during their Washington DC Seminar March 14-19th to learn about Thailand, their culture and people.
RLND Class VII and the Sakakawea statue at the Capitol Hill Visitors Center
Sakakawea or Sacajawea, was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition achieve each of its chartered mission objectives exploring the Louisiana Purchase. With the expedition, between 1804 and 1806, she traveled thousands of miles from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean, established cultural contacts with Native American populations, and researched natural history.
Rural Leadership North Dakota’s relationship to your company
Leadership development initiatives today typically offer performance support and real world application of skills through such methods as training programs, coaching and mentoring, action learning, and developmental assignments. Rural Leadership North Dakota combines instruction with travel experience, unfamiliar settings and timely topics, all of which help participants gain crucial skills and allows them to attack relevant, real-time issues. The goal of leadership development ultimately involves both knowledge and action. Our program provides individuals the opportunity to engage, learn and do throughout the length of the program.
Tackling National Trends in Agriculture and Rural Issues
In just over a week, Class VII participants will be embarking on a great journey to our nation’s capitol to discover more about national trends in agriculture and rural issues. For some, this may be their first airplane flight and for others a return trip to learn more. No matter their past experience, the Washington, D.C. Seminar is sure to expand knowledge on national organizations, governmental operations, and much more.
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