Dear IAC Friends,
In an IAC Advance project, I developed a listing of professional development opportunities for faculty.
We can consult these on the IAC Resources Page for Faculty: https://intranet.iac.gatech.edu/faculty-resources
with good wishes - Mary
EXAMPLES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY
1. American Association of University Women Resources
Resources are available for developing leadership skills among women – including webinars and on-line forums: http://www.aauw.org/
2. American Council on Education (ACE) Fellowship Program
This program “enables participants to immense themselves in the culture, politics, and decision making process of another institution.” Opportunities are available to participate in multi-day sessions, develop a network of higher education leaders, and take on special projects and assignments under the mentoring of experienced leaders.
Applications are due in Fall of the year preceding potential participation:
http://www.acenet.edu/leadership/programs/Pages/ACE-Fellows-Program.aspx
3. Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Leadership Institutes
HERS provides professional development for women in higher education administration. The Summer Institute, a partnership between HERS and Bryn Mawr College and the University of Denver, is a two-week residential professional development program. The curriculum allows participants to gains skills and perspectives for academic administration, and to build a national network for continuing information and exchange.
Applicants must have the support (financial and otherwise) of the dean or chief executive officer of their home institution:
http://hersnet.org/institutes/what-are-the-institutes/
4. Georgia Tech Institute on Leadership and Entrepreneurship (ILE)
ILE builds a network of campus leaders through an IMPACT speaker series and leadership roundtables among Georgia Tech faculty and staff that build tools and techniques for effective leadership. http://www.ile.gatech.edu/about/
5. Jefferson Science Fellows
The Jefferson Science Fellows Program is open to tenured faculty who are US citizens, and is administered by the National Academies, and partnerships between US academic science and the US Department of State and US Agency for International Cooperation. The program provides opportunities to travel to US embassies and missions abroad, and following the fellowship year, remain available as an experienced consultant on short-term projects.
The application period opens each Fall and closes in mid-January:
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/Jefferson/index.htm
6. University System of Georgia (USG) Executive Leadership
The Executive Leadership Institute is a comprehensive 120-hour development program, over an eight (8) month period of required participation. The aim is to enhance leadership skills for potential high-level, administrative advancement within the University System of Georgia, through components including group learning, independent study, teleconferences, and action learning.
To be eligible, a participant needs to be employed in higher education for a minimum of three years, have positive evaluation ratings, demonstrated leadership competency, a minimum of a master’s degree, and a current title of Vice President, Chair, Dean or Executive Director (or equivalent). http://www.usg.edu/leadership_excellence/executive_leadership_institute
