Human Resource Services
Advanced Leadership for Academics and Professionals
Overview |
Please note: Participants are selected via a competitive applicant process. The next program will begin in fall 2011. The 2011 application period is now closed.
UF Training and Organizational Development is pleased to offer the Advanced Leadership for Academics and Professionals program. Designed in cooperation with UF's Office of the Provost, Faculty Senate, and Human Resource Services, this leadership program is for UF academics and professionals interested in focusing on more formal ways to contribute in leadership positions at UF as well as those who wish to further explore and develop their leadership skills.
Offering two tracks—one for academic leaders and the other for professional staff—the program is based on leadership competencies specifically identified as being important for success at UF. (Our Competency Model was developed based on interviews and focus groups with successful UF leaders.) Program participants attend certain activities within their tracks; at other times, the tracks come together to explore leadership development issues. Participants are selected via a competitive application process.
Program dates
The program meets six times over the course of the program year—see schedule below—typically 1.5 days each time. Participants are expected to attend each session as scheduled. The program is held at the UF President’s House in Gainesville and includes some evening hours. The next program will begin in fall 2011; applications are no longer being accepted..
Opening |
Thursday, September 1 (8 a.m. – 7 p.m.), and |
Session 2: |
Thursday, October 20 (3 p.m. – 9 p.m.), and |
Session 3: |
Wednesday, December 7 (12 – 5 p.m.), and |
Session 4: |
Thursday, January 12 (3 p.m. – 9 p.m.), and |
Session 5: |
Thursday, March 1 (3 p.m. – 9 p.m.), and |
Session 6: |
Thursday, May 3 (8 a.m. – 2 p.m.), and |
Eligibility
To be considered for the Academic Track, the applicant must be a UF faculty member in a leadership role. To be considered for the Professional Track, the applicant must be in a TEAMS position at the assistant director level or above.
Designed for the individual focused on more formal ways to contribute in leadership positions at the institution. Useful for academics and professionals who are interested in:
- Developing skills and tools to more effectively manage and lead people, including individual 360-degree assessments pre- and post-completion of the program.
- Furthering the programs of their college and the university through a better understanding of both strategic and operational issues within the college and the university.
- Helping move a strategic agenda forward while helping others meet their goals.
Curriculum Highlights
- “Leadership: Great Leaders, Great Teams, Great Results,” Franklin-Covey, includes individual 360-degree assessments pre- and post-completion of the program. This provides a framework for understanding excellence in leadership generally, with feedback about “current state” of one’s own performance.
- Leadership competencies used as structure, based on what’s most important for leadership success at UF.
- Invited program facilitators/guest speakers are correlated with key competencies and are drawn from the University of Florida as well as from other appropriate institutions.
- As appropriate, key leadership challenges presented as case studies—some focusing on academic issues; others, on professional. Examples of topics: the impact of rotating leadership at the department level, setting priorities in the face of budgetary realities, articulating a department vision, mentoring and retaining junior faculty and/or staff, addressing faculty and staff performance concerns.
- Selected readings take into account academic or professional perspectives.
- A team project that focuses on areas of concern for the institution to further challenge the participants to move from strong individual contributors to ones who can collaborate and solve problems as team members on behalf of the institution.
- Job shadowing of appropriate UF leaders.
Fee to participate
This year, the fee to participate is $1,000. All materials (including a 360-degree evaluation pre- and post-program), facilitation fees, and meals are included with no travel needed for those who work in Gainesville.
Selection Committee
Frank Bova, Past Chair, UF Faculty Senate
Teresa Dolan, Dean, College of Dentistry
Elias G. Eldayrie, Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Jodi Gentry, Director, UF Training and Org. Development
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel
Angel Kwolek-Folland, Associate Provost
Elaine Turner, Associate Dean, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
2011 Participants
Academic Track
- Michael Delp, Professor and Chair, Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
- Amara Estrada, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Instruction, Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Paul Favini, Acting Director, School of Theatre and Dance, College of Fine Arts
- Joseph Hartman, Professor and Chair, Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Christopher McCarty, Associate Professor/Director, Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR)/Health Services Research, Management and Policy (HSRMP)
- Kevin Orr, Associate Professor, School of Music, College of Fine Arts
- Ralph Rice, Associate Dean and Director, School of Physician Assistant Studies
- Ata Sarajedini, Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Astronomy, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Clay Walker, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Dentistry
Professional Track
- Andrew Blakeslee, Director, Enterprise Support Services, Enterprise Systems
- Yvonne Brinson, Assistant Dean, Research Administration and Compliance, College of Medicine
- Melissa Curry, Director, Recruitment and Staffing, Human Resource Services
- Lisa Deal, Purchasing Director, Purchasing Services
- Beatriz Fernandez, Director, Systems and Programming, Enterprise Systems
- Dan Hodges, Assistant University Registrar, Office of the University Registrar
- Mark Robinson, Director, Technology Services, College of Law
2010 Participants
Academic Track
- Diane Beck; Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research; Division of Distance, Continuing, and Executive Education; College of Pharmacy
- Mark Bleiweis, Associate Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, Congenital Heart Center, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Timothy Brophy, Assistant Dean for Research and Technology and Associate Professor, Music Education, School of Music, College of Fine Arts
- Rafael Guzman, Professor and Chair, Department of Astronomy
- David Pharies, Professor and Chair, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Michael Sagas; Professor and Chair; Department of Tourism, Recreation, and Sport Management; College of Health and Human Performance
- Susan Schaffer; Clinical Associate Professor; Women’s, Children’s and Family Nursing; College of Nursing
- Rachel Schipper, Associate Dean, Technology and Support Services, UF Libraries
- Richard Yost, Professor and Head, Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Dana Zimmel, Interim Associate Chief of Staff and Clinical Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Professional Track
- Susan Blair, Chief Privacy Officer (Director, Medical/Health Admin), UF Privacy Office
- Tracey Choulat, Director, Information and Instructional Technology, College of Education
- Nancy Chrystal-Green, Director, Student Activities and Involvement, J. Wayne Reitz Union
- Julie Frey; Associate Director, Information/Publication Services; College of Design, Construction, and Planning
- Diana Hull, Associate University Registrar, Office of the University Registrar
- Joseph Kays, Director, Office of Research Communications, Office of Research
- Lynn O’Sickey, Assistant Director/Senior Associate In Advising, Academic Advising Center, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Lynda Reinhart, Director, Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Business Affairs
- Deb Staats, Assistant Dean for Administrative Affairs, College of Law
- Laura Wilson, Associate Director, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine
2008 class (Next Level Leadership)
Michael Leslie, Manuel Arreola, Robert Pelaia, Bob Parks, Cheryl Bell, Jane Thomas, Jodi Gentry, Greg Dubois, Michael Bowie. Not pictured: Mark Jamison, Hannah Covert, and Ed Schaefer
- Manuel Arreola, Director and Assistant Professor, Radiology, College of Medicine
- Cheryl Bell, Acting Associate Controller, Treasury Management, Finance and Accounting
- Cynthia Bevis, Associate in Pathology, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine
- Hannah Covert, Executive Director, Center for Latin American Studies
- Michael V. Bowie, Director, Recruitment, Retention and Multicultural Affairs, Dean’s Area, College of Education
- Greg Dubois, Senior Associate Controller, Finance and Accounting
- Mark Jamison, Director, Public Utility Research Center, Department of Economics
- Michael Leslie, Associate Professor, Telecommunication, College of Journalism and Communications
- Robert Pelaia, Senior University Counsel, Office of the VP and General Counsel
- Edward Schaefer, Associate Dean and Professor, College of Fine Arts
- Jane Thomas, Associate Director, UF Enterprise Systems
2007 class (Next Level Leadership)
- Thomasenia Adams, Associate Professor and Director, College of Education
- Karen Bradley, Associate Director, Graduate School
- Luisa Amelia Dempere, Director of MAIC, Associate Engineer, Materials Science and Engineering
- Jan Eller, Assistant Dean, College of Medicine
- Denna Ferrante, Assistant Director, Physical Plant Division
- Dave Gruber, Assistant Director, UF Enterprise Systems
- Mike McKee, Assistant Vice President and University Controller, Finance and Accounting
- Steve Orlando, Director, University Relations
- Kathy Peck, Assistant Dean, College of Medicine
- Toni Ratliff, Associate Director, Student Health Care Center
- Sven Normann, Associate Dean, College of Pharmacy
- Diane Porter, Assistant Director, Housing
- Sandra Russo, Director, International Center
- Kim Schares, Associate Director, Human Resource Services
- Jean Sweitzer, Chief of Staff, College of Dentistry