This badge was issued to Rhonda M. Smith on 15 May 2019.
Rutgers Leadership Academy
Authorized by
Rutgers University
The Rutgers Leadership Academy is a one-year program for mid-career faculty and academic staff who aspire to broadened leadership roles within their units, the university, and/or higher education, more generally. RLA fellows, representing units and departments from New Brunswick, Newark, Camden, and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, are nominated by VPs, deans, directors, chairs, or other senior leaders who see potential for greater leadership in them
- Type Learning
- Level Intermediate
- Time Months
- Cost Free
Skills
- Academic Leadership
- Crisis Leadership
- Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
- Higher Education Change
- Higher Education Law
- Higher Education Stakeholders
- Leadership Fundamentals
- Organizational Culture
- Professional Leadership Competencies
- Project Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Succession Planning
- University-Government Relations
- University Strategy
Earning Criteria
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Attend the required didactic and experiential learning sessions which include pre-session readings and participation in session discussion and activities.
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Complete the CliftonStrengths Assessment and reflect on the connections to one’s academic leadership practices
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Participate in peer-mentoring group assignments to share and reflect on individual leadership experiences, and to listen, learn, encourage, and share advice with colleagues in the program.
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Propose, design, and present a final project of importance to one's unit that can potentially be implemented upon completion of the program.