Faculty Leadership Development Program

Overview

This program allows participants an opportunity to gain professional and leadership skills, reflect on career and personal goals, and connect with colleagues. Mentoring meetings, leadership development activities, readings, conversations with leaders, and learning communities are used to help faculty develop as leaders by enhancing self-awareness about personal style and impact in the unique and inclusive academic environment.

Fall Cohorts
By Year

2023
Bridget Druken
Maritza Lozano
Olga Mejia
Carl Wendt
Kevin Wortman

2022
Nicholas Brubaker
Sarah Grant
Claudia Pineda

2021
Lisa D. Long
Vali Memeti
James Ruby
André Zampaulo

2020
Emily Lee
Alison Marzocchi
Rachel McClanahan
Garrett Struckhoff
Daniel Sutko

2019
Siobhan Brooks
Michael Mcalexander
Kevin Nichols
Carl Renold
Megan Graewingholt

2018
Fatima Alali
Michael DeMars
Sergio Lizarraga
Patricia Perez

2017
Minerva Chavez
Kenneth John Faller
Alvin Rangel-Alvarado
Michele Wood

Program Objectives

Define and analyze the role of leadership in higher education using a leadership roadmap that examines roles and experiences from Personal, Interpersonal, Team, and System perspectives
Determine the traits, competencies, capabilities, and skills needed to perform the role successfully
Examine and practice techniques and tools for understanding oneself and others, setting direction, communicating with individuals and groups, building teams, appraising and coaching performance, resolving conflict, and leading change
Provide faculty an opportunity, away from day-to-day responsibilities, to reflect on themselves, the diverse challenges they face, and to share practices and techniques for addressing those challenges

Program Goals

Enhanced self-awareness about personal leadership style and impact
Enhanced interpersonal communication skills for increasing personal influence, giving and receiving feedback, and resolving conflict
Greater team effectiveness through understanding how to build strong, cohesive teams that work well together
Increased understanding of the dynamics of change at system level
Increased effectiveness in responding to the needs/expectations of colleagues and administrators

Spring Cohorts
By Year

2024
Eddy Francisco Alvarez Jr.
Michaela Bettez
Zac Johnson
Yuna Kim
Ankita Mohapatra

2023
Kristin Beals
Joyce Gomez Najarro
Cynthia King
David Naish
Andrew Petit
Keri Prelitz
Eric Price
Katherine Reed
Sunil Thomas

2022
Radha Battacharya
Rahul Chakraborty
Calli Lewis Chiu
Anand Panangadan
Sarah Parramore

2021
Samuel Barber
Mehmet Akbulut
Pratanu Ghosh
Benikia Kressler
Rebecca Sheehan

2020
Allyson Fry-Petit
Sarah Hill
Kristin Kleinjans
Debbie Rose
Carolina Valdez

2019
Joao Barrios
Doina Bein
Steven Chen
Alison Dover
Jasamin Rostam-Kolayi

2018
Janna Kim
Irena Praitis
Daniel Soper
Andrea Stein
Hope Weiss

2017
Debra Cote
Volker Janssen
Traci Statler
Maria Estela Zarate