Description
This opportunity is open to all department chairs, school directors, associate deans in non-departmentally organized colleges and directors of academic programs similar to departments/schools.
This program will focus on developing a community of peers,
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.
Whether you are a new member of the MSU community or someone with years of experience here, there are times when a faculty or academic staff member looks to talk about career issues with someone who understands academic work in its many forms.
In the Academic Advancement Network (AAN), we work to provide support for academics who currently hold formal administrative positions, as well as those who are looking for ways to further explore and develop their leadership and managerial skills.
Bethan Cantwell is the Director of Institutional Research and an Assistant Director in the Office of Planning and Budgets at Michigan State University. In this role Bethan leads a team of analysts who provide timely and accurate analysis relating to student success,
Peter Berg is Professor of employment relations and Director of the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations at Michigan State University. His current research examines the implications of an aging workforce for organizations in the United States and Germany.
María Isabel Ayala is Director of the Chicano/Latino Studies Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University. Ayala’s work calls attention to the intra-group diversity and capital of Latinx people by examining the relationship between their unique and complex racialization and sociodemographic experiences and behaviors.
Kirsten Tollefson is an Associate Dean in the Graduate School and a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Michigan State University. Tollefson is a high-energy physicist whose research focuses on studying the fundamental particle nature of the universe.
Joanna Bosse is an ethnomusicologist and dance ethnographer committed to the notion that sustained artistic practice is a necessary component of optimal wellness for everyone. She is currently establishing a new research area at the intersection of ethnomusicology,
The following academics are fellows of MSU’s cohort for the 2020-21 Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Academic Leadership Program.