Summer Leadership Institute: Engaging in Critical Dialogue
Application
Applications for the 2015 Summer Leadership Institute: Engaging in Critical Dialogue are now being accepted
through May 8, 2015.
The Educational Leadership Research Center (ELRC), directed by Dr. Beverly J. Irby and within the Department
of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development (EAHR), College of Education and Human
Development (CEHD) is to host the CEHD Summer Leadership Institute: Engaging in Critical Dialogue beginning
summer 2015.
Mission and Purpose
The CEHD Summer Leadership Institute: Engaging in Critical Dialogue’s primary goals are to: (1) Create
opportunities to build capacity within the college to positively impact learning, communication, engagement,
and work, (2) Build individual leadership capacity through effective and strategic conflict engagement and
management (3) Build departmental and college capacity in the area of communication, conflict management,
leadership, and critical dialogues, (4) determine the value added of creating an outreach opportunity to the
University in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Diversity (VPD), and (5) collaboratively, with
VPD, determine the need and value added of creating a national presence for the leadership capacity building
institute.
The Summer Leadership Institute: Engaging in Critical Dialogue activities will be coordinated by Dr. Nancy
Watson, Assistant Dean for Organizational Development and Diversity Initiatives for CEHD and Consultant for
the Texas A&M VPD Critical Dialogues Program. The program will include a 4-day intensive curriculum.
Participants are required to apply to participate in the program. Additionally, the four CEHD departments and
the dean’s office will nominate and offer fellowships to the program participants.
Fellowship Nominations
Each team (4 participants + 1 Dean/Department Head) creates one nomination packet for submission. All
participants, other than Dean/Department Heads, will receive a $500 stipend from the ELRC for participating in
the SLI.
Criteria for Participation
Each Department should consider who best comprises its team. It is suggested each team include the
Dean/Department Head, two faculty (one academic professional and one tenured/tenure track faculty
member), one staff member, and one program leader.
Consideration of the chosen team participants should be related to the team’s overall interest in participating in
the SLI program and the team’s challenge statement.
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Application Process and Contents
 One application packet per team should be submitted through the Department Head
 Nomination packets should include:
a. Completed application form
b. Team member information including:
i. Names of team members including role: Tenured/tenure track faculty, Academic professional
faculty, Staff, Program leader and Administrator
ii. Current Job Title(s)
iii. Professional Experience/Job Responsibilities
iv. Briefly explain how your team experiences will be valuable to the Summer Leadership
Institute: Engaging in Critical Dialogues (to be completed by each team member)
c. Professional Challenge Statement:
i. What do you believe are the two major challenges facing your unit and the achievement of
its strategic planning goals?
d. Organization and Team Characteristics:
i. What is the rationale for choosing the members of your unit/department’s team?
ii. What roles do you envision each member playing in your unit/department’s dialogue and
leadership efforts?
e. Nomination packets can be submitted electronically as a single PDF file to the ELRC website at
http://eahr.tamu.edu/summer-leadership-institute-engaging-critical-dialogue-application or in hard
copy to Dr. Nancy Watson, Office of Organization Development and Diversity Initiatives, MS 4222
f. A selection committee will be convened by the Coordinator of the Summer Leadership Institute and
the Director of the Educational Leadership Center to review and accept team nomination packets.
For the summer 2015 class, one team from each CEHD Department and the Dean’s Offices should
participate.
Timeline
March 23, 2015-Request for applications
May 8, 2015-Application deadline
End of May-Notification to selected applicants
June 14-17, 2015 Summer Leadership Institute
Contact
For more information please visit the ELRC webpage here.
You may also contact Dr. Nancy Watson, Assistant Dean of Organization Development and Diversity Initiatives
at [email protected].
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Summer Leadership Institute: Engaging in Critical Dialogue
Application Form
Include this form with each nomination packet. Nomination packets can be submitted electronically as a single
PDF file to the ELRC website at http://eahr.tamu.edu/summer-leadership-institute-engaging-critical-dialogue-application
or in hard copy to Dr. Nancy Watson, Office of Organization Development and Diversity Initiatives, MS 4222.
Fellowship Nomination Information
Department/Unit: ☐EAHR ☐EPSY ☐HLKN ☐TLAC ☐Dean’s Office
Team Member 1
Name: ___________________________________________________________ Title: _______________________
☐ Tenured/ Tenure Track Faculty ☐Academic Professional Faculty ☐Staff ☐ Program Leader ☐Administrator
Email: ___________________________________________
Office phone: ________________________
Professional Experience/Job Responsibilities; __________________________________________________________
Team Member 2
Name: ___________________________________________________________ Title: _______________________
☐ Tenured/ Tenure Track Faculty ☐Academic Professional Faculty ☐Staff ☐ Program Leader ☐Administrator
Email: ___________________________________________
Office phone: ________________________
Professional Experience/Job Responsibilities; __________________________________________________________
Team Member 3
Name: ___________________________________________________________ Title: _______________________
☐ Tenured/ Tenure Track Faculty ☐Academic Professional Faculty ☐Staff ☐ Program Leader ☐Administrator
Email: ___________________________________________
Office phone: ________________________
Professional Experience/Job Responsibilities; __________________________________________________________
Team Member 4
Name: ___________________________________________________________ Title: _______________________
☐ Tenured/ Tenure Track Faculty ☐Academic Professional Faculty ☐Staff ☐Administrator
Email: ___________________________________________
Office phone: ________________________
Professional Experience/Job Responsibilities; __________________________________________________________
Team Member 5
Name: ___________________________________________________________ Title: _______________________
☐ Tenured/ Tenure Track Faculty ☐Academic Professional Faculty ☐Staff ☐ Program Leader ☐Administrator
Email: ___________________________________________
Office phone: ________________________
Professional Experience/Job Responsibilities; __________________________________________________________
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To be Completed by Each Team Member
Briefly explain how your team experiences will be valuable to the Summer Leadership Institute: Engaging in
Critical Dialogues.
To be completed by the Dean/Department Head
(1 page maximum)
Professional Challenge Statement: What do you believe are the two major challenges facing your unit and the
achievement of its strategic planning goals?
What is the rationale for choosing the members of your unit/department’s team?
What roles do you envision each member playing in your unit/department’s dialogue and leadership efforts?
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