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Professional Development
Priority Application Deadline: January 31, 2024Apply early for priority consideration in this popular program.
For more than 50 years, the Institute for Educational Management (IEM) has helped experienced higher education professionals further refine their leadership skills while developing tangible strategies for near- and long-term institutional success.
This highly immersive, intensive learning experience will prepare leaders like you to address higher education’s most pressing issues, including setting strategic direction, competing successfully in a dynamic marketplace, optimizing financial and human resources, creating an inclusive community on campus, embracing emerging technologies, and more.
"The personal development and professional insight that I gained from IEM were well worth the time and effort. IEM was an investment — both in myself and my institution — that I'm confident will pay off greatly in the future." Vennie Gore, Vice President of Auxiliary Enterprises, Michigan State University
"The personal development and professional insight that I gained from IEM were well worth the time and effort. IEM was an investment — both in myself and my institution — that I'm confident will pay off greatly in the future."
Vennie Gore, Vice President of Auxiliary Enterprises, Michigan State University
This eight-day, on-campus institute is designed to help you articulate a compelling institutional vision, foster meaningful and enduring institutional growth, and address the issues that drive positive organizational change and innovation. IEM offers you the time and space to step back from your day-to-day responsibilities to consider the following questions:
While the program will be conducted on-campus, it may also include virtual components, such as orientation, pre-program preparation, select in-program content, and a post-program follow-up session.Â
IEM is designed for higher education leaders at the most senior level of their institution and is part of the president's cabinet, which could include:
Previous IEM sessions included people with the following titles: Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Budget Officer, and University Attorney.
James Honan's research and teaching interests include financial management of nonprofit organizations, organizational performance measurement and management, and higher-education administration.
Richard J. Reddick is the senior vice provost and dean for the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin. He is also a professor for the Program in Higher Education Leadership and professor of the African and African Diaspora Studies Department in the College of Liberal Arts.
Tuition assistance is available for this program on a need- and application-basis. Tuition assistance is granted based on participant and institutional needs. Requests for tuition assistance have no effect on an applicant's prospects for admission. You may access the tuition assistance application after you have submitted your program application.