The Canada School of Public Service has asked the University of Sacramento to join the design and delivery team for its Advanced Leadership Program. The ALP is a leadership development initiative aimed at the next generation of leaders in Canadian Public Service. In addition to providing leadership training and development in the classroom, the University will also be responsible for designing and delivering a series of field experiences to deepen the insight of senior Canadian public officials into the public policies and leading edge thinking of California’s statewide leaders in business and government.
The visit is one component of a nine-week Advanced Leadership Program (ALP) sponsored by the Canada School of Public Service and is the University of Sacramento’s first executive education contract, according to Declan Murphy, dean of the College of Business Administration.
“The goal is to give some of Canada’s top government leaders a first-hand look at how Californians are grappling with many of the same policy issues,” Murphy said. “Our job is to expand these leaders’ capacity to integrate broader perspectives in dealing with public and private sector challenges and to encourage formation of new networks for trans-border cooperation between Canada and the U.S.”
The University will organize and lead teams of Canadian officials on study tours throughout Northern and Southern California. Teams will meet with California leaders in environment and public policy, clean air and transportation, water supply, innovation and competitiveness in high-tech industries, the impact of American entertainment on the world, and the role of government in fostering innovation and competitiveness.
Murphy joined the University in June. One of Murphy’s first initiatives is to develop an executive education program for the College of Business Administration.
The University of Sacramento is part of a global network of 15 universities operated by the Legionaries of Christ, a congregation of Catholic priests. The University of Sacramento, which opened its doors in January 2005 with a master’s degree in education, is the Legion’s first university in the United States.