Symposium | Enabling Non-Leadership Faculty to Teach Leadership Concepts to Address Complex Contextual Problems

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Short Description

Higher education provides students with an opportunity to gain skills needed for a successful career and to learn how to address complex issues unique to their field of study. This symposium will focus on how non-leadership faculty can be empowered to embed leadership concepts in their technical courses to prepare students to address complex contextual issues. Individual presentations will focus on: (a) teaching leadership theory to non-leadership faculty; (b) contextualizing leadership in complex problems to address sustainability; (c) securing grant funding to support leadership development projects that address sustainable leadership, and (d) measuring outcomes and impacts of leadership sustainability projects.

Sub Unit

• Sustainability Leadership

Chair

• James Lindner, Auburn University

Commentator

• Grady Roberts, University of Florida

Individual Presentations

• Teaching Non-Leadership Faculty to Utilize Leadership Concepts in Their Courses - Presenter: Matthew Sowcik, University of Florida

• Contextualizing Leadership Curricula for Sustainability - Presenter: Robert Strong, Texas A&M University

• Building Capacity for Sustainable Leadership in Science Faculty - Presenter: Nicole Stedman, University of Florida

• Illustrating a Robust Evaluation Framework for Sustainability Focused Leadership Education Programs - Presenter: Amy Harder, University of Florida; Presenter: Lendel Narine, Utah State University