Description
Each year, the Leadership Institute series allows academic administrators to interact with their peers around key topics. This series of short sessions are designed to expand upon themes introduced at New Administrator Orientation. These sessions are required for department chairpersons, school directors, and associate deans of non-departmentally organized colleges within the first two years of their appointments; all other administrators are encouraged to attend sessions they would find useful.
Session recordings will be posted a few days after each event.
Fall 2025 Sessions
MSU Budget Basics
Date: Friday, September 12, 2025
Time: 9:00 – 10:30 EST
Location: A Zoom link will be sent as part of your confirmation and within the reminder email
Presenters:
Lisa Frace, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Gregory Deppong, Associate Vice President & Controller
In addition to offering an overview of the MSU budget, this session will provide information on the details of MSU accounts, financial structure, policies, processes, and language as you assume financial responsibility for your unit.
Hiring, Retention and Partner Hires
Date: Friday, September 26, 2025
Time: 9:00 – 10:30 AM EST
Location: A Zoom link will be sent as part of your confirmation and within the reminder email
Presenters:
Teresa Mastin, Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs
Jabbar Bennett, Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
Maranda Holtsclaw, Director, Michigan Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
John Papapolymerou, Interim Dean, College of Engineering
Date: Friday, October 24, 2025
Time: 9:00 – 10:30 AM EST
Location: A Zoom link will be sent as part of your confirmation within the reminder email
Presenters:
Teresa Mastin, Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs
Panel of Campus Leaders
This session will discuss the current landscape of the reappointment, promotion, and tenure process at MSU. Recommendations put forward to help recognize diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the context of research and/or creative activities, teaching, service, outreach, and engagement will also be discussed.
Faculty and Academic Staff Performance Reviews
Date: Friday, November 14, 2025
Time: 9:00 – 10:30 AM EST
Location: A Zoom link will be sent as part of your confirmation and within the reminder email
Presenters:
Teresa Mastin, Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs
Cori Fata Hartley, Associate Dean – Fixed-term Faculty and Academic Specialist Development, College of Natural Science
Robert Fowkes, Chairperson, Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
Annual performance reviews are a critical piece of the development process for faculty and academic staff. This session will discuss the elements to include in annual reviews and how these should align with the reappointment, promotion, and tenure process. Perspectives on how to manage the review process will also be shared.
This session will cover policies, processes, and strategies for bringing outstanding faculty and academic staff to MSU and keeping them here.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS SERIES COMING SOON!
Resources from the 2024-2025 Leadership Institute Sessions
Recordings and resources are housed in Desire 2 Learn (D2L). You will be directed to self-enroll in the “course” the first time you visit.