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Academic Advancement Network - Supporting Careers and Institutional Priorities

The Academic Advancement Network at Michigan State University provides integrated and inclusive professional development opportunities for academics across diverse career paths. We offer tailored approaches, workshops, consultations, and leadership programs to support the career goals of academics at all stages.

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Academic Advancement Network - Supporting Careers and Institutional Priorities

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  1. ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT NETWORKAANMichigan State University

  2. The Academic Advancement Network Mission: • To support MSU colleagues as they develop productive careers reflective of their individual aspirations, and to help them connect those aspirations with institutional priorities Vision: • To provide integrated, inclusive professional development across the full range of academic responsibilities and across the arcs of diverse academic career paths

  3. The Wide Angle View

  4. Our Team: Ann Austin Academic Career Paths Node Leader Jill Humble Project Event Coordinator Jeff Grabill Teaching and Learning Node Leader Beth Leete Executive Assistant Beronda Montgomery Research and Scholarship Node Leader Cindi Leverich Leadership Development Patti Stewart Teaching and Learning

  5. General Approaches • Recognize and support the diversity of academic appointments and career stages • Enable academics to learn from and share experiences with each other • Listen to and learn from the experiences of MSU’s academics • Offer tailored approaches to meet the needs of academic cohorts across disciplines, backgrounds, and career stages • Serve as a connector to foster collaboration across campus partners in support of academics’ professional growth

  6. Examples of Collaborators • Academic Human Resources • MSU Human Resources • Colleges – deans, associate and assistant deans • Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives • Diversity Research Network • WorkLife Office

  7. Examples of Programs • Orientations • New Faculty & Academic Staff • New Administrators • Postdocs (in partnership with Graduate School) • Workshops • “Thriving” Sessions • Leadership Institute • Special Topics • Cohorts • Lilly and Adams • Big 10 Academic Alliance Leadership • Individual Consultations • Departmental and College Focused Programs • Annual Symposium • 2017 – Late Career • 2018 – Mid Career • 2019—Envisioning the Future of Academic Work

  8. Conversations with MSU Leaders President, Provost, Executive Vice President for Administration and Executive Vice President for Government, Communications and Advancement Leadership Institute Sessions 90-minute sessions with campus leaders MSU Budget Difficult Conversations Transitioning into Academic Leadership: From Putting out Fires to Affecting Change Retention, Hiring, and Spousal Hires Working with Support Staff Faculty and Academic Staff Performance Reviews plus Reappointment, Promotion, & Tenure Discipline, RVSM and Sexual Harassment Prioritizing and Time/Email Management Effective Decision Making and Running Efficient Meetings Leadership Development Programs

  9. Critical Friends Peer Mentoring 2-3 sessions per semester Structured group problem-solving model Lunches for women chairs/school directors and associate deans from non-departmentally organized colleges Monthly informal sessions Exploring Academic Leadership Lunches 2 sessions per semester Informal conversation with campus leaders to learn about their career paths and current positions Leadership Development Programs

  10. Cohort Programs Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program (ALP) Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer program (DEO) AAN Leadership Fellows Leadership Development Programs

  11. Resources Academic Administrator’s Guide to Commonly Needed Information Select External Resources for Academic Administrators Leadership Development Programs

  12. Academic Advancement Network Webpage

  13. What are your thoughts? • With others at your table, discuss: • How we can help you achieve your goals? • Questions about the AAN? • Note your ideas on the paper provided • Share them when we reconvene

  14. Academic Advancement Network http://aan.msu.edu 517- 432-1185 Administration Building, Room 308

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