Cal Poly Pomona
Team building & communication skills
Team-building exercises, communications training (speeches, facilitation), motivational theory, listening, and cross-cultural communication.
Flagship program
The California Ag Leadership Program.
A 17-month immersive fellowship that grows California's emerging agricultural leaders through monthly seminars at five universities and international travel.
Duration
17 months
Universities
5 partner campuses
Travel seminars
National + international
Cohort size
~24 fellows per class
Curriculum overview
Leadership from the inside out.
Our premier leadership development program — highly respected and the longest-running of its kind — teaches fellows leadership skills that help them expand their impact, increase their leadership capacity, and tackle complex challenges.
Over the course of an intensive 17-month program, fellows are immersed in numerous topics including leadership theory, effective communication, motivation, critical thinking, change management, emotional intelligence, and other skills that contribute to improved performance. Individualized executive coaching and personal assessment instruments provide focus on each fellow's strengths and areas for growth.
National and international travel seminars provide opportunities to use critical thinking to work through complex issues, understand interconnected systems and governments, and dialogue with policy leaders.
The California Agricultural Leadership Program is all about facilitating self-knowledge and exposure to new perspectives.
Monthly seminars
Rotating between five universities.
Monthly seminars rotate between our five partner universities. With a different focus at each campus, the seminars provide an integrated and comprehensive curriculum.
Cal Poly SLO
Social & cultural issues, power and change
Urban, minority, and marginalized populations; cross-cultural behavior; experiential learning about different religions and cultures.
Fresno State
Emotional intelligence & national leadership
Critical thinking through criminology, sociology, neuroscience, and early childhood development; prep for the national travel seminar.
UC Davis
Policy, research & systems thinking
Research-driven sessions on food systems, policy, and the science behind sustainable agriculture.
Chico State
Northern California ag & resilience
Water, fire, climate resilience, and rural community leadership specific to northern California.
Who applies
Eligibility & fit.
For more than 55 years, CALP has provided an advanced leadership development experience for emerging, mid-career agricultural leaders. All fellows come to the program with great leadership potential.
- Working professionally in California agriculture or an allied industry
- Emerging or mid-career — typically 25 to 55 years old
- Demonstrated leadership potential in business, community, or industry
- Sponsor / employer support for the 17-month time commitment
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