GWALA Nomination Process

Nominations for GWALA Cohort 5 set to open in early May 2024!

Watch for an announcement or check back in May to access nomination forms.

Beginning in early May we will welcome nominations and self-nominations for this yearlong, cohort-based program designed to foster engaged and experienced faculty leaders across the University. To be eligible for GWALA, candidates must have been with GW for one or more years and be full-time employees. The ideal candidate is already leading a lab, a department, academic unit, or team, or has aspirations to take on an administrative leadership role. GWALA welcomes individuals from all academic units across the university. If you have questions about eligibility, please contact the program facilitator, Sara Melita.

To learn more, visit the GWALA overview page.

GWALA Program Highlights

Fellows engage in a series of sessions to build key competencies. The schedule is as follows:

Setting Leadership Intentions
Effective Communication
Quality Decision Making
Staff Engagement
Conflict Management
Emotional Intelligence
Faculty Development
Graduation Event

* Typically 9:00am - 12:30pm

The program also offers additional leadership development opportunities such as:

Hearing from a cross section of GW senior leaders
Individual and group project mentoring
Networking with colleagues across the campus
Executive coaching, feedback and insights from a 360 multi-rater feedback tool and/or the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Personal Impact Report