The goal of the Building Pathways program is to increase the pool of potential academic leaders on our campus.

This year-long leadership development program is designed for faculty members at the associate professor and full professor rank who demonstrate leadership potential in their current role.

The Building Pathways program is most appropriate for emerging leaders (senior associate professors or newly-promoted full professors) who have an interest in exploring leadership and administrative roles. Faculty members do not have to be in an administrative or titled position to participate, but may have served as leaders in the department, college, or campus through committee assignments or other similar activities.

Building Pathways Fellows attend a series of monthly topical seminars held on campus. They also complete a series of projects and meet with mentors throughout the year.

For more information about the program, contact Associate Provost for Faculty Development Amy Santos.

Nomination and Selection Process

Qualifications

The Building Pathways program is most appropriate for emerging leaders (senior associate professors or newly-promoted full professors) who have an interest in exploring leadership and administrative roles. Faculty members do not have to be in an administrative or titled position to participate, but may have served as leaders in the department, college, or campus through committee assignments or other similar activities.

Nominations

Each year, the Office of the Provost solicits nominations from colleges to identify distinguished faculty members to participate in the program. Approximately 12 are selected to form a cohort of Building Pathways Fellows.

Current Building Pathways Fellows

• Teresa Cardador, School of Labor and Employment Relations
• Steven Culpepper, Statistics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• Yulanda Curtis, College of Law
• Angela Green-Miller, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
• Alexandra Harmon-Threatt, Entomology, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• Pia Hunter, Law Library, College of Law
• Tiffany Jamann, Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
• Naiman Khan, Health and Kinesiology, College of Applied Health Sciences
• Jason Merret, Aerospace Engineering, The Grainger College of Engineering
• Brian Monson, Speech and Hearing Science, College of Applied Health Sciences
• Robert Morrissey, History, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• Chris Napolitano, Educational Psychology, College of Education
• Lynne Thomas, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University Library
• Terri Weissman, Art & Design, College of Fine and Applied Arts
• Trina Wright-Dixon, Communication, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Previous Building Pathways Fellows