Rutgers Leadership Academy - Center for Organizational

Rutgers Leadership Academy - Center for Organizational

Rutgers Leadership Academy
Center for Organizational Development and Leadership
Rutgers Leadership Academy – Tentative Topics
Built on the foundation of existing ODL initiatives, the RLA will draw on the knowledge and skill of
Rutgers leaders with input and support from senior campus and university leadership as well as CIC
Fellows. All sessions will be held from 4 pm – 7 pm in the Community Room of ASB II, Cook Campus.
Year 1 – Fall^
1.1 - September 16, 2015
— Program Overview and Introduction
— The Higher Ed Landscape: Leadership
Challenges and Opportunities
Year 2 – Fall^
2.1
— RLA School/Campus Projects and Shadowing
2.2
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1.2 - October 14, 2015
— Traditions and Values: Multiple Missions of the
Academy
— External Pressures and Perspectives:
Perceptions of our Stakeholders
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1.3 - October 28, 2015
— The Academic-Administrative Divide
— Leadership at the Crossroads: Competing
Values and Interests
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1.4 - November 11, 2015
— What is Leadership: Classic Theories and
Concepts
— Competency-based and Communication
Theories
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1.5 - December 9, 2015
— What Makes Higher Education Leadership
Unique
— Formal and Informal Leadership
Year 1 – Spring^*
1.6 - January 20, 2016
— Personal Assessment and Leadership
Development
— Organizational Rubrics for Design, Assessment,
Planning, and Improvement
1.7 - February 17, 2016
— Contemporary Challenges in Higher Education
1.8 - March 9, 2016
— Higher Education Law: National and State
Issues
1.9 - March 23, 2016
— Finance and Budgeting: University, School, and
Department
1.10 - April 13
— Planning, Communication, and Change
2015
President-Board Relations
Politics, Policies and University-Government
Relations
2.3
—
Faculty Diversity and Leadership in Higher
Education
Student Diversity and Leadership
2.4
—
Metrics, Performance Measurement,
Accountability, and Reporting
University and Unit-level Accreditation
2.5
—
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Crisis Leadership and Media Relations
Leadership and Communication Processes and
Priorities
Year 2 – Spring^
2.6
— Project Updates and Group Problem Solving
and Support
2.7
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Chancellor’s Leadership Reception
Project Presentations and Lessons Learned
2.8
—
Reflections, Wrap Up and Next Steps
^ Additional “brown bag” sessions will also be
offered
*Toward the end of the first year of the program
Fellows, in conjunction with mentors, will identify a
project of import to their unit or the broader campus.
Additional RBHS components under discussion