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Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership
- Are basic cooperative principles relevant for decision making by today's cooperative management?
- Is the cooperative structure being used effectively as an offensive strategic tool?
- What are the cooperative models of the future?
The Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership (GICL) strives to answer these questions and others critical to future success of cooperatives during its week-long Summer Institute. By working with emerging leaders from the increasingly sophisticated world of cooperatives, the Summer Institute focuses on filling the executive education void in this specialized field.
The Summer Institute is designed to enable cooperative leaders to acquire and develop new approaches for leading and managing in the changing global marketplace. Summer Institute participants gain knowledge to help their cooperative improve performance. GICL programs also enhance personal career growth.
Drawing from the educational resources at the University of Missouri and from premier cooperative CEO leaders in the nation, the Summer Institute provides a unique mixture of research and experiential based learning. GICL programs are recognized for leading edge thinking about cooperatives.
The Summer Institute not only delves into the issues facing today’s cooperatives but it also provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and knowledge among a widely diverse group of participants.
"an invaluable network of
cooperative colleagues"
In addition to the “rising stars” of the cooperative world, past participants have included cooperative directors, university faculty with a cooperative focus, USDA specialists, and international participants interested in cooperative ventures.
Encouraging participants to think
"creatively, cooperatively" for over 35 years
Summer Institute 2008 will begin on Monday May 19, with the registration starting at 1:30 pm. Summer Institute adjourns at 4 pm on Thursday, May 22. Each participant pays a single fee of $1,995, which covers tuition, room and board, and Summer Institute costs.
Summer Institute participants are selected by the GICL admittance committee. To apply send the completed nomination form and at least one letter of reference to:
GICL
125 Mumford Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211-6200.
Application deadline is April 18, 2008.
For more information call Kristi Livingston at 573-882-0140.
Those taking part in the 2008 Summer Institute can be awarded continuing education units (CEU) upon request. The MU Department of Agriculture Economics provides academic support for the Summer Institute and one CEU is awarded for each 10 hours of programming.
GICL's Board of Trustees
GICL’s Board of Trustees, sponsor of the Summer Institute, provides guidance and approval of the program planning process.
Michael L. Cook, Robert D. Partridge Professor of Cooperative Leadership at MU, chairs a committee charged with planning the 2008 Summer Institute. Other members are Michael Nolan, Director, Division of Applied Social Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; and Kristi Livingston, education coordinator of the Missouri Institute of Cooperatives.
Joy Millard, director of the MU Conference Office coordinate Summer Institute arrangements.
Thomas L. Payne, Vice Chancellor and Dean of the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources joins the local planning committee in hosting the 2008 Summer Institute
Research-based analysis and
case studies designed exclusively
for cooperative leaders
Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership Board of Trustees
William Davisson, Board Chair
GROWMARK, Inc.
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Jean-Mari Peltier
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives |
Michael L. Cook, Executive Director
University of Missouri-Columbia |
Christopher J. Policinski
Land O’Lakes, Inc. |
Stephen M. Caruso
Florida Natural Growers |
Thomas R. Scribner
Southern States Cooperative, Inc. |
Don Copenhaver
MFA Incorporated |
Rick Smith
Dairy Farmers of America |
Robert B. Engel
CoBank |
Jeff Stroburg
West Central Cooperative |
John D. Johnson
Cenex Harvest States
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Jerome Taylor
MFA Oil Company |
Timothy Lindgren
Sunkist Growers, Inc. |
Dallas Thorsteinson
United Farmers of Alberta |
Thomas L. Payne
University of Missouri
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Douglas D. Youngdahl
Blue Diamond Growers |
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