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Provost’s Leadership Institute

About the Provost’s Leadership Institute

As faculty and staff members advance in their academic careers, they need new skills and strategies for managing and leading complex academic initiatives. The Provost’s Leadership Institute provides prospective academic leaders with the resources and support they need to guide the University through change and ensure continued excellence.

Expected Outcomes include:

Strengthened skills applicable in current and future academic roles and work
Enhanced knowledge of academic committee and program leadership and how differences in style, strategy, and approach affect collaborative work
Improved skills for those leading academic programs and committees at the department, college, and University levels
Enhanced ability to identify faculty for committee work and future academic leadership roles
Increased interactions among faculty across departments

2025 Topics Include

Developing Intentional Approaches to Leadership
Leading through the Levels
Leadership and Mentorship
Forward-Looking Leadership
Leadership Approaches for Conflict Management
Delivering and Receiving Feedback as a Leader
Developing Resilience as a Leader
University Counsel
The Role of Transparency & Communication – Approaches for Leading from Where You Are
Assessing Leadership Strategies

Schedule

The 2025 Provost’s Leadership Institute schedule will be available in fall 2024. View the 2024 Provost’s Leadership Institute Program.

Colonels at the Capitol | Date TBD (Separate registration required.)

Day 1 | Thursday, February 13, 2025

Day 2 | Friday, February 14, 2025

Location: Powell 219

Register

Register for the 2025 Provost’s Leadership Institute. Registration deadline: February 5, 2025.

2025 Provost’s Leadership Institute Steering Committee

Dr. John Brent
Dr. Casey Humphrey
Dr. Mike Lane

Office of the Provost

Dr. Russell Carpenter
Assistant Provost
Professor of English

Dr. Sara Zeigler
Provost
Professor of Political Science

John Brent, Associate Professor, School of Justice Studies

“The FLI provides opportunities to learn of and improve upon the knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with academic leadership. This Initiative equips attendees with strategies and approaches suited for leading committees, programs, departments, and university units. Through its collaborative nature, the FLI increases interactions and integration into EKUs leadership community, infrastructure, and culture.”

Casey Humphrey, Associate Professor, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

“I am so excited for the 2023 Faculty Leadership Institute. I love that the FLI not only focuses on developing leadership skills in faculty who are in formal leadership roles, but also skills that are beneficial for faculty to lead from where they are – no matter what the position. Attendees leave with content that is applicable to all areas of their career and life.”

Mike Lane, Associate Professor, Parks, Recreation, and Exercise Sports Science

Mike Lane is a professor in the Parks, Recreation, Exercise and Sports Science department. Mike teaches on the graduate and undergraduate level and has had a number of his students go on to successfully receive their PhD. He runs the exercise physiology lab and all of its spaces and collaborates with a number of groups both in and outside of the university. Finally he works as the strength coach for some of the athletic teams and recently helped coach the NCAA all american Ahmed Jaziri and the ASUN conference champions men’s cross country program.