NEW CENTER FOR EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT
PUTS FOCUS ON CUSTOMIZED TRAINING PROGRAMS 

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 13 -- The University of Virginia
has expanded and consolidated its services addressing workforce needs
into a new Center for Executive Development.
	Created July 1 in the Division of Continuing Education, the
center provides a variety of customized programs, ranging from one-day
workshops to week-long academies, to help corporations, professional
associations and governmental agencies with their education and
training needs. 
	The center will focus on executive leadership development,
providing sessions that enhance management skills and team building.
Other areas in which the center offers educational services are
engineering, environment, banking and health care.
	"The center expands U.Va.'s outreach into the private and
public sectors by bringing together a team with in-depth knowledge of
university and industry trends," said Cindy Orshek, center director.
The team works collaboratively with U.Va. faculty and nationally
recognized experts to provide help with strategic development, problem
identification and decision-making.
	"The center prides itself on having a 'rapid-response team.'
We can have proposals on the table within 24 hours," Orshek said.
Team members provide programs that can be held at U.Va. in
Charlottesville, at any of the division's six outreach centers in
Virginia or on-site at local, national or international locations. 
	The center also uses the latest in technology to provide
programs. Sessions can be held through interactive video conferencing,
broadcast via television or transmitted via satellite. 
	Among the center's programs this fall are a five-day
career-development session for military personnel, a two-week
management- training session for federal workers and a credit course
in organizational development for educators.
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August 12, 1997
	For more information, contact the Center for Executive
Development at (804) 982-5366 or http://www.virginia.edu/~contined.
Television reporters should call our TV News Office at (804) 924-7550.