1. ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT NETWORK AAN Michigan State University

2. The Academic Advancement Network
Mission:
To support MSU colleagues as they develop productive careers reflective of their individual aspirations, and to help them connect those aspirations with institutional priorities
Vision:
To provide integrated, inclusive professional development across the full range of academic responsibilities and across the arcs of diverse academic career paths

3. The Wide Angle View

4. Our Team: Ann Austin Jill Humble Jeff Grabill Beth Leete
Academic Career Paths Node Leader
Jill Humble
Project Event Coordinator
Jeff Grabill
Teaching and Learning Node Leader
Beth Leete
Executive Assistant
Beronda Montgomery
Research and Scholarship Node Leader
Cindi Leverich
Leadership Development
Patti Stewart
Teaching and Learning

5. General Approaches
Recognize and support the diversity of academic appointments and career stages
Enable academics to learn from and share experiences with each other
Listen to and learn from the experiences of MSU’s academics
Offer tailored approaches to meet the needs of academic cohorts across disciplines, backgrounds, and career stages
Serve as a connector to foster collaboration across campus partners in support of academics’ professional growth

6. Examples of Collaborators
Academic Human Resources
MSU Human Resources
Colleges – deans, associate and assistant deans
Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives
Diversity Research Network
WorkLife Office

7. Examples of Programs Orientations Individual Consultations
New Faculty & Academic Staff
New Administrators
Departmental and College Focused Programs
Postdocs (in partnership with Graduate School)
Workshops
“Thriving” Sessions
Annual Symposium
Leadership Institute
2017 – Late Career
Special Topics
2018 – Mid Career
Cohorts
2019—Envisioning the Future of Academic Work
Lilly and Adams
Big 10 Academic Alliance Leadership

8. Leadership Development Programs
Conversations with MSU Leaders
President, Provost, Executive Vice President for Administration and Executive Vice President for Government, Communications and Advancement
Leadership Institute Sessions
90-minute sessions with campus leaders
MSU Budget
Difficult Conversations
Transitioning into Academic Leadership: From Putting out Fires to Affecting Change
Retention, Hiring, and Spousal Hires
Working with Support Staff
Faculty and Academic Staff Performance Reviews plus Reappointment, Promotion, & Tenure
Discipline, RVSM and Sexual Harassment
Prioritizing and Time/ Management
Effective Decision Making and Running Efficient Meetings

9. Leadership Development Programs
Critical Friends Peer Mentoring
2-3 sessions per semester
Structured group problem-solving model
Lunches for women chairs/school directors and associate deans from non-departmentally organized colleges
Monthly informal sessions
Exploring Academic Leadership Lunches
2 sessions per semester
Informal conversation with campus leaders to learn about their career paths and current positions

10. Leadership Development Programs
Cohort Programs
Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program (ALP)
Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer program (DEO)
AAN Leadership Fellows

11. Leadership Development Programs
Resources
Academic Administrator’s Guide to Commonly Needed Information
Select External Resources for Academic Administrators

12. Academic Advancement Network Webpage

13. What are your thoughts? With others at your table, discuss:
How we can help you achieve your goals?
Questions about the AAN?
Note your ideas on the paper provided
Share them when we reconvene

14. Academic Advancement Network
Administration Building, Room 308