Applications are being sought for the Administrative Fellows Program for 2023-24. The program offers Penn State faculty and staff the opportunity to work with senior University officers to gain insight pertaining to the challenges of leadership in the academic community. Applicants must be full-time tenure-line, term non-tenure-line faculty (who hold appointments of five years or longer) and no term faculty and regular staff employees who have held appointments of five years or longer.
The program enables participants to strengthen their administrative talents and qualifications by working with a Penn State administrator in a mentoring relationship. Fellows increase their understanding of the contexts within which decisions are made and gain an enhanced understanding of the various units across the University.
Mentors for the 2023-24 academic year will be the appointed executive vice president and provost; Kelly Austin, vice president for Commonwealth Campuses and executive chancellor; and Jennifer Wilkes, vice president for Human Resources and chief human resources officer. The program begins in early August and ends the following July.
An information session has been scheduled for Friday, Nov. 4, from 1 to 2 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting is for those interested in the program and is designed to allow past fellows to field questions from prospective fellows. If you are interested in attending, RSVP to Wendy Blumenthal on or before Thursday, Nov. 3, by e-mail at wjy100@psu.edu.
More information about the program is available on the website for the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs.