MURFREESBORO — A
second MTSU professor has completed one of the most intensive leadership
development programs in the country.
Barbara Turnage, interim associate dean in the College of
Behavioral and Health Sciences, joined 68 women from across the country and
Canada July 10-22 in finishing the 2017 Higher Education Resource Services
Institute at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
“I better understand my leadership capacities and how to
more effectively use my personal, educational and professional backgrounds,
communication skills and leadership style to support the overall success of my
… university,” said Turnage of the program’s worth to her career.
Session topics covered at the institute include reframing
organizational cultures, fundraising and philanthropy, communications and
negotiation, and managing and leading change.
The HERS Institute has prepared women faculty, staff and
administrators for roles in higher education for more than 40 years at the
University of Denver, Bryn Mawr College, and Wellesley College in Wellesley,
Massachusetts.
Turnage was presented with the university’s annual John
Pleas Award for teaching, research and service Feb. 21. Her participation in
the HERS institute was sponsored by the Office of the University Provost, the
Office for Institutional Equity and Compliance and the College of Behavioral
and Health Sciences.
“The relationships established through the program will be
lasting sources of support,” said Turnage.
Leah Lyons, director of the Master of Arts degree program
and an associate professor of French, completed the program at the University
of Denver June 19-July 1.
For information on the Higher Education Resources Services
Institute, visit its website at https://hersnet.org.
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