An Ideal Candidate
Candidate demonstrates:
- Willingness and commitment to do the work to improve one’s leadership skill set.
- Openness to professional and personal growth together with the willingness to change is critical to becoming an adaptive, strategic, and inclusive leader.
- Commitment to fostering a diverse leadership community and dedication to inclusivity and equity.
Review Criteria/Quality of Candidate Response
Candidate demonstrates:
- Interest in the program
- Awareness of the impact this programming will have on the candidate’s skills/projects/unit/career or other stated goals
- Growth mindset
- Self-awareness of areas of strength/growth
- Goals to develop as a leader
- How participation in this program would benefit them and the campus/organization
Things to consider when writing your responses
- Clearly articulate, in narrative form, why you want to participate in these specific leadership programs
- Identify strengths and weaknesses, and ways to amplify or work on those in order to become a better leader on this campus
- Discuss your engagement in the campus community and beyond including potential new opportunities you see – highlight any projects, activities, communities, and/or groups that may help to tell your story
- Demonstrate your abilities using professional or personal examples
Timeline
Applications for the current cohorts are closed.
Review Committee
Contact the ITLP Review Committee:
Chris Poser and Amy Diestler (ITLP Forward co-leads)
Chris Poser, Amy Diestler, Jason Erdmann, Sara Tate-Pederson, Jay Ray, Manda Johnson, and Cameron Cook