2021-22 President and Provost's Leadership Institute cohort enhances their skills

Congratulations to the 2021-22 cohort of The Women's Place President and Provost's Leadership Institute for completing this 16-month program.

Group of 13 women and one man in business casual dress standing together posing for photo
Joni Acuff, Erica Bell and Scott Graves not pictured.

 

Congratulations to 17 Ohio State faculty for completing the 2021-2022 President and Provost's Leadership Institute (PPLI), a three-semester leadership development program facilitated by The Women’s Place.

The PPLI focuses on long-term faculty leadership development. The primary goals of the institute are to create a pool of potential leaders from groups that traditionally have been underrepresented in key leadership roles and to develop leaders who can create a culture that is supportive of all faculty members by focusing on the nature of effective leadership.

The 2021-22 cohort joins almost 200 Ohio State faculty as alum who have completed the institute. Members of the graduating cohort have the following to say about their experience:

"PPLI represents the ideal articulation of how the university should function through the collaboration of intelligent, thoughtful and ambitious people."

"Information and perspective from a leader who has been successful is invaluable. It was inspiring to hear about an introvert's journey."

"I have never heard such a comprehensive overview of OSU's budget and how funds flow."

"It provided me with a lot of insight regarding my own behaviors and how others may perceive me."

The members of the 2021-22 cohort listed below have completed an in-depth program making them uniquely qualified for higher education administration at Ohio State and ready to cultivate a culture in which all can thrive. Please consider these trained and motivated faculty, along with previous graduates, for leadership positions in your units and colleges.

 

2021-22 President and Provost's Leadership Institute Graduates

Name

      

Title and College/Department/Unit

Joni Acuff Associate Professor, Arts Administration, Education & Policy
Jonathan Baker Associate Professor/Associate Director, Statistics/Drake Institute
Karen Beard Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Studies
Erica Bell Associate Professor/Administrative Director, Neurology/Neuroscience Research Institute
Amy Brunell Associate Professor, Psychology, Mansfield
Cynthia Colen Associate Professor, Sociology
Susan Gershman Associate Professor, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Marion
Kymberly Gowdy Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Scott Graves Associate Professor, Educational Studies/School Psychology
Eloise Kaizar Professor and Co-Vice Chair, Statistics
Susan Lang Professor, English/Director, Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing
Julie Martin Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair, Engineering Education
Randee Masciola Associate Professor-Clinical, Nursing
Heather Powell Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Zarine Shah Associate Professor, Radiology
Carmen Taleghani-Nikazm Professor, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Shu-Hua Wang Professor, Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease Unit