2019-20 Academic Leadership Academy Cohort.
Applications for the 2019 - 2020 Academy are due by Friday, June 14, 2019. Please send the application, a letter of interest, a resume or CV, and a letter of support from your direct supervisor or department chair to the Office of Faculty Development at Mail Stop 5268 or by email to faculty-development@wmich.edu
About
The strength of any organization can be measured by the capacity of its members to be leaders at many levels. WMU is pleased to offer faculty and university professional staff the opportunity to develop their leadership skills through the Academic Leadership Academy.
Participants in the academy will be able to:
- Better lead groups or organizations at WMU or elsewhere.
- Better participate as part of teams in which they are not the leaders.
- Better understand the cultural context of WMU and other institutions.
- Identify and prioritize challenges and leadership opportunities in realms such as academic, research, and economic development and social justice.
- Understand leadership literature and translate that literature into practical application.
The academy is a year-long learning community in which participants and facilitators meet weekly to explore literature on leadership. Discussions include specific situations where leadership skills are used, developed and implemented. Participants meet on Thursdays, from noon to 1:30 p.m. The academy invites faculty and university professional staff, at or above the assistant manager/director level, to attend.
2019-2020 PARTICIPANTS
- Lauren Carney, Director, Kalamazoo Promise Scholars Program
- Sue Ellen Christian, Professor, Communication
- Glen R. Dillon, Assistant Director, Student Media
- Danielle Field, Program Manager, Student Professional Readiness Series (SPuRS)
- Maria Gigante, Associate Professor, English
- Annette Hamel, Faculty Specialist II, Communication
- Jennifer Klauth, Manager, Recruitment and Outreach, Social Work
- Ilana Nash, Associate Professor, Gender and Women's Studies
- Tyler Payne, Project Manager, OIT
- Sarah Pratt, Associate Director, Research and Sponsored Programs, OVPR
2018-2019 PARTICIPANTS
2017-2018 participants
2016-17 participants
2015-16 participants
2014-2015 participants
2013-14 participants
2012-13 participants
2011-12 participants
2010-11 participants
2009-10 participants
2008-09 participants
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For more information about the Academic Leadership Academy contact Jan Gabel-Goes. Applications for the 2019 - 2020 Academy are due by Friday, June 14, 2019