Natural Resources Leadership Institute

Current Schedule & Program Costs

The Natural Resources Leadership Institute Leadership Development is structured around five workshop sessions held in various locations throughout the state, and one session in Washington, DC. The Washington, DC session includes travel time, and offers participants the opportunity to discuss natural resources policy with leaders in the field of environmental decision-making.  Each session typically begins with lunch on the first day and ends mid-afternoon of the third day.  Finally, the institute includes two 1-day review sessions, a leadership practicum, and a graduation ceremony. The Natural Resources Leadership Development 2011 schedule is:

Session 1	Building Working Relationships & Communicating for Agreement	Jan 26-28,2011 Wed-Fri	NC State University Club Raleigh, NC
Session 2	Collaborative Problem-Solving & Multi-Party Facilitation	Feb 23-25, 2011 Wed-Fri	Trinity Center Salter Path, NC
Session 3	Public Policy Negotiations I	Mar 23-25, 2011 Wed-Fri	YMCA Blue Ridge Black Mountain, NC
Session 4	Public Policy Negotiations II	Apr 27-29, 2011 Wed-Fri	The Summit Browns Summit, NC
Session 5	Environmental Decision-Making: Federal Policy Level	May TBA, 2011	Washington, DC
Session 6	Communicating with the Media & Public Speaking	Jun 22-24,2011 Wed-Fri	Blue Jay Point County Park Raleigh, NC
Practicum Review I		Oct 7,2011 Fri	Blue Jay Point County Park Raleigh, NC
Practicum Review II		Feb 10, 2012 Fri	Blue Jay Point County Park Raleigh, NC
NRLI 2010 Graduation		June TBA, 2011	Raleigh, NC
NRLI 2011 Graduation		June TBA, 2012	Raleigh, NC

Program Costs

Institute tuition is $1,200. Tuition covers workshop instruction, educational materials, assessment instruments, and other session essentials. Tuition must be paid in full at the start of the January session. In addition, participants are responsible for travel costs to and from sessions and session registration fees, which cover workshop meals and/or lodging. Participants are encouraged to carpool with each other to offset travel costs.

In order to accommodate the financial needs of our participants, we separate meal and lodging costs to provide flexibility in payment options. Participants may choose to pay the entire program cost upfront (tuition plus all session fees), or to pay tuition in January and the session fees before each session. Here are the session options:

Commuter or "meals only" rate: (covers meals except the Washington DC trip; and covers the lunch meals at the January and June session. Lodging is the responsibility of the participant).

Double occupancy rate: covers lodging (except January and June session) and meals (except the Washington DC trip; and covers the lunch meals at the January and June session).

Single occupancy rate: covers lodging (except January and June session) and meals (except the Washington DC trip; and covers the lunch meals at the January and June session).