About ALVA

“ALVA helped me move me out of my comfort zone. It got me doing work that I care deeply about but had only thought about until now.”

—Janet Jacobson, past ALVA participant

Use your lifetime of experiences to make a better world

Download (pdf) the:
ALVA Brochure 2010_2011
ALVAFlyer

To register now . . .

ALVA is a leadership development program for 50+ adults who are interested in providing leadership for the common good. ALVA will help you discover your unique path to leadership and develop the skills you need to be successful.

VAN is pleased to announce that it will offer the 2010–2011 course in six locations around the state—Century College in White Bear Lake, Inver Hills Community College in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota State University, Mankato, North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Center, Riverland Community College in south eastern Minnesota, and St. Cloud Technical & Community College—starting Friday, October 8, 2010. Classes meet one Friday a month from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.

This life-changing course will help you overcome challenges of leadership in later life and find new ways to use your leadership skills.

• (Re) Discover your lifework
• Understand the opportunities and barriers of leadership in later life
• Plan and implement a civic leadership project
• Build an ongoing network for sharing ideas, knowledge, and resources

Course cost is $750. Late registration fee of $50 for registration after September 24.

Limited scholarships are available [ALVA Scholarship Application 10_11]. Scholarship deadline August 16 for notification by August 24 and September 13 for notification by September 17.

Colleges and the Vital Aging Network will award ALVA Leadership Development Program Certificates at the conclusion of the course.

ALVA Informational Forums

ALVA Informational Forums will be held at some of the locations where the 2010-2011 course is offered. If you would like to learn more about ALVA, we encourage you to attend one of these informational meetings. The VAN August Forum will also feature the ALVA program. To find the dates and locations of these Forums, check out the information below.

Tuesday, July 27
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM  or
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
St. Cloud Technical & Community College
Customized Training & Education Center
Rooms 127 & 128
1215 15th Street North
St. Cloud, MN

Tuesday, August 3
10:00 AM to 12:00 NOON
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Centennial Student Union
Room 201
Mankato, MN

Wednesday, August 11
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Rondo Library
461 N. Dale St.
St. Paul, MN

Monday, August 16
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Riverland Community College
West Building, Room A239
1900 – 8th Ave. NW
Austin, MN
 
Monday, August 16
Riverland Community College
Room 150
965 Alexander Dr. SW
Owatonna, MN

Thursday, August 19
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
North Hennepin Community College
Science (SC) 116 (use West Entrance off Broadway Ave.
Brooklyn Park, MN

Wednesday, September 1
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Inver Hills Community College
290 College Center
2500 East 80th Street
Inver Grove Heights, MN

Thursday, September 9
1:00PM to 2:00 PM
Inver Hills Community College
Room 196
Fine Arts Building
2500 East 80th Street
Inver Grove Heights, MN

Register early to receive course materials that will help you prepare for the first class.
Contact individual schools for specific registration deadlines.

Century College
White Bear Lake
To register call: 651-779-3341

Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights
To register call:
651-450-8578

Minnesota State University, Mankato
To register call:
507-389-2572

North Hennepin Community College
To register call:
763-424-0880

Riverland Community College
To register visit website or call:
800-247-5039 ext. 2220

St. Cloud Technical & Community College
To register call:
320-308-5075

Call the Vital Aging Network at 651.917.4635 for additional information.

ALVA is offered with support of the following organizational partners:
Aging Services of Minnesota Foundation
Alzheimer’s Association, Minnesota – North Dakota Chapter
Care Providers of Minnesota
CLUES - Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio
Courage Center
DARTS
Ecumen
Inver Hills Community College Foundation
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Mankato Area Life Long Learners
MAVA - Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration
Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging
Minnesota Board on Aging
Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging
Minnesota State University, Mankato Center on Aging
Southeastern Minnesota Area Agency on Aging
Volunteers of America of Minnesota
Whitney Senior Center, St. Cloud
WomenVenture

This section includes the following pages:

• Register for ALVA - Register for ALVA with the school that is offering the course: Century College, Inver Hills Community College, Minnesota State University, Mankato, North Hennepin Community College, Riverland Community College, and St. Cloud Technical & Community College
• ALVA Information Forum Schedule - The Vital Aging Network is doing informational forums about the 2010–2011 ALVA Leadership Development Program in St. Paul, Brooklyn Park, St. Cloud, and Mankato
• Leadership Is About Helping Others Achieve - The project taught me that leadership is not about accomplishing something yourself but, rather, about offering opportunities for others to create something amazing.
• Helping Children of Incarcerated Parents Thrive - My project grew out of the impetus that the class provided to look at my life - my interests, skills, values, talents, and experiences - and to understand what I am passionate about.
• Wise Leadership: Putting Your Energy Where It Counts - As older adults, we can afford to spend less energy on promoting ourselves and our careers and more energy on solving our community problems.
• Changing Your Life through ALVA: Three Stories - Nancy, Bill, and Peg did not identify themselves as leaders before taking ALVA's course in leadership development, but because they were in transition, they were open to the potential that ALVA offered.
• Did you know? - Offers some interesting facts about ALVA.
• It's not to late to sign up for ALVA! - It's not too late to sign up for ALVA. Space is filling up quickly, so register today.