Opportunities for leadership professional development are available on and off campus. Many external opportunities have deadlines in October or November for the following year.

Leadership Programs and Resources

The Provost Faculty Fellows Program provides an opportunity for faculty who desire to foster institutional changes at Lehigh through work on a specific project while gaining experience in higher education leadership. As an important additional conduit for faculty insight and engagement, the Fellows make meaningful contributions to the campus through original initiatives, undertaking planned projects, or assisting with existing campus-wide academic initiatives. Projects fall into one or more of the following categories: faculty affairs, international affairs, undergraduate education, graduate education, or research, scholarship, and creative activities. The shape of projects and scope of work vary with the experience, skills, and aspirations of individual faculty fellows. The duration of the appointment is based on the scope of the proposed project. Typically, Fellows are appointed for one academic year, but shorter-term project proposals (summer or one-term) or longer-term project proposals are considered. 

Fellows work with a mentor and participate in a set of leadership development activities related to academic administration and the operations of the Office of the Provost. In addition, the Provost supports external leadership or development opportunities tailored to the interests of the individual faculty fellow (e.g. HERS Leadership Institute, ACE Fellows, The Chronicle’s Strategic Leadership Program, NCFDD workshops).

If you have any questions regarding this program, please feel free to contact Larry Snyder (lvs2@lehigh.edu), Deputy Provost for Faculty Affairs

Lehigh Human Resources offers various careeer enrichment and learning opportunities whichinclude several on the domains of leadership. Look at this handy graphic. Two courses for future faculty leaders are: 
Lehigh Leadership Academy and the Pragmatic Leadership at Lehigh.

Faculty Development Grants help move STEM faculty from discussion of interdisciplinary collaboration and leadership in meetings and seminars to action that has an impact on STEM faculty careers. Funds can be used toward travel by Lehigh STEM faculty and visiting scholars to promote interdisciplinary collaboration or for tuition and travel assistance for Lehigh women STEM faculty to attend professional leadership programs.  Applications will open each August. Apply via Infoready: ADVANCE Center Grants for Faculty Development, Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Leadership.

The NCFDD Department Chair Success Program (CSP) is an immersive 12-week program designed to support department chairs who have been in their role for 2 years or less, equipping them with the necessary skills to navigate the challenges of the job. If you are a new or incoming chair, reach out to the Deputy Provost for Faculty Affairs to discuss if this program is right for you. 


 

Higher Education Resource Services https://www.hersnetwork.org/

Provides a range of professional development courses from mid-career through the executive. 

ELATES at Drexel is a national leadership development program designed to promote senior women faculty, and faculty allies of all genders, in leadership for academic engineering, computer science, and other STEM fields into effective institutional leadership roles within their schools and universities with a demonstrated commitment to increasing the representation of women in STEM. 

Applications for the 2024-2025 ELATES fellowship year are open now until February 1, 2024.

The Association for Engineering Education (ASEE) offers a variety of instructor-led courses, and these two are specific to preparing for formal leadership roles. 

ACE offers a variety of resources for higher education, including leadership programs and insights.

Professional Learning & Communities

SEER Process: See, Enact, Evaluate, Revisit; The SEER Framework is implemented through the SEER Process through colleagues at the University of Wisconsin

Equity-Minded Leadership, Centering Racial Equity- through HERS