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 2022-2023 MAC ALDP FACULTY FELLOWS
Thikriat Al-Jewair, DDS
Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director
Assistant Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Orthodontics and EDI
School of Dental Medicine
Nathan Daun-Barnett, PhD
Associate Professor
Chair
Educational Leadership and Policy
Graduate School of Education
Sambandamurthy Ganapathy, PhD
Professor
Chair
Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
Miriam Thaggert, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Chair
English
College of Arts and Sciences
MAC ALDP FACULTY FELLOWS 2017 - 2021
2021-2022
Martha Bohm
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Associate Professor
Department of Architecture
Yu-Ping Chang, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN,FIANN
Senior Associate Dean; Professor;
Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Endowed Professor;
Chair—Family, Community and Health Systems Sciences
School of Nursing
Patrick McDevitt, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of History
College of Arts and Sciences
Amy Graves Monroe, PhD
Chair
Associate Professor
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
College of Arts and Sciences
2017-2018
Carrie Tirado Bramen, Professor of English, Director, UB Gender Institute
Dr. Peter F. Biehl, Professor/Associate Dean for International Ed. & Enrollment, Depoartment of Anthorpology
Christine T. Kroll, PhD, Assistant Vice Provost, Director, 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, PhD Curator, The Poetry Collection, University Libraries
Ekaterina (Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH, Professor and Director, Division of Health Services Policy and Practice, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions
Elizabeth M. Stellrecht, Interim Head, Health Sciences Library Services Department Liaison, Dental Medicine, Professor and Chair, Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Professions
Albert H. Titus, PhD, Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Professor and Chair, Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences,School of Public Health and Health Professions
2019-2020
Francine Battaglia, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Director, Computational Research for Energy Systems and Transport (CREST) Laboratory, School of Engineering
Anne Burnidge, Associate Professor, Department of Theater and Dance, Department Chair, Founding Director of MFA Dance Program
David Hostler, Ph.D., FACSM, CSCS, Professor and Chair, Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Professions
William A. Prescott, Jr., Dept. Chair, Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy
MAC ALDP WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:
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