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Leading Transformation: Reinventing the Norton School for Future Excellence

Dr. Laura Scaramella outlines her vision to redefine the Norton School’s mission by strengthening its core, hiring strategically, and creating interdisciplinary programs with community involvement. Learn about her leadership style and the key strategies to build a cohesive and innovative school.

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Leading Transformation: Reinventing the Norton School for Future Excellence

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  1. Visioning the Norton School:Ideas and Approach Laura Scaramella, Ph.D., professor & Chair University of New Orleans

  2. Outline • Background & accomplishments • Vision for moving the school forward • How I lead

  3. Background & Accomplishments • Alum from FSHD – second doctoral class; second doctoral degree. • Post-doc / Research Scientist at Center for Family Research at Iowa State • University of New Orleans, 2000 • IRB, Chair 2004 – 2008 • R01 / NSF grants immediately prior to Hurricane Katrina • Graduate coordinator (2008-2018) • Study section chair (2013-2015), Psychosocial Development, Risk & Prevention • Department chair (2015 – present)

  4. Revisioning Family & Consumer Science

  5. Norton School Mission Multidisciplinary approach to advance the well-being of individual family members and consumers to achieve optimum quality of life. Extension based: Working with families within the community, region, state and beyond.

  6. How are Family & Consumer Science programs organized?

  7. University of TennesseeCollege of Education, Health, & Human Sciences

  8. University of GeorgiaCollege of Family & Consumer Sciences

  9. University of AlabamaCollege of Human Environmental Sciences

  10. New Mexico State University (HSI)Family & Consumer Sciences

  11. Iowa State UniversityCollege of Human Sciences

  12. NSF HERD Survey

  13. University of Wisconsin-MadisonSchool of Human Ecology

  14. University of Wisconsin-MadisonSchool of Human Ecology

  15. University of MinnesotaCollege of Education & Human Development

  16. University of MinnesotaCollege of Education + Human Development

  17. University of California, Davis (HSI)Human Ecology

  18. University of California, Davis (HSI)Human Ecology

  19. University of Texas, AustinSchool of Human Ecology

  20. University of Texas, AustinSchool of Human Ecology

  21. University of Arizona: Norton School of Family & Consumer Sciences

  22. 5.7 billion dollar question:How to build a cohesive school? Let Science be our guide

  23. 1885 UA

  24. Redefine the Norton School Mission: Thinking outside of the box • Hispanic Serving Institution • UN-MET NEED: Understanding the needs of Hispanic (Latinx) families • Needs of Hispanic families cuts across Family Studies and Retailing & Consumer Science GOAL: As a Hispanic Serving Institution, become an innovative leader in serving the needs of Hispanic families

  25. Redefine the Norton School Mission: Thinking outside of the box • Strengthen the core • Refine the mission of each department/program/institute • Strategic hires that advance the collective missions • Hire faculty at all ranks to build expertise and capacity Goal: Becoming the best at what we do

  26. Redefine the Norton School Mission: Thinking outside of the box • Expanding our reach • Build interdisciplinary programs with other departments • Health Sciences, Nursing, Medical School, Community & Nonprofit Leadership, Evaluation Sciences • Involvement in the University Lab School, Child care center Goal: Create interdisciplinary programs that expand the reach of the Norton School

  27. Redefining the Norton School Mission: Thinking outside of the box • Dissemination through Extension • Expand our extension outreach • Expand our use of extension in research and teaching efforts • Create pathways to work through extension Goal: Be a model for creating university – community interactive partnerships through extension

  28. How to start? • Create an innovative, ambitious Norton School mission that aligns with UA Strategic Plan • Work with departments/institutes to create focused missions that align with the Norton School mission • Strategic faculty hires to build areas of research excellence • Build interdisciplinary partnerships & programs

  29. How I lead

  30. Emergenetics Profile

  31. Leadership Style • Collaborative: I engage faculty in idea generation and promote the collective vision. • Protective: I protect junior faculty from administrative burdens & balancing workloads. • Facilitative: I facilitate collaborations within and across departments as well as the broader metropolitan and academic communities. • Supportive: I support, mentor, and build up colleagues. • Advocate: I advocate and promote my faculty, putting their needs before my own. • Delegate: I give autonomy to carry out tasks and assignments (not a micro-manager). • Positive:I am optimistic and have a sense of humor; I take feedback well.

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