EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
Penn State's Excellence and Leadership and Management Curriculum develops current and future leaders and managers at all University locations. This curriculum consists of four programs that are offered to faculty, staff, and technical-service employees in all areas of the University. By participating in Excellence in Leadership and Management you can take an active role in helping to shape the University's future, cultivate your potential for leadership, clarify your supervisory responsibilities, and enhance your ability to lead strategically and manage effectively. Each program offers unique and valuable skills and tools as well as an opportunity to learn from proven leaders about the vital role each of us can play to create a workplace that is committed to excellence.
- Penn State Leader - For Faculty, Staff, and Technical Service Employees. This two-part program focuses on the foundation of leadership values ... [more]
- Mastering SuperVison - For Faculty and Staff who Supervise. This certificate program develops comprehensive skills for supervising others while ... [more]
- Beyond Mastering SuperVision - For Faculty and Staff who Supervise. This certificate program is designed specifically for graduates of Mastering ... [more]
- Management Institute - For Managers and Directors. This certificate program prepares managers and directors to lead strategically, ... [more]
- Leadership Academy - For Academic Department/Division Administrators. This certificate program equips new academic department/division administrators with skills, ... [more]
Leadership and Management Resource Center (LMRC)
If you are currently enrolled or have been enrolled in Mastering SuperVision, the Management Institute, or the Leadership Academy, click LMRC to access the resource center.
Penn State Leader
- Audience: Faculty, Staff, and Technical Service Employees
- Cost: $150
- Length: Two 4-hour sessions
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Program Overview: This two-part program focuses on the foundation of leadership values and principles at Penn State.
- For more details about this program, click on the Program Description . (PDF)
- To enroll yourself or another person into this program, click on the Program Enrollment form. (PDF)
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Features:
- Leading in your sphere of influence
- Value-based leadership at Penn State
- Proven leaders from Penn State University
- That everyone is a leader regardless of title or position
- Contact: Kerrie Ferchalk
- Email: kjf17@psu.edu
- Phone: 814-863-8078
- Fax: 814-865-3522
- Office: 420 James M. Elliott Building
Mastering SuperVison
- Audience: Faculty and Staff who Supervise
- Cost: $475
- Length: 63 hours
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Program Overview: This certificate program develops comprehensive skills for supervising others while furthering the University's goals.
- For more details about this program, click on the Program Description . (PDF)
- To enroll yourself or another person into this program, click on the Program Enrollment form. (PDF)
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Features:
- Strengthening skills for meeting supervisory challenges
- Furthering Penn State's strategic goals
- Enhancing individual, group, and organizational performance
- Establishing standards for effective supervisory practices
- Contact: Diane Brown
- Email: dbm49@psu.edu
- Phone: 814-865-3304
- Fax: 814-865-3922
- Office: 420 James M. Elliott Building
Beyond Mastering SuperVision
- Audience: Faculty and Staff who Supervise
- Cost: $290
- Length: 32 hours
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Program Overview: This certificate program is designed specifically for graduates of Mastering SuperVision.
- For more details about this program, click on the Program Description . (PDF)
- To enroll yourself or another person into this program, click on the Program Enrollment form. (PDF)
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Features:
- Refine and develop skills introduced in Mastering SuperVision
- Integrate supervisory skills and apply them to realistic, multi-dimensional cases
- Incorporate and apply peer insights about specific supervisory challenges
- Discover best practices in supervison
- Strengthen camaraderie and networking with other supervisors
- Contact: Brynn Rousselin
- Email: bmr15@psu.edu
- Phone: 814-865-5907
- Fax: 814-865-3522
- Office: 420 James M. Elliott Building
Management Institute
- Audience: Managers and Directors
- Cost: $475
- Length: 38 hours
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Program Overview: This certificate program prepares managers and directors to lead strategically, think creatively, and manage effectively in an environment of change.
- For more details about this program, click on the Program Description . (PDF)
- To enroll yourself or another person into this program, click on the Program Enrollment form. (PDF)
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Features:
- Critical and strategic thinking
- Value-based decision making
- Individualized leadership development plan
- Web-based leadership and management resources
- Networking with executives and proven leaders
- Contact: Rick Capozzi
- Email: rac23@psu.edu
- Phone: 814-865-2753
- Fax: 814-865-3522
- Office: 420 James M. Elliott Building
Leadership Academy
- Audience: Academic Department/Division Administrators
- Cost: $475
- Length: 28 hours
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Program Overview: This certificate program equips new academic department/division administrators with skills, resources, and timesaving tools to meet critical leadership and management challenges.
- For more details about this program, click on the Program Description . (PDF)
- To enroll yourself or another person into this program, click on the Program Enrollment form. (PDF)
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Features:
- Interest-based negotation
- Planning and improvement
- Legal issues
- Managing budgets
- Improving faculty/staff performance and fostering collegiality
- Contact: Lenny Pollack
- Email: lep2@psu.edu
- Phone: 814-865-3507
- Fax: 814-865-3522
- Office: 420 James M. Elliott Building