Interested in pursuing possible leadership roles in the future? Building effective relationships and leadership vision is crucial to success.

During this one academic year Leadership Exploration certificate program through the Office of Faculty Professional Development, you will develop knowledge and engage in reflection and personal planning to build effective relationships, whether you have an official leadership title or not.   

How does it work? Attend six of the eight one-hour virtual workshops during the academic year, and complete the worksheets for each. Each monthly workshop is held twice for scheduling convenience. 

Spring 2027 workshops to be announced.

To finalize the certificate process at the end of the academic year, choose one of two paths:  

1. During a one-on-one coaching session with Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark, Director of the Office of Faculty Professional Development, share the completed worksheets and discuss your plans for moving forward with this new awareness. Once you have completed the workshops and coaching session, you will earn a certificate that can be reported in your annual review under the Professional Development requirement. 

2. Drawing on the completed worksheets, draft a reflection narrative that explores your development and understanding of yourself as a potential leader over the course of the workshops. What big questions did you begin to answer? What stood out to you or what self-awareness did you gain? How would you like to continue your professional development in the future, and what is your plan to do so? Once you submit the completed worksheets and reflection to Rebecca Pope-Ruark in one combined PDF file via email, you will earn a certificate that can be reported in your annual review under the Professional Development requirement. 

   Registrations for fall workshops will open by September 1, 2026. You do NOT have to complete a certificate to register for the workshops.