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New Academic Leaders Program

An annual, cohort-based program for new leaders in Academic Affairs. Facilitated by the Vice Provost for Academic Leadership and Faculty Affairs.

Program Schedule

Program Goals

The primary goal of the New Academic Leaders Program is to enable each academic leader to lead and manage their units effectively and contribute productively to the University’s mission and strategic goals. To achieve that goal, the program is designed around the following learning outcomes:

Participants will

  • Develop leadership skills across four levels of leadership mastery: personal, interpersonal, teams, and systems
  • Understand the roles and specific responsibilities of academic unit leaders at Boise State University, including the legal- and compliance-related responsibilities of a unit leader and knowledge of state and university personnel and fiscal policies
  • Gain practical skills in the day-to-day management of their department/program/unit
  • Build a network of contacts within the University for ongoing problem-solving, support, and information sharing

Key Features

Key Features of Boise State's Academic Leadership Programs Venn Diagram

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Core Leadership Principles

What is Academic Leadership?

The program begins with the premise that “Academic Leadership is the act of empowering members of the faculty and staff by working with them collegially to achieve common goals, build a community of scholars, and sustain a high level of morale.” (Gmelch & Buller, Building Academic Leadership Capacity: A Guide to Best Practices)

What principles of leadership will I learn?

We draw upon the five practices of exemplary leadership from Leadership in Higher Education: Practices That Make a Difference. These research-based practices were first published in The Leadership Challenge, but have been applied to the specific context of higher education.

“Leadership in Higher Education: Practices That Make a Difference” (Kouzes & Posner, 2019)

Topics

  • Academic culture & leadership roles
  • Responsibilities, expectations, leadership competencies
  • Faculty rights and responsibilities
  • Legal responsibilities for Chairs, Assoc Chair/Deans, Grad Coord
  • Recruiting, launching, mentoring, and retaining faculty
  • P&T process: roles, resources, responsibilities
  • Student Support
  • Academic Advising
  • Student Concerns, Grievances
  • Recruitment and Retention
  • Curriculum and Program Development
  • Course scheduling, strategic enrollment management
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