An overview of the Professional Development Institute at Saint Leo University

1. The Saint Leo University
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What you need for where you’re going
Founded 1889
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2. What you need for where you’re going
Founded 1889
welcome.
The Saint Leo University
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INDEX
Mission 1
Who is Saint Leo University? 1
Why Saint Leo? 2
Resources 2
Leadership Center 3
Leadership Development for Teachers (LDT) 4
Relationships With School Districts 4
Criminal Justice Center 5
Generational, Culture & Diversity Center 6
Center for Testing and Certification 7
Consulting and Custom Course Development Services 7

3. By offering non-credit courses, certification and licensure programs, testing and
assessment, The Saint Leo University Institute for Professional Development Leadership Center
provides blended learning opportunities for individuals and organizations seeking • The Leader’s POV™
to build their knowledge and skills, increase their productivity and effectiveness and • The Executive Leader’s POV™
ensure the capabilities and capacity needed for success in the ever changing and • The Nonprofit Leader’s POV™
challenging workplace of the 21st century. • The Emerging Leader’s POV™
• Leadership Development for Teachers
Criminal Justice Center
• Asset Forfeiture
Mission • Executive Certificate in Public Safety
The Saint Leo University Institute for Professional Leadership
Development is dedicated to assisting our clients – Generational, Culture & Diversity Center
individuals, groups, and organizations - in meeting • Generational Awareness
• Conversational Language Skills
their business, professional and career goals by for the Workplace
• Cultural Awareness and Diversity
providing high impact learning opportunities, Training
recognized subject matter experts, cutting-edge
Certification and Testing Center
technology and certifications of value to create end- • Professional Certificates
to-end professional development solutions. • Non-credit Certification Programs
Who is Saint Leo University?
Saint Leo University has provided world class academic degree programs to
its students since its founding in 1889. Today the university offers 41 academic
programs including some of the most sought after majors you’ll find anywhere.
Our academic mission is straightforward: we are here to help you become a better
you. And we’re confident students will love the person they become here. Saint Leo
University is a proven leader in adult education, and our adult students know we
have what they need for where they are going.
In addition to the traditional University Campus located just 30 miles north of
Tampa and 90 minutes west of Orlando, Saint Leo University offers programs in 41
centers and offices strategically positioned in 7 states: California, Florida, Georgia,
Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Saint Leo University is one of the
nation’s largest providers of higher education to the military and one of the largest
providers of online education in the country.
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4. Why Saint Leo? Resources
Founded in 1889, Saint Our team of experts bring many years of experience in the areas of:
Leo University is a Catholic,
co-educational, liberal arts • Fortune 500 Organizational Services Consulting
university that welcomes and • Instructional Design
serves people of all faiths and • Web-Based Learning Development
backgrounds. For more than • Graphic Arts and Multimedia
Founded in 1889 36 years, the University has • Project Management
offered undergraduate and graduate degree programs in today’s • Subject Matter Experts, With Significant Field Experience
most sought after fields. • Technology
• Assessment and Evaluation
As working adults, we know what we need to do our jobs. We • Coaching and Mentoring
know where we have passion about what we do, and want to
learn more about that - to become recognized as an organizational Saint Leo University leverages cutting-edge technology to assist
asset when it comes to a particular subject, process, skill or talent. your efforts to reduce costs of training while maintaining the
We also know that we are competing for jobs, for promotions, for highest standards of learning.
pay raises, and for recognition. Some have degrees, others don’t,
some have many years of field experience, others don’t. It’s hard
to stand out in the crowd - to rise above at the right time, for the
right opportunity.
Adding recognized professional certifications of value to your
resume is one way to do just that. When undertaking non-credit
learning, you really want to trust your provider - will they provide
you with the kind of quality learning experience that is going to
make a difference? Will they provide that learning in a way that
makes sense to you - your current work schedule, your family
obligations, and the rest of your life? Saint Leo has long been one of
the premier providers of Online, Distance Learning, and Weekend
& Evening Programs for degree-seeking students.
Not a degree seeking student, but want to continue to advance
in your chosen field? We think we have something of value to
assist you in meeting your goal. Take a look at some of our current
offerings and know that we are constantly adding more to meet the
needs of our world - your world of work.
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5. The Centers at the Saint
Leo University Institute for
Professional Development
Leadership Center
Leader’s POV™ Programs The Executive Leader’s POV™
The Leader’s POV™ programs provide a highly engaging learning An invitation only, one-day guided discussion during which chief
experience that helps participants define, refine and clearly executives will share how their individual point of view impacts
articulate an individualized, strong leadership point of view their response to trends and issues facing today’s organizations.
(POV). Through assignments and activities designed to increase
awareness, lead to exploration, improve the leader’s ability to direct
and ensure action, the Leader’s POV™ programs equip leaders
with information and skills they need to effectively and fully lead
LEADERSHIP
AWARENESS
their organizations in a way that is consistent with that leader’s • Self
point of view. MODEL AWARENESS • Others
• Culture
• Conditions
• Challenges
Leader’s POV™
A blended learning program that includes pre-session assignments
and assessments, 24 classroom hours and three post-clasroom
virtual activities. Participants will be seasoned leaders with
significant responsibilities for people, budgets and results who
are seeking an opportunity to re-vitalize and re-charge their own
leadership.
ACTION POV EXPLORATION
Emerging Leader’s POV™
A blended learning program that includes pre-session assignments ACTION EXPLORATION
and assessments, 24 classroom hours and three post-clasroom • Execution
• Delegation
• Conceptual Clarity
• Best Practices
virtual activities. Participants will be individual contributors, • Accountability
• Tracking
• Proven Approaches
• Promising Solutions
managers or persons newly promoted to a leadership responsibility, • Evaluations
• Adjustments
• Innovations
and who are seeking to discover and develop their leadership
abilities and define the leader they intend to be.
DIRECTION
The Institute also offers industry specific versions of each program DIRECTION
• Vision
• Communicating Desire State
model (i.e. Nonprofit Executive Leader’s POV™; Faith Based • Methods
• Strategy
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Leader’s POV™; or Emerging Leader’s POV™ for Healthcare.) and
will customize the program for clients seeking a closed enrollment
program.
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6. Leadership Development for Teachers (LDT) Relationships With School Districts
Is a 45 -hour blended classroom and web-based Saint Leo University enjoys collaborative relationships with over
professional development course consisting of 18 25 school districts, and numerous private schools, including
classroom hours, 20 hours of web-based activity formal partnerships for leadership development and informal
(2 hours per week for 10 weeks) and 7 hours of collaborations to address the needs of local school districts,
job-embedded application of course concepts. university teacher preparation programs, and K-12 student
learning. University faculty members regularly serve on school
The LDT course is designed to meet the needs of teachers who district committees, panels, and school boards. Likewise, local
have a desire to engage in developing their leadership knowledge school district leaders regularly serve as Saint Leo University adjunct
and skills in order to improve student outcomes. Three broad faculty members, teaching both graduate and undergraduate
components of the course include Personal Assessment, School courses and serving in advisory capacities for continuous program
Context, and Influencing Strategies. The course is designed to improvement. Graduates from the Education Department of Saint
be highly interactive and to provide teachers with opportunities Leo University are recognized in their districts as teacher leaders
to focus within and beyond their own individual classrooms. and outstanding administrators.
Participation in an on-going team situation enables teachers to
give and receive feedback and develop collegial relationships.
• Teachers engage in a series of self-assessment activities.
• Teachers explore and apply the concepts of teacher leadership
to gain understanding of school improvement and change.
• Teachers develop plans for classroom or school change, carry
out Influencing Action Plans and prepare to affect change in
their professional settings.
• Teachers envision what is and what could be in their classrooms
and schools while gaining knowledge of the complexity of
change.
• Teachers develop influencing strategies as they practice and
receive feedback on impact and influencing skills.
• Teachers select and present viewpoints on current issues
related to school change.
• Teachers gain the skills to handle conflict pro-actively and to
reach agreements with colleagues on current school issues.
• Teachers develop a Leadership Log as a reflective activity to
examine their past, present, and future leadership.
• Teachers practice new leadership roles as recorders, reporters,
and facilitators of small group meetings.
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7. Criminal Justice Center
The Department of Criminal Justice has been offering its traditional
academic and professional courses to meet the individual needs
of our students for over 40 years using a wide range of student
friendly delivery formats.
Criminal Justice is an occupation that continues to offer growth
among the private sector, federal, state and local agencies. Today,
we find the more successful criminal justice employee is one who
embraces lifelong learning opportunities.
Our difference is our faculty who are experienced practitioners We are pleased to offer the following certifications:
who have extensive backgrounds in Criminal Justice and remain
• Administrative and Regulatory Law
committed to providing the most innovative and applied approach
• Anti-Money Laundering Investigator
to educating students at all levels. Our creative specializations in
• Asset Forfeiture Investigator (flagship program)
the field remain popular and in high demand among all levels
• Bioterrorist Investigator
within Criminal Justice.
• Clandestine Operations
• Commodity Diversion Investigator
We seek out contemporary emerging trends designed to meet
• Confidential Source Recruitment Investigator
the needs and demands found in a complex global world. Our
• Corporate Assets Protection Investigator
certification programs offer students the opportunity to complete a
• Criminal Intelligence Analyst
series of unique program topics from management-leadership, to
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Investigator
developing investigative skills in flexible formats designed to save
• Cybercrimes Investigator
costs and time.
• Executive Certificate in Public Safety Leadership
• Expert Witness Certification
Saint Leo University embraces the opportunity to offer its rich
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
traditional history of practitioner faculty with real world experience
• Fraud Investigator (concentrations in financial crimes)
to the forefront of offering these professional development courses.
• Global Transnational Crimes Investigator
• Health Care Fraud Investigator
Our focus is innovation. In keeping with global emerging trends and
• Intellectual Property Crimes Investigator
career opportunities in criminal justice, the faculty have identified
• Internal Affairs Investigator
a series of courses that provide students with the ability to obtain
• International Smuggling Investigator
certification in a wide range of exciting and cutting edge topics.
• Interstate Theft and Stolen Property
• Law Enforcement Manager
As an added benefit for students who enroll in our Professional
• Law Enforcement Planner
Development courses, we offer the input and recommendations
• Maritime Security Investigator
of experts in all the course disciplines as well as the legal analysis
• Pharmaceutical Drug Diversion Investigator
from Circuit Court Judges, Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys to
• Pseudoscience Crimes Investigator
aid in the investigation and prosecution of violations of law.
• Terrorism Investigator
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8. Generational, Culture & Diversity Center
Navigating in a Multi-Generational Workplace We are pleased to offer the following courses:
In today’s environment, organizations have to do more with less.
Productivity affects the bottom line. With four generations in Introductory Course (Pre-requisite)
our workplaces employees, teams and leaders find themselves • Looking Across the Generations
challenged as they discover or re-think how work will be done,
information communicated, and employee engagement secured. Core Courses
Organizations that embrace the unique skills and talents of • Communicating in a Multi-Generational Workplace
each generation are well balanced and poised to succeed. For • Navigating the Multi-Generational Workplace
organizations looking to explore the issues and find solutions, • Leading Through the Generational Lens
the Institute offers individual courses and a certificate program
focused on Generational Awareness. Generation Specific
• Millennials in the Workplace: How Different Generations Perceive
This series of 12 courses launches with Looking Across the
Generations, which recognizes generational influences and the Me and My Generation
resulting workplace behavior of each generation. Additional • Millennials Communicating with Management:
core courses concentrate on effective generational leadership, How I Integrate into Corporate Life
communication preferences that resonate with each generation • Enduring Successful Millennials
and navigation through generational clash points. These courses • Xers Rising
address each generation’s unique expectations, desires and • Caught in the Middle: Generation X as the Manager
challenges as they relate to On-Boarding, motivation, engagement, • Retaining Boomers and Their Knowledge
securing peak performance, career advancement and retention.
Additional Courses
Generation specific courses include two that focus on helping • On-Boarding and Training with a Generational Perspective
Millennials understand the perceptions of others, integrate • Cross Generational Co-Mentoring
themselves into the workplace, and proper communication with
management to align with culture, mission, vision and values. Cultural Awareness
Gen X as the Manager addresses the specific challenges they The Institute for Professional Development provides online and
face as they supervise the work of older (Boomers) and younger interactive classroom training opportunities designed to raise
employees (Millennials) from the middle. Similarly, Retaining awareness of and knowledge regarding other cultures. Outcomes
Boomers and Their Knowledge in an environment of changing include how to apply the knowledge in a diverse workplace.
needs and expectations is critical as they redefine retirement. While new programs are added to our offerings, we also work
Cross-generational Co- Mentoring assists organizations to harness consultatively to design and deliver programs that meet the unique
the power of creative diversity essential for today’s competitive needs of your organization.
corporate landscape.
Language Programs
The language programs offer conversational language skills
needed in the workplace to include supervisory communications,
safety, and customer service. These short term courses engage
participants in real-world conversations and focus on “survival
language” for today’s workplace.
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9. Center for Testing and Certification Consulting and Custom Course Development
Services
The Center for Testing and Certification has entered into agreements
with several professional, technical, and health related certifying The Institute also provides consulting and custom course
and licensure bodies to serve as a testing and assessment location development services. We have successfully partnered with
for their programs. organizations to create unique learning and professional
development solutions to fit their needs. Whether your group needs
Persons wishing to develop and demonstrate they have one course, or an end-to-end training solution, we can assist.
competency around a specific body of knowledge may enroll in
one of our many non-credit certificate programs. Certificates are Leveraging an expansive state-of-the-art virtual training network,
currently available for criminal justice, leadership, administrative with synchronous and asynchronous teaching technology, we
assistants, project management, generational awareness, cultural are able to meet the demands of adult learners and corporate
awareness, diversity awareness, and mentoring. employees in real time, every time. The Institute also provides
comprehensive blended learning programs for individuals and
In addition to providing Saint Leo Institute for Professional organizations seeking to build their knowledge and skills, increase
Development Certification non-credit programs, we also partner their productivity and effectiveness, and ensure the capabilities for
with outside organizations to deliver preparation coursework for a succession planning and ROI are met.
variety of certification exams. Our goal is to create relationships
that provide you with “start to finish” certification prep courseware We provide custom course development, design, and delivery to
and testing for those professional certifications of value in your corporate clients, colleges and universities. Advanced degreed,
chosen career field. Please check our website for more details as seasoned instructional designers and technical developers work
we anticipate new opportunities will be added frequently. with clients to create end-to-end learning programs which include
pre and post training activities, onsite live or virtual course sessions,
assessment opportunities, branded portals, sound metrics and
comprehensive reporting.
With economic downswing, the landscape of corporate America is
looking for ways to do things cheaper, smarter and with the same
or fewer people. But to be successful in that philosophy means
that you must invest in the employees who are retained. Nobel
Laureate Gary Becker, professor of economics and sociology at the
University of Chicago noted that “Any company has to recognize
that not only is the human capital of their employees a major asset,
it is also a depreciating asset that needs continuing investment.”
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11. Since the University’s founding in 1889, Saint Leo • Excellence
aspires to provide one-on-one attention, flexible learning • Community
opportunities, and a solid foundation for personal • Respect
fulfillment and career advancement. Saint Leo University
• Personal Development
offers a practical effective model for life and leadership
• Responsible Stewardship
in a challenging world. Our learning environment
emphasizes these core values: • Integrity

12. What you need for where you’re going
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