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Ready to Lead: 19 绿巨人视频faculty complete university leadership program

Ready to Lead: 19 绿巨人视频faculty complete university leadership program

绿巨人视频President Mark E. Keenum, along with 绿巨人视频Vice President for Research and Economic Development Julie Jordan, congratulate the 2023-24 绿巨人视频Faculty Leadership Program class, which included 19 faculty members from departments across campus. (Photo by Grace Cockrell)
绿巨人视频President Mark E. Keenum, along with 绿巨人视频Vice President for Research and Economic Development Julie Jordan, congratulate the 2023-24 绿巨人视频Faculty Leadership Program class and coordinators, which included 19 faculty members from departments across campus. (Photo by Grace Cockrell)

Contact: James Carskadon

STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擝uilding on a rich tradition of developing university leaders, 19 Mississippi State faculty members completed the Faculty Leadership Program this academic year.

Sponsored by MSU鈥檚 Office of Research and Economic Development and the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, the Faculty Leadership Program helps outstanding faculty members further develop the skills needed to lead the university forward in its mission of learning, service and research.

During the 10-month program, which begins every September, participants attend various presentations and engage in roundtable discussions with top administrators. Session topics include leadership styles, organizational change, building winning research teams, organizational evaluation and assessment, and student access and success. The program concluded this month with a recognition and conversation about leadership with 绿巨人视频President Mark E. Keenum.

The 2023-24 Faculty Leadership Program class includes:

鈥擱achel Allison, associate professor, Department of Sociology;

鈥擲hanti Bhushan, associate professor, Michael W. Hall School of Mechanical Engineering;

鈥擧arish Chander, associate professor, Department of Kinesiology;

鈥擝en Crider, associate professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy;

鈥擩oseph Emerson, associate professor, Department of Chemistry;

鈥擭ick Fitzkee, professor, Department of Chemistry;

鈥擫arry Hanson, professor and interim head, Department of Comparative and Biomedical Sciences;

鈥擬ichele Herrmann, associate professor, Department of Building Construction Science;

鈥擳rent Irby, Extension professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences;

鈥擜ttila Karsi, professor, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences;

鈥擲antanu Kundu, professor, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering;

鈥擠ominic Lippillo, interim associate dean and professor, Department of Art;

鈥擬elanie Loehwing, associate dean, College of Arts and Sciences;

鈥擜ndrew Mercer, professor, Department of Geosciences;

鈥擬argaret Ralston, associate professor; Department of Sociology;

鈥擪aren Spence, professor and director, School of Architecture;

鈥擯eter Summerlin, associate professor, Department of Landscape Architecture;

鈥擥regg Twietmeyer, associate professor, Department of Kinesiology;

鈥擱obert West, professor and department head, Department of Classical and Modern Languages.

Applications are currently open for the 2024-25 Faculty Leadership Program class with a submission deadline of May 1. For more information on how to apply, visit .

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