PRESS RELEASE

April 14, 2003

Contact Katie Sproles (541) 346-0942 ksproles@darkwing.uoregon.edu


UO MUSEUM OF ART ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR SELECTED FOR GETTY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

EUGENE-University of Oregon Museum of Art (UOMA) associate director Lawrence Fong is one of thirty-five museum professionals from around the world to be selected to attend the Getty Leadership Institute’s 2003 Museum Management Institute. The three-week residential course for museum directors and senior executives takes place at the University of California, Berkeley this June and offers learning opportunities designed to strengthen museum professionals and their institutions in the face of growing complexities.

“This is a wonderful opportunity that comes at a key time in the Museum of Art’s development,” explains Fong. “I look to bring back knowledge that will help us best prepare ourselves to move back into a larger facility that will inherently carry greater expectations.”

The academically rigorous experience addresses such pressing issues as reaching and serving new and diverse audiences, achieving financial stability, leading organizational change, and enhancing staff and board effectiveness. Faculty members are drawn from the top ranks of institutions offering executive education, including Stanford University, the University of Virginia, and Dartmouth College.

Significant learning opportunities also come from working with fellow attendees throughout the workshop. This year’s class roster includes museum professionals from around the world, including Boston, Chicago, and Washington DC, as well as the United Kingdom, Russia, the Netherlands, and Mexico.

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