Office of the Provost Launches New Program for Academic Leaders

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 applying what they learn on a project of their choice. The cohort of fellows selected to participate in the program will build core interpersonal, analytical, and management skills. 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 1-2 hours a week) to complete required assignments

The second cohort will begin at a kick off session on September 10, 2020 (10:00am - 12:00pm). In addition to introductions to GWALA and cohort fellows, the topic will be "Strategic Leadership: Setting Vision and Direction" with guest speaker Pamela R. Jeffries, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH, Dean of the GW School of Nursing.

Link here to submit a nomination or self-nomination by August 12, 2020

Please send an email to the GW Faculty Affairs Office with any questions.

Program Highlights

Fellows engage in a series of sessions to build their confidence and skills in key competency areas such as:

Leading in a Crisis
Setting Vision
Making Quality Decisions
Communicating Effectively
Demonstrating Emotional Intelligence
Developing Faculty and Staff

The program also offers additional leadership development opportunities such as:

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