This executive leadership program focuses on movement building and increasing capacity for leading change. Over three intensive retreats, participants will examine the state of our movement, gain new tools for individual leadership, and identify strategies for collaboration to build our movement.
The program is designed for principal officers and other labor leaders with a significant sphere of influence. In May of 2025, we’ll start the next cohort of this program. See the flyer for more detailed information about the 2025 program.
The 2023-24 cohort included the following leaders (in alphabetical order):
For more information, please contact Mary Bellman, mary.bellman@psu.edu
We seek principal officers and other leaders with the following qualities to join this program:
The program focuses on building a stronger labor movement based on our collective values and adapting to change in our workplaces, economy, and society.
Using a cohort model with three intensive retreats and support for participants between meetings, our objective is to increase capacity for leading change in our movement. During the program, leaders will have opportunities to identify their individual and collective values, enhance their skills as they foster collaborative relationships, and expand their knowledge as they strengthen a movement that is crucial for present and future workers.
Retreat 1: May 18–21, 2025: What is the labor movement we want to build?
Retreat 2: July 20–23, 2025: Who are we as leaders?
Retreat 3: September 28–October 1, 2025: How do we lead together with others?
Each retreat will begin with a group dinner on Sunday event and will end mid-afternoon on Wednesday to allow for travel home. We will meet for all three sessions at Lake Raystown Resort, centrally located in Huntington County, PA.
For more information and to apply, please contact the LABOR School: laborschool@psu.edu