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First Year Programs: Through the Lens of Leadership Theory

Team Docendi : Bianca Boyd Joanna Hubbard Ashleigh Lewellyn Travis White. First Year Programs: Through the Lens of Leadership Theory. Organizational Introduction and History. Travis White. “To offer a foundation for student success”

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First Year Programs: Through the Lens of Leadership Theory

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  1. Team Docendi: Bianca Boyd Joanna Hubbard Ashleigh Lewellyn Travis White First Year Programs:Through the Lens of Leadership Theory

  2. Organizational Introduction and History Travis White

  3. “To offer a foundation for student success” • Works hard to frame student success through all lenses of the university, including the public affairs mission, also this year’s Public Affairs Conference theme, “Culture of Connectivity” The Mission of First Year Programs

  4. Current Organizational Structure Mike Wood Karen Foster Joey Battelline Andrew Schussler Marlee Nutt Jon Stubblefield Molly Bunton

  5. Permanent staff include administrative assistant, three graduate assistants, and student worker • In the fall semesters, the office oversees 70 GEP instructors that hold many positions throughout campus • Also common for the office to have a practicum student from the SAHE program Organizational Structure Changes

  6. Marty Marty Mona Cassidy Mike Wood 2006 - Present 1994 - 2003 2003 - 2006 Director History

  7. Directors • Leadership style • Common reader addition • Specialized classes Historical Changes

  8. Leadership Approaches in First Year Programs Ashleigh Lewellen

  9. Mike Wood, Director of First Year Programs • Connectedness • Input • Learner • Relator • Responsibility Signature Strengths

  10. 2 Styles - Directive -Supportive • Development Level Low -> High Situational Approach Recap

  11. 3 Phases -Stranger -Acquaintance -Partnership • In-Groups • Out-Groups Leader Member Exchange Recap

  12. LMX 7 Questionnaire

  13. Effectiveness is contingent on leaders style and the right setting Contingency Theory

  14. Least Preferred Coworker Measure

  15. LPC score = 40 • Motivated by Task • Effective when -Good Leader-Member Relations -High or Low Structure -Strong Power Group Findings for LPC

  16. Self Assessments - High Relationship Based -Very High Authentic Leadership Score • Perceived as trustworthy and believable by followers • Builds High Quality Relationships within FYP • Still Provides Effective Leadership Externally Leadership Conclusion

  17. First-Year Programs Organizational Culture Bianca Boyd

  18. Culture - learned beliefs, values, rules, norms, symbols, and traditions that are common to a group of people. • First Year Program Culture • Fostering Student Success • Innovation • Support • Respect/Trust for members in the organization Organizational Culture

  19. Visible cultural artifact – Mission Statement • “foster[ing] student success by helping students articulate and achieve their academic and personal goals.” • Behavioral Norms/Rituals - one-on-one meetings and group staff meetings • Ceremonies - luncheons, graduations, other organizational milestones. Organizational Culture

  20. Shared Values - The philosophy of First-Year Programs is echoed by the administrative assistant, graduate assistants, instructors and peer leaders. • Physical Layout – Graduate students are housed in a separate location from the director and administrative assistant. • “separate offices symbolizes the trust and confidence in her work” (M. Bunton, personal communication, April 30, 2012). Organizational Culture

  21. Wood had no input in crafting First-Year Program’s mission statement. While he is supportive of fostering student success, it is apparent that the mission statement is not an entirely accurate portrayal of the mission of First-Year Programs. Organizational Culture Analyzed

  22. Student Body First Year Program Staff Members portray First Year Programs as an organization dedicated to assisting students navigate through Missouri State University. Espoused content theme - the values of the organization • Student enrolled in GEP101 see First Year Programs as a waste of time. • Inferred content theme - what students do and how they interpret First Year Programs Organizational Cultural Analyzed

  23. Leadership ↔ Culture Joanna Hubbard

  24. “Constructing a new culture” -Mike Wood Relationship Based Strengths ↓ Supportive Encourages innovation Problem Solving Strategic Strengths ↓ Academic Affairs Public Affairs Mission Leadership → Culture

  25. Public Affairs Theme 2011/12 “Culture of Connectivity” • Espoused culture / Inferred culture Culture→ Leadership

  26. First-Year Programs ↓ Missouri State University ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Family Community Workplace Nation LIFE AFTER MISSOURI STATE

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