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Professional Development
How can I improve and deepen my leadership skills? How can I best nurture and lead a more diverse culture of high performance and engagement in my library? How well-positioned is my library to meet current and future challenges?
While these questions are critical ones for any academic librarian, they take on even greater importance in the context of a lingering pandemic and ongoing efforts to confront and act against racial injustice. The Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians applies important leadership concepts to the practical, day-to-day challenges of managing today’s academic library. Through this interactive program, you will gain knowledge, insights, and strategies that will improve your leadership capabilities and help your library succeed and thrive.
"The Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians provided a very important opportunity to reflect on my leadership practice. The program gave me greater confidence and imparted valuable leadership lessons. Any academic librarian interested in gaining solid, practical skills will benefit from this program." Sarah Lucchesi, Associate Director for Education and Research, Van Pelt and Opie Library, Michigan Technological University
"The Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians provided a very important opportunity to reflect on my leadership practice. The program gave me greater confidence and imparted valuable leadership lessons. Any academic librarian interested in gaining solid, practical skills will benefit from this program."
Sarah Lucchesi, Associate Director for Education and Research, Van Pelt and Opie Library, Michigan Technological University
Designed to increase your leadership effectiveness and management capacity, the Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians is a five-day on-campus program that addresses the following topics:
The on-campus portion of the experience may include large group presentations, small group interaction, affinity and interest group conversations, and meaningful networking activities.
Gutman Library
HGSE librarian and head of Gutman Library, Alex Hodges’ research and teaching focuses on the integration of information and critical literacies into K-12 and post-secondary curricula.