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WEBINARS AND BOOK CHATS: THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SERIES
CETL Faculty Success hosted a series of stand-alone webinars and book chats that were open to faculty with an interest in leadership, chairs, assistant and associate chairs, deans, and assistant and associate deans. Collectively, the series provided an overview of the literature on best practices in leadership in higher education and featured a variety of faculty experts from across campus.
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2021-2022 WEBINARS AND BOOK CHATS
We offered a virtual orientation for new chairs, directors, and deans in July. This event also included assistant and associate chairs and deans. It provided participants with an opportunity for discussion with the Interim Provost, Assistant Vice President for Faculty Affairs, and an experienced panel of faculty administrators. It also included webinars on transitioning into an administrator role and leading from the middle, as well as an overview of campus systems, an annual timeline of work, and the support Faculty Affairs provides to administrators.
Note: We also facilitated an orientation for new chairs, directors, and deans, as well as leadership coaching for them. For detailed information on these programs, please see the Onboarding and Coaching sections of this report.
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In 2021, Este Jordan and Traci Stromie were invited back to co-direct the USG Leadership Developers Institute, LDI, in partnership with the Department of Leadership and Institutional Development from University System of Georgia. This two-day institute was designed to educate, connect, and develop individuals across the University System of Georgia who provide leadership development training and coaching for leaders on their campus, including administrators, staff, and faculty. Sample speakers included:
• Stuart Rayfield, Vice Chancellor of Leadership and Institutional Development,
University System of Georgia • Wendi Jenkins, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Leadership and Institutional
Development, University System of Georgia • Kat Schwaig, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Kennesaw
State University • T. Ramon Stuart, Provost, Fort Valley State University • Melva Robertson, Director of Communications, Laney Graduate School at Emory
University • LaTrese Ferguson, Director of Workplace Learning & Professional Development,
Georgia Institute of Technology • Michele DiPietro, Executive Director for Faculty Development, Recognition and
CETL, Kennesaw State University
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Recognition
Kennesaw State University values the commitment and passion of its faculty and it is proud to recognize their excellence with awards in several categories. Thanks to the continuing generosity of the KSU foundation, our university prides itself in offering generous faculty awards. In addition, CETL recognizes faculty in other ways such as managing the nomination process for the University System of Georgia awards and running the Tenured Faculty Enhancement program.
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA AWARDS
The USG sponsors yearly teaching awards either for individuals or for programs. CETL coordinates the selection, nomination, and mentoring process, anchored by the Deans Council’s ratification. Multiple CETL staff have served on the USG awards selections committee, therefore we understand the system’s priorities thoroughly, and use our knowledge to mentor the KSU nominees. As a result of this robust process, many of our faculty have been recognized at the state level. In fact, our process has been so successful that other USG institutions have tried to emulate it. KSU is incredibly proud of its faculty and their accomplishment. Many of our faculty boast national and international recognition for their leadership and innovation in their teaching, research and creative activity, and other professional endeavors. Thanks to our robust faculty recognition program, we have historically recognized our faculty with awards in several categories. Currently, our program recognizes up to 12 winners in 9 categories.
Our rigorous selection process involves an initial selection at the college level, culminating with each Dean nominating their outstanding candidates. University wide committees with faculty representation from each college then review the finalists’ nominations and recommend the winners to the administration.
