The 2021-22 All-University Awards recipients selected for the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Awards, Teacher–Scholar Awards, Distinguished Academic Staff Awards, Excellence-in-Teaching Citations, Community Engagement Scholarship Award, Donald F. Koch Award for Quality in Undergraduate Teaching, President’s Distinguished Teaching Award have been announced. All University Awards will be celebrated on May 11 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. at […]
The Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program, (ALP) provides intensive leadership and managerial development, addressing the challenges of academic administration at major research universities, like tightening budgets, changing student populations, and increasing pressures from external sources. Many of the program’s nearly 1,000 fellows have gone on to serve as college presidents, provosts and deans. […]
By Emma Kolakowski The Faculty Emeriti Awards honor faculty members who have made notable contributions to a university unit while in retirement, as well as units that have made opportunities available for retired faculty to remain involved. The individual award acknowledges substantial contributions made by an emeritus/emerita of the university and this year, the Faculty […]
By Emma Kolakowski The Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development has announced the winner of the 2022 Simmons Chivukula Award of Academic Leadership. Dr. Victor J. DiRita has been recognized for his work as the chairperson of the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, where he also instructs. The award recognizes consistent excellence in […]
The month of May is fast approaching. Debating whether spring is here to stay or if we may continue to have reminders of a long winter. Trying to figure out how to get all the big and little things on our to-do lists done, even knowing many items may be carryovers til who knows when. […]
We have been immersed over the last several months in numerous discussions, small and large group meetings organizing and visioning into the strategic planning efforts represented in MSU 2030. Two central themes, closely connected in many ways, are student success and staff and faculty success – both involving several sub-goals that foreshadow an exciting future […]
Interview with Ann Crain, Academic Specialist-Advisor, College of Arts and Letters By Emma Kolakowski Ann Crain knows firsthand the difficulties faced by women in higher education. The Detroit-born advisor has overcome traditional mores about what a person in leadership should look like — namely, white and male — in order to support countless students at […]
In the world of leadership scholarship, “leaders” and “managers” are both necessary, complementary roles. An extremely concise summary of the difference might be: leader = vision, manager = order. It’s a simple enough model, and it has real implications for how people define and perform their duties at work. This is the sort of easily […]
For the last two years during the pandemic, we have had a monthly gathering called, “Starting a Career in Unusual Times” recognizing that taking on a new position at any time can be a bit overwhelming even if exciting; during a pandemic, both emotions could be heightened, and we wanted to be sure that new […]
By: Maranda Holtsclaw Are you looking to advance your career, boost your professional development and/or take on some new leadership roles? Did you know that the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) has free resources to assist individuals working in higher education like you to grow their career? Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) is a nonprofit […]
