MSU Academic Leadership Fellowship

• CV (six pages maximum)
• Application letter (two pages maximum) explaining why you are interested in the program, what leadership goals you are working toward, and the areas of institutional priority in which they are interested.
  • Optional: If you have ideas about the kind of mentor you would like to work with, include that here.
• Support letter (two pages maximum) from a supervisor or colleague who has observed your leadership capacity and can best respond to the following questions:
  • What would this individual gain from participating in the MSU Academic Leadership Fellows Program?
  • What would the University gain from this individual participating in the MSU Academic Leadership Fellows Program?
  • What evidence is there that this candidate is at an appropriate stage in their career to participate in this program?

Applications will be reviewed by a committee of potential mentors to identify candidates for the interview stage. The interview stage is completed in April, with a final selection made by the end of the spring semester.

Fellows and mentors identify desired leadership development outcomes that will guide the year’s activities.

Fellows spend five hours per week shadowing and meeting with their mentors. Activities may include:

• Observing day-to-day administrative operations
• Participating in key meetings
• Providing perspective on unit-level or institutional issues
• Debriefing regularly with the mentor

Fellows undertake a jointly designed project that advances both the fellows’ learning goals and institutional priorities. Time commitment increases to 10 hours per week.

Projects should align with FASA priorities. These include mentoring; access; opportunity and excellence; support for academics outside of the tenure system; innovations related to teaching or evaluation of teaching, and enhancing interdisciplinary scholarship.

Resources, including those required to provide the fellow sufficient time to complete the project, will be negotiated between the mentor and FASA, contingent on the scope of the work and available funding.

Fellows and mentors participate in six to seven required cohort meetings throughout the academic year. A fall reception welcomes the new cohort and allows the outgoing fellows an opportunity to present their work from the past year.

Fellows

• Brian Johnson, Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, James Madison College, john3582@msu.edu
• M. Emin Kutay, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, kutay@msu.edu
• Ellen Moll, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Arts and Letters, mollelle@msu.edu
• Sarah Prior, Associate Professor, Sociology, College of Social Science, priorsar@msu.edu
• Dodd Sledge, Academic Specialist and Section Chief, Anatomic Pathology, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, sledged@msu.edu 

Mentors

• Kendra Cheruvelil, Dean, Lyman Briggs College, ksc@msu.edu
• Sonja Fritzsche, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Administration, College of Arts & Letters, fritzsc9@msu.edu
• Mark Largent, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Office of the Provost, largent@msu.edu
• Allyn Shaw, AVP for Student Development and Leadership and Dean of Students, Student Affairs and Services, shawall@msu.edu
• Aaron Sousa, Dean, College of Human Medicine, sousaa@msu.edu 

Fellows

• Honglei Chen, chenho19@msu.edu
• Bree F. Holtz, Assistant Professor, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, bholtz@msu.edu
• Kari Kammel, kkammel@msu.edu
• Isoken (Nicolas) Olomu, olomui@msu.edu
• Lyudmila Sakhanenko, sakhanen@msu.edu

Mentors

• Sonja Fritzsche, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Administration, College of Arts & Letters, fritzsc9@msu.edu
• Doug Gage, Vice President, Research and Innovation, gage@msu.edu
• Eric Hegg, College of Natural Science, erichegg@msu.edu
• Chris Long, Dean, College of Arts and Letters and Honors College, cplong@msu.edu
• Narayanan Parameswaran, Senior Associate Dean for Research, College of Human Medicine, narap@msu.edu
• Judith Stoddart, Vice Provost, University Arts and Collections, stoddart@msu.edu 

Fellows

• Maria Isabel Ayala, College of Social Science, ayalam@msu.edu
• Stephen DiBenedetto, dibened6@msu.edu
• Ayalla Ruvio, ruvio@broad.msu.edu
• Peter Savolainen, pete@msu.edu
• Irving Vega, vegaie@msu.edu

Mentors

• Marilyn Amey, Assistant Provost for Faculty and Academic Staff Development. Professor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education
• Mary Finn, Dean, College of Social Science, mfinn@msu.edu
• Doug Gage, Vice President, Research and Innovation, gage@msu.edu
• Chris Long, Dean, College of Arts and Letters and Honors College, cplong@msu.edu 

Fellows

• Michael Boivin, boivin@msu.edu
• Jeremy Francis, franc103@msu.edu
• Senta Goertler, Associate Professor, College of Arts & Letters, goertler@msu.edu
• Amol Pavangadkar, Senior Specialist and Professor of Practice, School of Journalism, pavangad@msu.edu
• Amy Ralston, aralston@msu.edu

Mentors

• Kristine Bowman, Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs and Professor of Education Policy, College of Education, klbowman@msu.edu
• Prabu David, Dean, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, pdavid@msu.edu
• Phillip M. Duxbury, Dean, College of Natural Science, natsci.dean@msu.edu
• Thomas Glasmacher, FRIB Laboratory Director & University Distinguished Professor Nuclear Physics -Experimental, College of Natural Science, glasmacher@frib.msu.edu
• Amol Pavangadkar, Senior Specialist and Professor of Practice, School of Journalism, pavangad@msu.edu
• Joseph A. Salem, Jr., Dean, MSU Libraries, jsalem@msu.edu 

Fellows

• Rebecca Malouin, malouinr@msu.edu
• Christie Poitra
• Ryan Sweeder, sweeder@msu.edu
• Terah Venzant Chambers, terah@msu.edu 

Mentors

• Prabu David, Dean, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, pdavid@msu.edu
• Steve Hanson, Vice Provost and Dean for International Studies and Programs, hansons@msu.edu
• Thomas Jeitschko, The Graduate School
• Chris Long, Dean, College of Arts and Letters and Honors College, cplong@msu.edu 

Fellows

• Asgerally Fazleabas, fazleaba@msu.edu
• Matthew Koehler, mkoehler@msu.edu
• Sieg Snapp, snapp@msu.edu
• Claire Vieille, vieille@msu.edu 

Mentors

• Prabu David, Dean, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, pdavid@msu.edu
• Thomas Jeitschko, The Graduate School
• Chris Long, Dean, College of Arts and Letters and Honors College, cplong@msu.edu 

Fellows

• Shelia Cotten
• Rob Roznowski, roznows5@msu.edu
• Greg Swain, swaing@msu.edu 
  Angela Wilson, akwilson@msu.edu

Mentors

• Rachel Croson, Dean, College of Social Science
• Ronald L. Hendrick, Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, College of Social Science
• Thomas Jeitschko, The Graduate School

Fellows

• Sandra Crespo, crespo@msu.edu
• Todd Fenton fentont@msu.edu
• Eric Hegg, College of Natural Science, erichegg@msu.edu
• Laura McCabe, mccabel@msu.edu
• Jacqueline Rhodes
• Ruth Smith, rwsmith@msu.edu 

Mentors

• Rachel Croson, Dean, College of Social Science
• Doug Gage, Vice President, Research and Innovation, gage@msu.edu
• Ronald L. Hendrick, Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Chris Long, Dean, College of Arts and Letters and Honors College, cplong@msu.edu