Provost Leadership Academy 2023-24 Cohort
Jone Pearce, Professor Emerita, Diane O’Dowd, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, and Nina Bandelj, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development
led the 2023-24 program.

Academy Agenda

Introductory Half-Day Workshop - December 8, 2023

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  • Panel: Choosing a Leadership Path
  • Break Outs: Your Personal Considerations
  • University Budgeting – Download presentation (PDF)
  • Challenge Groups

Session 1 - January 19, 2024

Effective Leadership Practices

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  • What is Leadership?
  • The Tasks of leaders
  • The Special Case of University Leadership

PLA Team Contract  (PDF)

PLA Analyzing Influence (PDF)

Session 2 - February 9, 2024

Using Negotiation Techniques to Solve Problems

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Session 3 - March 8, 2024

Inclusive Leadership & Successful Change

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  • Introduction to Organizational Change
  • Strategies and tactics for making change happen in organizations
  • Leadership for equity through organizational change
  • Managing the self

Further Reading Recommendations from Jone Pearce 

Session 4 - April 5, 2024

Development & External Relations

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  • Participants share their own development experiences
  • Expert Panelists:
    • Tyrus Miller, Dean, School of Humanities
    • Linda Haghi, Advisor, University Advancement
    • Christopher Schwarz, Professor of Finance and Director, Center for Investment and Wealth Management

Session 5 - June 7, 2024

Challenge Group Projects and Recommendations to the Provost