Schedule

Key Dates

04/18/2024 – CKLDP 101: Application and Program Info Session/Happy Hour

06/28/2024 – Applications Due at 10 pm MST

07/26/2024 – Selected Applicants Notified

09/02/2024 – Tuition due

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2024-2025 Sessions

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All sessions will be held on Fridays from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm (MT)

The Fundamentals

September 20, 2024 │ Bootcamp (Attendance Required)

• Introduction to the course and participants
• Importance of leadership within the profession
• “How To” set-up future courses in the coming months
• Breakouts with scholars to develop session content for year ahead
• Sponsorship now and in your future
• Review of program templates

October 18, 2024 │ Session #1 Working Together

• The role of architects relative to other project stakeholders, including public and private
• Owners, developers, contractors, consultants, financial institutions, and other allied professionals
• Teams, groups, and organizational problem solving, including alternative methodologies (ie. Six Sigma, PMP, etc..)
• Understanding your own leadership skills and how they relate to the rest of your team

November 15, 2024 │ Session #2 Engaging your Community

• Community involvement the role of volunteerism in a market-based society
• Professional expectations for social responsibility and public service
• Becoming more involved in your own community through philanthropic work and board involvement
• Understanding how politics and advocacy effect the profession

Practice Management

December 20, 2024 │ Session #3 Entrepreneurship + Professional Practice

• Office and firm management
• Leadership, ownership, and transition
• Financial and succession planning
• Business and project management standards

January 17, 2025 │ Session #4 Art of Negotiation + Contracts

• Ethics and law, from contracts and codes to professional ethics and standards of behavior as it pertains to the profession
• Negotiating a contract
• Contractual pitfalls
• Stakeholder relationships

February 21, 2025 | Session #5 Marketing to Close the Deal

• Business and professional communications including public relations, presentations, writing and professional speaking skills
• Importance (or not so important) use of social media
• Networking

Beyond the Firm

March 21, 2025 │ Session #6 Industry Trends

• Industry trends and technology within the practice including Building Information Modeling (BIM), Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), and the latest reference(s) focusing on sustainability within the profession
• Advancing project delivery
• Learning by doing through the use of fabrication
• Getting to 2030 as it relates to the environment, economy, and social ethics

April 18, 2025 │ Session #7 Research, Education, and Practice

• The importance of research within the practice
• Education within the University and the role of mentorship
• Keeping involved with the academic setting and keeping abreast with new ideas
• Non-traditional roles in the practice

May 16, 2025 | Session #8 The Future of Practice / Closing Reception to follow

• The future of architecture and the fundamentals of planning, design, documentation, and service in a forward-thinking and fast changing profession
• Development trends
• Developing your own career path
• Leader effectiveness and personal development