MAC Academic Leadership Development Program (ALDP)

Overview

In 2017, The University at Buffalo joined with other colleges and universities in the Mid- American Conference (MAC) to participate in the Academic Leadership Program (ALDP). The mission of the MAC ALDP is to identify, develop, prepare and advance faculty as academic leaders in the Mid-American Conference universities.  The program provides an opportunity for University at Buffalo faculty to gain valuable knowledge and experience in academic leadership by working closely with select administrators from other colleges and universities in the MAC.

Key outcomes of the program include:

  • Articulate the complexity of the structure and operations within an institution and  across institutions;
  • Describe the impact of the external influences on the role of leaders in a higher institution.  This should include, but is not limited to, federal/state regulations and mandates, accreditation, and community influence;
  • Identify best practices in academic leadership;
  • Assess one’s own leadership potential, including strengths and weaknesses, and identify leadership pathways; and
  • Communicate the importance of inclusive excellence.

ALDP Fellows

Up to four (4) outstanding individuals are selected each year to serve as University at Buffalo ALDP Fellows under the mentorship of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs.  The program has two components: (i) a university-level development program led by the Vice Provost for the selected University at Buffalo fellows, and (ii) participation in a series of monthly digital workshops held throughout the year.   These workshops address topics such as conflict resolution, budgeting, accreditation and accountability.  

Nominations for the MAC ALDP Fellowship for the 2023-24 academic year are due by August 15, 2023.

MEET OUR 2023-2024 MAC ALDP FACULTY FELLOWS

Adrienne Decker

Associate Professor

Director of Graduate Studies

Engineering Education

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Haiqing Lin

Professor

Director of Graduate Studies

Chemical and Biological Engineering

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Jeffrey C. Miecznikowski

Associate Professor

Interim Chair

Biostatistics

School of Public Health and Health Professions

Erkin Özay

Associate Professor

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

School of Architecture and Planning

MAC ALDP FACULTY FELLOWS 2017 - 2022

2022-2023

Thikriat Al-Jewair
Orthodontics
School of Dental Medicine

Nathan Daun-Barnett
Educational Leadership and Policy
Graduate School of Education

Sambandamurthy Ganapathy
Physics
College of Arts and Sciences

Miriam Thaggert
English
College of Arts and Sciences

2019-2020

Francine Battaglia
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Anne Burnidge
Theatre and Dance
College of Arts and Sciences

David Hostler
Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
School of Public Health and Health Professions

William A. Prescott, Jr.
Pharmacy Practice
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

2021-2022

Martha Bohm
Architecture
School of Architecture

Yu-Ping Chang
Family, Community and Health Systems Sciences
School of Nursing

Patrick McDevitt
History
College of Arts and Sciences

Amy Graves Monroe
Romance Languages and Literatures
College of Arts and Sciences

2017-2018

Carrie Tirado Bramen
English
College of Arts and Sciences

Peter F. Biehl
Anthropology
College of Arts and Sciences

Christine T. Kroll
Center for Educational Innovation 

Note: Class of 2017-18 and 2018-19 was limited to three fellows from each MAC institution. In 2019-20 MAC increased the number of fellows from each institution to four per MAC institution

 

2020-2021

James Maynard
The Poetry Collection
University Libraries

Katia Noyes
Epidemiology and Environmental Health
School of Public Health and Health Professions

Elizabeth M. Stellrecht
Health Sciences Library
University Libraries

Albert H. Titus
Biomedical Engineering
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences