About the Program
GLLA offers two distinct programs, the Emerging Leader Program (ELP) and the Leadership Advancement Program (LAP)
Our Mission
The mission of the Great Lakes Leadership Academy is to promote positive change, economic vitality, and resource conservation and enhance the quality of life in Michigan by encouraging leadership for the common good.
Michigan's need for leadership development
Beginning in September of 2004, Michigan State University met with and discussed the need for a twenty-first century leadership development program with a diverse cross-section of stakeholders representing the food system, agriculture, natural resources, manufacturing, and environmental communities. This group agreed there was a critical need to develop the next generation of leaders to play key roles in the community, and at regional and state levels.
Although a number of leadership development programs existed in the state, the consensus of the planning team was these programs were focused on training leaders to advocate for special interest and had little or no association with sustainability issues. In short, the group concluded there was a critical need for leadership development that would focus on the issues and challenges associated with helping leaders from diverse constituencies transcend self-interest and create workable solutions for the common good.
The Emerging Leader Program (ELP) is delivered over a six-month period, with three, four-day sessions. Focus is on developing individual and organizational leadership skills and applying those skills in a collaborative fashion. The program provides both classroom-based and experiential learning and is an outgrowth of the Natural Resource Leadership Project that has been conducted by the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources since 2002.
The Leadership Advancement Program (LAP) is an action-packed, year-long leadership experience that will include two classroom intensives, three community-based regional experiences, virtual cohort projects, and one international travel experience. The LAP is designed for leaders who are committed to strengthening their leadership skills and empowering their communities and organizations to lead for the common good. This transformational leadership experience offers a mixed approach to learning that is designed around meaningful reflection and application. We will explore complex issues related to agriculture, natural resources, community development, conservation, food systems, sustainability, agribusiness and more.
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is the #1 Cherry producer for the USA?
Capital: Lansing
Population: 9,909,877
Founded: January 26, 1837 (26th)
State Bird: American Robin
State Tree: White pine
State Flower: Apple Blossom
Number of Counties: 83
Largest City: Detroit - 688,701
Nickname: Great Lakes State
Number of Farms: 47,641
Average Farm Size: 25 acres
Total Farmland: 9.6 million acres
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Michigan has many commodities. These are some of the top producing ones in the state:
• Michigan harvests about 1.05 billion pounds of apples per year
• Michigan grows 70% of the country’s supply of cherries, ranking first in production
• Asparagus, is hand-snapped above the ground, yielding a more tender and flavorful product, unlike asparagus from other states
• Michigan grows several different types of dry edible beans including: azuki beans, black beans, cranberry beans, great northern beans, red kidney beans, navy beans, pinto beans, small red beans and yellow eye beans
• Blueberries are grown, harvested and processed by 575 family farms
• Michigan supplies 2 million fresh Christmas tress to the nation making it 3rd
• Pumpkins are used for processing and jack-o-lanterns that come from Michigan
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• Michigan is the only US state with 2 peninsulas.
• It has about 65,000 lakes and ponds inland and 36,350 miles of rivers
• Michigan has the country's longest freshwater coastline
• Michigan is the location of the headquarters for 3 car companies: General Motors Corp., Chrysler and Ford)
• Michigan is the birthplace of Motown Records
• Standing at 48’ with a 26 ‘ long arrow Michigan has the world’s biggest weather vane.
