Simmons Chivukula Award for Academic Leadership
About
The Simmons Chivukula Award for Academic Leadership is generously sponsored by a gift from Dr. Elizabeth H. Simmons (Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UC San Diego;
2019 Spring Symposium
Envisioning the Future of Academic Work at MSU
Date: April 22, 2019
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Kellogg Center, Lincoln Room
The Academic Advancement Network (AAN) hosts a symposium each spring on a topic of importance for higher education in general and MSU in particular.
2018-19 Leadership Fellows Program
The second year of AAN’s Leadership Fellows program has begun, and I’m pleased to report that the new cohort is actively engaged. The fellows this year are Shelia Cotten (Media and Information),
Angela Wilson
Angela Wilson is John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. From 2016-2018, she served as Division Director (Head) of the Division of Chemistry at the National Science Foundation. Prior to that,
2018-19 AAN Leadership Fellows
Started in 2017-18, the Leadership Fellows program creates partnerships between mentors (current administrators) and fellows (faculty at least 5 years post-tenure). This program involves both a shadowing experience and work on a project developed jointly between the mentor and fellow.
2018-19 AAN Leadership Institute Session Resources
Introduction
Each year, the Academic Advancement network offers a series of programs on a range of topics. We’ve included select resources related to these events below for your ongoing reference.
Leadership: Deans Collaborating to Effect Change
Our deans at MSU have worked together in extraordinary ways over the last couple of years – efforts that have intensified in 2018. In addition to the regular ‘Deans Council’ meetings with Provost Youatt,
2018 New Administrator Orientation
Developing Leadership and Administrative Excellence: A Workshop for New Academic Administrators
August 7, 8 and 14, 2018
Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, MI 48910
Room B-106-107
(Note: all meetings begin with a continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m.,
Other Useful Resources
On mentoring
- Another e-network to consider is Peer Resources, a fee-based membership network. Even if joining is not an option, significant information is still available to non-members from their homepage.