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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Multicultural
4Leadership Program on the occasion of its tenth anniversary on
5February 28, 2019; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Multicultural Leadership Program is an
7intense, professional development curriculum that provides a
8framework for participants to learn and to practice becoming
9better leaders; the program cultivates emerging leaders who
10understand the power of diversity, leaders who want to work
11with people of all ages, cultures, and walks of life to
12strengthen and support their communities; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Based on key servant-leadership principles, the
14Multicultural Leadership Program is designed to help each
15participant find the leader within by answering three questions
16about themselves and testing those answers throughout the
17curriculum experiences; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The Multicultural Leadership Program provides a
19safe environment where values, assumptions, and perspectives
20can be tested; mistakes can be made, and limits can be pushed;
21participants learn to recover from mistakes and succeed despite
22challenges; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Multicultural Leadership Program is committed
2to preparing skilled, informed individuals for leadership
3positions in public, private, educational, political, and
4non-profit sectors; the program strives to foster leadership
5diversity through community welfare and participation; the
6program provides low-cost solutions to community needs in the
7form of community projects for local organizations; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Multicultural Leadership Program's class
9includes 26 diverse individuals who meet from the end of July
10to the following March, and the curriculum focuses on
11professional leadership development, community involvement,
12and mentoring and networking, along with simulation exercises
13that help participants experience life through the lens of
14others; employees who complete the program develop a greater
15diversity of thought and core leadership skills; therefore, be
16it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
18HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19we congratulate the Multicultural Leadership Program on the
20occasion of its tenth anniversary, and we wish them many more
21successful years; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to the Multicultural Leadership Program as an
2expression of our esteem and respect.