In 10-month program, faculty members from the University’s seven schools work to enhance their leadership skills and prepare for career advancement.
Photo: Left to right: Ericka Lewis, Patricia Campbell, Lori Edwards, Vincent Conroy, Terry Shaw, Joshua Abzug, David Gray, Susan Antol, Violet Kulo, Oksana Mishler, Deborah Cartee. Not pictured: Sandeep Devabhakthuni.
The inaugural graduates of the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) Faculty Leadership Program were honored during a ceremony Nov. 18 outside Health Sciences Research Facility III.
The 12-member group was recognized for completing a program that aims to enhance the leadership skills of UMB faculty members and prepare them for advancement in their careers. From January to October, the participants met virtually and engaged in a range of leadership development activities on topics such as executive presence, diversity and inclusion, hiring and firing, interacting with the media, office politics, conflict resolution, strategic planning, mentoring, crisis management, and more.
The program’s sessions were held via Zoom due to COVID-19 pandemic safety protocols and led by facilitators such as UMB President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS; University System of Maryland Chancellor Jay A. Perman, MD; and UMB Provost and Executive Vice President Roger J. Ward, EdD, JD, MSL, MPA, who also is dean of the Graduate School.
“Many of the program’s participants will continue their leadership training through mentorship and professional development over the next year,” Jarrell said in his opening remarks. “My hope is that these faculty leaders will use what they’ve learned through this program to improve UMB.”
After Jarrell’s remarks, Flavius Lilly, PhD, MA, MPH, vice provost, academic and student affairs, UMB, and vice dean, Graduate School, offered insight into each participant’s credentials and accomplishments.
“I’m a graduate of the first cohort of the President’s University Leadership Program for UMB assistant vice presidents and assistant deans, and the leadership skills I learned from that program have been very beneficial to my professional and personal growth,” Lilly said. “I was happy to hear that a similar program for faculty exists, and I hope you, too, found this time as enriching and rewarding as I did. You all should be commended for taking these steps to further your leadership goals.”
The inaugural cohort was composed of faculty members representing UMB’s seven schools, and each is a member of UMB’s Faculty Senate:
- Joshua Abzug, MD, associate professor, Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine
- Susan Antol, PhD, MS, RN, assistant professor, Department of Partnerships, Professional Education, and Practice, School of Nursing
- Patricia Campbell, JD, professor, Francis King Carey School of Law
- Deborah Cartee, RDH, MS, clinical associate professor, Dental Hygiene Program, School of Dentistry
- Vincent Conroy, PT, DScPT, assistant professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, School of Medicine
- Sandeep Devabhakthuni, PharmD, BCPS, associate professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, School of Pharmacy
- Lori Edwards, DrPH, BSN, RN, PHCNS-BC, assistant professor, Department of Family and Community Health, School of Nursing
- David Gray, JD, PhD, MA, Jacob A. France Professor of Law, Francis King Carey School of Law
- Violet Kulo, EdD, MS, MA, associate professor, Graduate School
- Ericka Lewis, PhD, LMSW, assistant professor, School of Social Work
- Oksana Mishler, RDH, MS, clinical assistant professor, Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry
- Terry Shaw, PhD, MSW, MPH, associate professor, School of Social Work