The City of Columbus Department of Neighborhoods

New American Leadership Academy

Application 2023

Welcome to the application for the New American Leadership Academy (NALA) 2023 Cohort. This application may take 30 minutes or longer. Please complete this application in one session, as if you exit this page before you submit your application, your responses will not be saved.


You will need the following items to complete your application:


  1. An up to date CV/Resume in PDF or Word format.
  2. (OPTIONAL) An up to date headshot in JPEG or PNG format.
  3. Answers to 4 extended response questions. Each response can be up to 500 words. Please be detailed in your responses. You will be evaluated by the quality of your responses.


Please contact NALA@columbus.gov with any questions

Section 1: Personal Information


Gender
Race/Ethnicity*
Phone
Phone

Section 2: Mailing Address

Section 3: Education


Are you currently a student?*

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Section 4: Employment


Are you currently employed?*

Section 5: Work Address

Section 6: Background


Have you previously applied for the New American Leadership Academy?*
Have you previously taken any leadership development courses?*
This course requires a multi-month commitment. Sessions will be held on weekday evenings from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Can you commit to this time table?*

Section 7: Free Response Questions

The free response section of the NALA application will be used to learn more about who you are, and what you are looking for in NALA. Provide detailed responses to the questions below. Please limit your responses to 500 words.

Resume/CV must be in PDF or Word format and OPTIONAL Headshot must be in JPEG or PNG format

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Section 8: Applicant Commitment

Upon acceptance to the New American Leadership Academy, I am expected to respect and honor the opinions and beliefs of others. I am expected to remain professional and mindful of the overall goals and objectives of the program. I am also aware that the program will not tolerate any behaviors such as overt alienation of participants/individuals because of their beliefs, inappropriate forms of communication, and a display of strong emotions, that would interfere with the integrity, mission and objectives of the program. I understand the time commitment and the program goals. If selected, I plan to attend each session in its entirety. I understand that if I miss more than two sessions or fail to actively participate, I may not complete the program and may be ineligible for future participation. I further agree that the information presented herein is accurate and complete to the best of my ability and that no omissions or false statements have been made to justify my participation in the program.

I have read the previous statement and agree to the applicant commitment.*
I have reviewed and confirmed the accuracy of all information provided in this application.*