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2000-2010 Strategic Plan
Goal #4: Promote Leadership Development in Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
Rationale: Professional leadership should be a distinguishing characteristic of UGA COE graduates in all disciplines.It is increasingly important that graduates be systematically prepared to be change agents in their professional settings. We proceed with the assumption that leadership can be nurtured and enhanced through appropriate experiences. Promoting leadership not only benefits the professional development of the student but enhances the overall impact of the College as well. Supportive of Institutional Goals 1 and 2.Objectives and Possible Strategic Actions
A. Define leadership and identify experiences for becoming change agents.
- Organize a series of COE forums on the meaning and enhancement of leadership in undergraduate and graduate education.
- Define leadership and develop strategies within each program area to equip graduates to become change agents.
- Develop a newsletter or listserv distribution to recognize leadership contributions of students in UGA, the community, and beyond.
- Examine current COE organizational structures and practices relative to their receptiveness to student leadership.
- Work with interested colleges across UGA to establish a Leadership Development Center and an option for an undergraduate leadership endorsement.
B. Provide all students with opportunities to lead.
- Provide resources for revising existing programs throughout the College to enhance leadership development.
- Include students as active collaborators in outreach/teaching/ research projects and partnerships, and recognize them as potential initiators of such "engaged" relationships.
- Expand opportunities for students to develop leadership abilities that are effective with people from cultures other than their own and in diverse settings, both international and domestic.
- Expand opportunities for students to serve on COE committees and to provide input into other College and department matters.
- Develop leadership skills by engaging students as leaders and collaborators in addressing issues of cultural diversity.
C. Prepare COE faculty and graduates to be innovators and leaders in applying information technology and distance learning in their respective areas of expertise.
- Identify state-of-the-art exit information technology competencies appropriate to students in COE programs and implement accompanying assessment instruments.
- Provide faculty development in applying current and emerging information technology in order to promote leadership in this area.
- Study the need, efficacy and potential impact of distance learning courses and assist and reward faculty in developing and implementing these courses as appropriate.
Goal #1 Appendix A |
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