***Management and Leadership Development 2024***

Prerequisites: None

Overview:

MDP provides innovative and practical ideas about critical management challenges facing mid-level administrators in the early years of their professional careers. The program encourages you to think beyond the confines of your own discipline and area of administrative responsibility

Course Outlines:

Leadership
What are the characteristics of effective leadership in higher education institutions? How is an effective leadership team developed and managed?

Fostering Innovation and Change
How can administrators function as effective change agents? What are the characteristics of “change-friendly” institutions? What role should you play in fostering institutional transformation?

Planning
What are the optimal roles of middle managers in planning initiatives? What are key features of successful planning initiatives?

Diversity and Community
How is the ever-changing demographic composition of our campuses redefining campus life? What role should you play to promote a more inclusive campus environment?

Financial Management
What budgeting and financial analysis competencies are most critical for effective campus leadership? What fiscal questions should you ask of themselves and their institutions? What factors should influence the allocation of an institution's financial resources?

Institutional Values and Integrity
What policies, practices, and leadership actions foster a stronger sense of institutional integrity? What are the most productive ways to think about the ethical dimensions of academic leadership?

Professional Renewal
How can your workplace become an environment that fosters personal growth? What conditions—both individual and institutional—increase prospects for meaningful professional development and personal transformation?