GWALA

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The GW Academic Leadership Academy (GWALA) facilitates cross-institutional networking among academic leaders. It was designed to build leadership capacity for the participating schools and units.
 
As a year-long, cohort-based program, participants will benefit from a CV-worthy experience that considers their well-being and helps them develop leadership skills while building lasting relationships with colleagues across GW.
 
GWALA Objectives:
 
  1. Develop institutional knowledge about GW.
  2. Reflect on your personal leadership style and experiences.
  3. Develop inclusive, service-oriented leadership skills and knowledge to identify and address issues in higher education.  
  4. Network with a cross section of GW senior leaders.
  5. Engage in peer mentoring to address real challenges you face in your role at GW.
  6. Apply leadership skills to your role at GW through focusing on a work related project.
Each fellow selects a project to serve as a focus for applying what they learn in a real-world scenario. Some focus on a new initiative while others choose their department or program to serve as their "project." Looking back on their experiences, a number of fellows reported that their ability to focus on a "long-overdue" project finally positioned them to successfully finish what would have otherwise remained on their important/not urgent To Do lists.
 
Once selected, fellows in the cohort will need to commit to:   
  • Full participation in seven seminars throughout the year (schedule to be announced)
  • Leading a project that will serve as a case study to apply their learning
  • Investing time (approximately 2-4 hours a month) to complete required assignments 

 


Meet Cohort 4

View the list of our current cohort: GWALA Cohort 4 Roster

Meet Cohort 2 and 3 Fellows

View the list of our recent graduates: GWALA Cohort 3 Roster

  • Jameta Nicole Barlow, PhD, MPH | Assistant Professor of Writing, Health Policy & Management and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, University Writing Program and Women’s Leadership Program | Directors of Undergraduate Studies, WGSS

  • Christopher Cahill, Professor of Chemistry and International Affairs, Chair- Chemistry Department

  • Adriana D. Glenn, Director of RN-BSN Program Track, GW School of Nursing

  • Antonio Lopez, Associate Professor, Department of English, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences

  • Jane Hyatt Thorpe, JD, Sr. Associate Dean for Academic, Student & Faculty Affairs, GW Milken Institute School of Public Health

  • Dwayne Kwaysee Wright, Assistant Professor, Higher Education Administration; Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives, GSEHD

View the GWALA Cohort 2 Roster and read blogs from a few of the fellows:

  • Andrea Anderson, MD, Associate Chief of the Division of Family Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences

  • Casey Burgat, Director of the Legislative Affairs Program, Graduate School of Political Management

  • Laurie S. Kohn, Associate Dean, Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics, George Washington University Law School

  • Cara Padovano, Associate Dean, Master of Science in Nursing Program, GW School of Nursing

  • Elizabeth Vaquera, Director, Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences