The College of Letters and Science Leadership Development Program is a one-year
professional development program that is designed to prepare staff participants
to pursue leadership positions in the administration of academic departments
in the College of Letters and Science at UCSB. The goal of the program is to
develop academic department leaders who understand the university and manage
its resources effectively. This is achieved by educating participants and encouraging
them to develop leadership and management competencies that equip them for
moving into leadership roles. The program introduces aspiring professionals
to the complexities of the UC system, helps them to gain an understanding of
the Santa Barbara campus, and expands their understanding in competency areas
required to manage resources at the academic department level. The curriculum
is intended to augment, and not to replace, other training opportunities on
campus.
The curriculum will include topics at the system-wide, campus, departmental,
and individual levels such as:
- The Master Plan for Higher Education
- The Role of the Regents
- Campus Organization
- The Academic Enterprise and University Governance
- Budgeting and Accounting
- Research and Development
- Campus Planning, Space, and Facilities
- Information Technology
- Student Affairs
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- Staff Supervision and Management
- Team Building
- Conflict Management
- Critical Thinking and Analysis
- Risk Taking
- Decision Making
- Goal Setting
- Ethics and Integrity
- Interpersonal Effectiveness
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Presentations by academics, administrators, and professional trainers are
interactive, intended to inform and engage participants. There are opportunities
for hands-on problem solving in simulated situations. Typical sessions are
two hours long, twice a month.
Participants need to commit four hours per month (during business hours) over
a ten-month period (September through June) with occasional additional meetings.
A time commitment outside of the meeting time also includes some recommended
reading and efforts on a project that will be used to exercise the skills and
competencies taught in the program.
The program consists of ten to fifteen participants, with a team of Leadership
Development Program mentors who participate in sessions and provide support
and feedback. Participants are individuals with leadership potential who have
demonstrated a desire to enhance their careers and move into positions of greater
responsibility; the group reflects diversity in age, gender, race and ethnicity,
job responsibility, and department affiliation.
Applicant/Application Requirements
Applicant must be a UCSB career staff member at a level of __Assistant III
or above who has completed probation.
Application materials include:
- Application form (online form) (pdf)
- Resumé (please email to mlum@LTSC.ucsb.edu)
- Supervisor's recommendation including approval of release time (online form) (pdf)
- One additional letter of recommendation from UCSB faculty or staff member (online form) (pdf)
Application materials must be received by May 30, 2008 and should be sent
to Mary Lum, College of Letters and Science, Cheadle Hall 2217, Mail
Code 2080 or via e-mail to mlum@LTSC.ucsb.edu. Applications and letters of recommendation submitted online are automatically sent to Mary Lum.
Selection Process
- Application materials will be accepted during the month of May 2008.
- Application materials will be reviewed by a team of Leadership Development
Program staff mentors.
- Finalists will be interviewed during the month of June 2008.
- Selected participants will be notified by July 3, 2008.
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