Diversifying Academic Leadership
Millennium
Leadership Institute
Linda Greene
Associate Vice Chancellor, UW-Madison
WISCAPE
Brown Bag Forum
October 21, 2003
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
http://www.aascu.org/
 State Colleges and Universities
 Washington-based higher education association
 430 public colleges and universities and systems
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Linda Greene
Diversifying Academic Leadership
Purposes
 Promote understanding of roles of public colleges and universities
 Monitor public policy
 Provide information and analyses on legislation, rules and regulations
 Provide policy leadership and programmatic assistance
 Facilitate educational innovation
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Linda S. Greene
Diversifying Academic Leadership
Purposes (continued)
 Provide professional development opportunities for institutional leaders
 Expand access to higher education
 Foster culturally diverse campus
 Foster supportive campus climate
 Encourage international and cross-cultural programs
 Promote efficient and effective administration
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Linda S. Greene
Diversifying Academic Leadership
Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI)
http://www.aascu.org/mli/
MISSION
Strengthen preparation of those underrepresented in higher
education leadership
VISION
Prepare next generation of campus chief executive officers
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Linda S. Greene
Diversifying Academic Leadership
Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI)
LEADERSHIP (partial list)
 David Carter, President, Eastern Connecticut State University
 Edward Fort, Chancellor Emeritus, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
 Muriel Howard, State University New York College at Buffalo
 Marvalene Hughes, President, California State University Stanislaus
 Jim Renick, Chancellor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
 F.C. Richardson, Chancellor Emeritus, Indiana University Southeast
 Gregory Williams, president, City University of New York City College
 Gladys Styles Johnston, Chancellor Emerita, University of Nebraska Kearney
 Charlie Nelms, Vice President, Student Development an Diversity, Indiana University Bloomington
 Frederick Humphries, President, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
SUPPORTED BY
 Presidents of 30 AASCU Member Institutions
 Academic Search Consulting Firms
 http://www.aascu.org/mli/supporters.htm
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Linda S. Greene
Diversifying Academic Leadership
Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI)
OBJECTIVES
 Identify candidates on track for top leadership roles
 Provide of tools for self-assessment and career planning
 Enhance leadership skills
 Sharpen skills and target growth opportunities
 Develop career plans
 Evaluate Strategies for Breakthroughs
 Develop network of peers, advisors, and mentors
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Linda S. Greene
Diversifying Academic Leadership
Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI)
COMPONENTS
 Competitive Selection Process
 Four Day Professional Development Institute
 Nationally Recognized Faculty
 Near One-to-One Ratio of Presidential Faculty to Participants
 Professional Development Plan
 Targeted Intensive Curriculum
 Mentor-Protégé Relationship
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Linda S. Greene
Diversifying Academic Leadership
Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI)
2003 CURRICULUM
 The Meaning of Presidential Leadership
 The Successful Search- What Every Candidate Ought to Know
 Advancement/Fundraising/Grants
 The Presidential Legacy
 Leveraging Cultural Strength
 Presidential Effectiveness and Communication
http://www.aascu.org/mli/pdf_03brochure.pdf
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Linda S. Greene
Diversifying Academic Leadership
Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI)
2003 CURRICULUM
 Working with Governing Boards
 Professional Development Assessment and Advice
 Effective Media Communications
 The Presidential Legacy
 Negotiating the Executive Contract
 The Personal Dimensions of Leadership
http://www.aascu.org/mli/pdf_03brochure.pdf
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Linda S. Greene
Diversifying Academic Leadership
2003 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) Participant Overview
State Alexander, Exec. Vice President
Livingstone College
Virginia M. Barry
Vice President for Acad. Affairs
11 Plymouth State College
Booker T. Anthony
Assoc. Vice Chancellor, Acad. Affairs
Fayetteville State University
Tyrone Bledsoe
Vice President for Student Affairs
University of Toledo
Tony Atwater, Provost and
Vice President for Acad. Affairs
Youngstown State University
Wanda Colston
Executive Vice President
Univ. of Maryland Eastern Shore
2003 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) Participant Overview
Gary L. Donhardt, Director
Institution Research
University of Memphis
Alfred Guillaume
Vice Chancellor for Acad. Affairs
12 Indiana University South Bend
Jeronima Echeverria
Interim Provost and Vice President
for Academic Affairs
California State University Fresno
G. Larry James, Dean of Athletics
Recreational Prog. & Services
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Linda S. Greene
Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Acad. Affairs
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Judith James , Vice Chancellor
California Community College
Chancellor's Office
2003 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) Participant Overview
Susan J. Koch
Associate Provost
University of Northern Iowa
William E. McHenry
Assistant Commissioner for Acad. Affairs
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
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Christopher D. Lu
Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs University of Hawaii at Hilo
Michael D. McKinley
Executive Assistant to the President
Towson State University Towson
Pedro Martinez
Assistant Vice President for
Academic Affairs
William Patterson University
M. J. McMahon, Exec. Vice President
Northern Arizona University
Office of the President
2003 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) Participant Overview
Kenneth Monteiro
University Dean San
Francisco State University
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Anne Patterson, Dean
School of Arts and Sciences
Eastern Oregon University
William Gregory Sawyer
Vice President for Student Affairs California
State University Channel Islands
Gita W. Pitter
Assistant Vice President for
Academic Affairs
Florida A&M University
Angela Sewall, Dean
College of Education
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Monica Rascoe
Vice President for Student Affairs
San Jose State University
Lelia L. Vickers
Dean of Education North Carolina
Agricultural & Technical State University
Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI)
Career Advancements Summary
 14 to President or Chancellor
 6 to Provost
 2 to Dean
 7 to Vice President or Senior Vice President
 4 to Vice Provost
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Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI)
Career Advancements Detail
 Livingston Alexander, President, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, PA (MLI ’01)
 Stanley F. Battle, President, Coppin State College, MD (MLI ’02)
 T. J. Bryan, Chancellor, Fayetteville State University, NC (MLI ’00)
 Mildred Garcia, President, Berkeley College, New York and New Jersey (MLI ’99)
 Joanne Glasser, President, Eastern Kentucky University (MLI '00)
 Billy Hawkins, President, Texas College (MLI ’00)
 Kofi Lomotey, President, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA (MLI '01)
 Dana Mohler-Faria, President, Bridgewater State College, MA (MLI 99)
 Michael Ortiz, President, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, (MLI ’99) (effective July 1)
 Una Mae Reck, Chancellor, Indiana University South Bend (MLI '01)
 Rodney Smith, President, Ramapo College, NJ (MLI ’00)
 DeLois P. Weekes, President, Lester L. Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences, MO (MLI ’99)
 Gregory H. Williams, President, City University of New York, City College (MLI ’00)
 Mary Wyatt, President, of Roanoke-Chowan Community College, Ahoskie, NC (MLI ’00)
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Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI)
Career Advancements Detail (continued)
 Victor Ukpolo, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, Southern University System, LA (MLI
 Beth Barnett, Provost/Vice President, Academic Affairs, University of Scranton, PA (MLI ’00)
 Soraya Coley, Provost /Vice President, Academic Affairs, Alliant International University,
San Francisco, CA (MLI ’00)
 Sharon Hoffman, Provost/Vice President, Academic Affairs, Clayton College and State University,
Georgia System (MLI ’00)
 Keith Miller, Provost/Vice Chancellor, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh (MLI ’00)
 John Selmon, Senior Vice President, Davenport University-Dearborn Campus, MI (MLI ’99)
 Amanda Golbeck, Vice President, Kansas Board of Regents (MLI 01)
 Teresa Branch, Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Montana, (MLI ’02)
 Jacqueline Pollard, Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Bennett College, NC (MLI ’99)
 Janet Caldwell, Vice President, Enrollment Management, Central State University, OH (MLI ‘01)
 Billy Harper, Vice President, Community Affairs, SUNY-Morrisville Educational Opportunity Center, NY
(MLI ’99)
 Mary Gresham , Dean, Graduate School of Education and Vice President, Public Services/Urban Affairs,
SUNY Buffalo (MLI ’00)
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Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI)
Career Advancements Detail (continued)
 Benjamin F. Quillian Jr., Senior Vice President, Business and Operations, American Council on
Education (ACE), DC (MLI ’99)
 Brenda Dede, Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs, Clarion University of Pennsylvania (MLI ’99)
 Irvin Griffin, Provost, West Virginia State Community and Technical College, WV (MLI ’99)
 Abe Harraf, Provost, Southern Utah University (MLI ’00)
 Sally McKee, Vice Provost, Academic Outreach University of Minnesota (MLI ’99)
 Elmira Mangum, Associate Provost for Finance, The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (MLI ’99)
 Garrie Moore, Associate Provost, East Carolina University, NC (MLI ’99)
 Arthur T. King, Dean, School of Business and Economics, Winston-Salem State University, NC (MLI
’99)
 Luis Nieves, Consultant, University of Puerto Rico Humacao University College (MLI ’00)
 Chris Brown, Executive Director, The Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute, VA (MLI '02)
 Lillian Montoya-Rael, Executive Director, Regional Development Corp., NM (MLI ’99)
 Cyrus Jollivette, Group Vice President for Public Affairs, Blue Cross Blue and Blue Shield of Florida
(MLI '01)
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What’s Next?
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Diversifying Academic Leadership
Millennium
Leadership Institute
Linda S. Greene
Associate Vice Chancellor, UW-Madison
WISCAPE
Brown Bag Forum
October 21, 2003
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