Developing Professionally and Collaboratively
Dear Colleagues,
The Southeastern Conference Academic Consortium Leadership Development Program (SECAC ALDP) was established to help identify and prepare future higher education leaders. It emphasizes the growth of its fellows through engaging in workshops and events at their home institutions as well as SEC partner institutions.
The program consists of three components:
- A university-level development program designed by each institution. The Office for Faculty Advancement leads UK’s activities, which involve multiple small-group meetings with various campus leaders, depending on the preferences of each cohort’s members.
- Two SEC-wide workshops held on specified campuses for all program participants.
- A competitive fellowship to provide administrative growth opportunities for former participants.
Through participation in the SEC ALDP, the selected fellows develop the skills and gain the knowledge necessary to anticipate and respond to the future challenges facing higher education, particularly at flagship institutions.
They also create and deepen relationships between UK and its partner SEC institutions — the collaborations between our institutions help foster greater growth for both UK and Kentucky. Building these partnerships, whether in research or academic settings, help to expand the fellows’ perspectives on how UK can approach challenges and changes in the future.
The current four fellows for UK are:
- Heather Erwin, Ph.D., department chair, Kinesiology and Health Promotion, College of Education
- Jesse Hoagg, Ph.D., department chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering
- Rebecca McCulley, Ph.D., department chair, Plant and Soil Sciences, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Clayton Thyne, Ph.D., associate dean of academic affairs, Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences
The application process and more details can be found here.
Thank you for continuing to inspire innovation for the entire university community.
Robert S. DiPaola, M.D.
Provost