Faculty-Administrator Leadership Program
Faculty-Administrator Leadership Program Description Heading link
Research shows there is an increasing need within higher education for faculty, particularly underrepresented faculty, to serve in a range of leadership capacities. Learning about administration can broaden one’s understanding of administrative work and increase knowledge of leadership issues pertinent to career advancement. The Faculty-Administrator Leadership Program (FALP), sponsored by the Provost’s Office, is designed for tenured faculty interested in learning about higher-education administration or considering taking on an administrative job as a director, department head, dean, associate dean, or vice provost. It is also intended as a way to grow the diversity of the pool of potential administrators at UIC. The program runs for a calendar year and every FALP participant is assigned a mentor at UIC; has the opportunity to shadow at least two senior administrators (typically a dean or vice chancellor); undertakes research to address an administrative issue at UIC; and attends a national conference on higher education.
2020 Cohort Heading link
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2020 Cohort Mentees - FALP
- Alicia Alvarez
Associate Dean for Experiential Education
Professor of Law
UIC Law School - Vikas Berry
Professor and Head
Department of Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering - Geri Donenberg
Professor
Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry
College of Medicine - Carmen Lilley
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
College of Engineering - Daryl Lim
Professor of Law
Director, Center for Intellectual Property, Information, & Privacy Law
UIC Law School - Naoko Muramatsu
Professor
Division of Community Health Sciences
School of Public Health - Edith Nutescu
Professor and Head
Department of Pharmacy Practice
College of Pharmacy - Nadine Peacock
Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Associate Professor, Division of Community Health Sciences
School of Public Health - Ben Superfine
Professor and Chair
Department of Educational Policy Studies
College of Education
- Daria Tsoupikova
Professor
School of Design
College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts - Daniela Tuninetti
Professor and Interim Head
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering - Xuehua Xiang
Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Milos Zefran
Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
- Alicia Alvarez
2019 Cohort Heading link
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2019 Cohort Mentees - FALP
- Jeremiah Abiade
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering - Ana Bedran-Russo
Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
College of Dentistry - Tanya Berger-Wolf
Professor
Department of Computer Science
College of Engineering - Cynthia Blair
Associate Professor
Departments of African American Studies and History
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Jamie Chriqui
Professor
Department of Health Policy
School of Public Health - Stacey Horn
Professor & Chair
Department of Educational Psychology
College of Education - Jonathan Klein
Professor & Senior Associate Head
Department of Pediatrics
College of Medicine - Lynnette Mawhinney
Associate Professor & Chair
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education - Brad Merrill
Professor
Department Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
College of Medicine - De-Ann Pillers
Professor & Chief of Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
College of Medicine - Jun Sun
Professor, Department of Medicine
College of Medicine
- Jeremiah Abiade
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2019 Cohort Project Descriptions
Jeremiah Abiade
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
College of EngineeringProject Title: Brighter Together: A Plan to Increase Student Retention, Graduation, and Community and Alumni Engagement
Project Description: The overall goal of this project is to ensure finances are not an impediment to the timely graduation of UIC undergraduate students. The project goal is supported by the following objectives:
- Enhancement of early alert systems to detect students in financial crisis
- Implementation of robust financial support system
- Inclusion of students in networks of support to facilitate career success
Ana Bedran-Russo
Professor and Program Director, Department of Restorative Dentistry
College of DentistryProject Title: Establishing a UI Health Dental Referral System
Project Description: The goal of the project is to develop a strategic plan and implementation phase of a dental referral program within the UI Health System.
Tanya Berger-Wolf
Professor, Department of Computer Science
College of EngineeringInformation coming soon.
Jamie Chriqui
Professor, Department of Health Policy
School of Public HealthInformation coming soon.
Stacey Horn
Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Psychology
College of EducationProject Description: In this project, I explored the feasibility of and potential models for collaborating with the Intergroup Dialogue Initiative to:
- Expand upper-division course offerings,
- Develop a set of structured opportunities to engage undergraduate students in facilitation apprenticeships and leadership within the program,
- Map existing dialogue activities across the UIC campus,
- Consider ways to strategically incentivize and engage more faculty and units across campus in this initiative.
Jonathan D. Klein
Savithri and Samuel Raj Endowed Professor and Executive Vice Head, Department of Pediatrics
College of MedicineProject Title: Improving Transgender Students and Community Access to Transgender Services
Project Description: My project reviewed access to health care and other support services for transgender students and community members at UIC. Stakeholders were interviewed about their perceptions of transgender health care and social service needs, and strategies to balance educational needs and health care access and use were explored with campus leaders, gender diversity advocates, and clinicians. Priority issues which might be addressed include more identifiable campus-based support services, flexible insurance coverage for surgical procedure planning, financial access to surgical care, and facilitation/navigation through the health system.
Lynnette Mawhinney
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
College of EducationProject Title: Development of Study Abroad Embedded Program for Undergraduates
Project Description: The goal of this project is the development of an undergraduate study abroad embedded program. The course plans to also be a general education course available to all undergraduates to provide them with opportunities to study abroad. The goal is to provide a way for more undergraduates to take advantage of the opportunity and scholarship funds to study abroad.
Brad Merrill
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
College of MedicineProject Title: Building Systems for Tracking Activities and Outcomes of UIC PhD Graduate Students
Project Description: Due to the small sizes of PhD programs and unique training for each individual PhD student, it can be challenging to gather data sufficient to support evidence-based decision making processes for PhD programs. Consequently, PhD programs frequently rely heavily on the opinions of program leaders charged with directing activities within their programs. The goal of this project is to build systems that empower program leaders through acquisition and organization of rich information about their programs by tracking activities of students, faculty, and their interactions with the curriculum of their PhD program.
De-Ann Pillers
Professor and Chief of Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
College of MedicineProject Title: UIC Hospital Neonatal Unit Remodel Using Stakeholder Input Leading to Improvement in Efficiency via an Industrial Design Approach
Project Description: The goal of this project is to partner with the UIHealth Hospital to update the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to provide augmented support and care for neonates and their families. We are implementing approaches employed by the UIC Innovation Center in association with standards for NICU design promoted by the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Jun Sun
Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
College of MedicineProject Title: UIC Women in STEM: current faculty and next generation
Project Description: The goals of this FALP project are to 1) understand the existing programs for Women in Science and Engineering and other women related programs at UIC and identify our strengths and weaknesses, and 2) to study the available/successful models for WISE in other universities. Further, I have participated in the pilot program to enhance campus climate for STEM student success. Based on the current research, information, and personal experience, I discuss the area we could contribute to improve the program for women at UIC.
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2018 Cohort Mentees
- Louis Bergonzi
Professor & Head, Department of Music
College of Architecture, Design and the Arts - Eileen Collins
Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Health Science
College of Nursing - Sandra De Groote
Scholarly Communications Librarian
UIC Library - Danilo Erricolo
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering - Michael Fischer
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine/Nephrology
College of Medicine - Marian Fitzgibbon
Professor, Department of Pediatric Medicine
College of Medicine - Ron Gaba
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology
College of Medicine - Rachel Gordon
Professor, Department of Sociology/IGPA
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Barbara Jung
Professor, Department of Medicine/Gastroenterology and Hepatology
College of Medicine - Linda Kaste
Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
College of Dentistry - Mary Jo LaDu
Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
College of Medicine - Richard Minshall
Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology
College of Medicine - Damiano Rondelli
Professor, Department of Medicine
College of Medicine - Susanne Rott
Professor, Department of Linguistics
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Kamal Sharma
Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
College of Medicine - Miljan Simonovic
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
College of Medicine - Ramin Takloo-Bighash
Professor, Department Math Statistics and Computer Science
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Theresa Thorkildsen
Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
College of Education - Stevan Weine
Professor, Department of Psychiatry/Global Health
College of Medicine
- Louis Bergonzi
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2018 Cohort Project Descriptions
Louis Bergonzi
Professor & Head, Department of Music
College of Architecture, Design and the ArtsProject Title: A Promising (Music Education Licensure) Project to Explore and a (Teaching Load) Policy Problem to be Solved
Project Description: Using data from student interviews, discussions with faculty, and external/internal peer institutions, this project identifies a process for reconciling different sets of recommendation for faculty teaching load and outlines an asset-based path to developing a program for P-12 music education teacher licensure that is about UIC, not just at UIC
Eileen Collins
Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Health Science
College of NursingProject Title: Analysis of the College of Nursing Research Program
Project Description: The success of the pilot study funding program and the grant review process at the College of Nursing were evaluated. There was a clear return on investment for the pilot study funding program and a need for rethinking the mock review process was identified.
Sandra De Groote
Scholarly Communications Librarian
UIC LibraryProject Title: Profile/Research and Activity Tool Implementation
Project Description: The primary goal of the project was to select a Faculty Activity Management and Research Profile tool that once implemented, will capture faculty activities and output including publication, grant, teaching and professional service information. The captured data will be used for metrics reporting, public profiles, biosketches, promotion and tenure review documentation, and other initiatives at UIC.
Danilo Erricolo
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of EngineeringProject Title: Is it Possible to Increase the Number of Funded Research Proposals by Leveraging on UIC’s Interdisciplinary Expertise?
Project Description: UIC has a great wealth of research potential given the broad array of colleges and departments. The challenge is to educate researchers so that they can leverage on expertise at UIC to write competitive interdisciplinary proposals. This project investigates whether UIC principal investigators are currently leveraging UIC’s interdisciplinary expertise.
Michael Fischer
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine/Nephrology
College of MedicineProject Title: Promotion and Advancement of Non-tenure Track Faculty in the Department of Medicine
Project Description: The goal of my project was to enhance support of promotion and advancement for non-tenure track faculty in the Department of Medicine (DOM) at UIC. Key deliverables of this project included developing and hosting an annual seminar regarding promotion and advancement for DOM non-tenure track faculty as well as creating a faculty stakeholder committee to meet, assess, evaluate, and counsel DOM non-tenure track faculty for promotion and advancement.
Marian Fitzgibbon
Professor, Department of Pediatric Medicine
College of MedicineProject Title: Preparation for a P30 Cancer Center Support Grant Submission from a Community-focused Cancer Center
Project Description: The University of Illinois Cancer Center (UICC) is planning to submit a NCI Cancer Center Support Grant (P30) that includes the new NCI mandate on how the community is actively engaged. This new requirement highlights a central strength of UICC, with its mission to engage and reduce cancer in our underserved community populations.
Ron Gaba
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology
College of MedicineProject Title: Implementation of an M.D. M.S. Medical Student Dual-degree Program
Project Description: In this project, a University of Illinois College of Medicine/School of Public Health Clinical and Translational Science M.D.-M.S. training program was developed in order to address the lack of formal research training among medical professionals. In this new joint degree program, participating students pursue graduate training in both medical education and translational science to prepare for careers as physician scientists in academic medicine
Rachel Gordon
Professor, Department of Sociology/IGPA
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesProject Title: Supporting Social Science Research: Faculty Needs and Campus Funding Models
Project Description: Supporting social science research is challenging for administrators because of the wide variety of paradigms and methods in these fields. Greater centralized support can boost productivity and pay dividends, as can regular communication with social science faculty to understand their needs and experiences and to nurture their talents.
Barbara Jung
Professor, Department of Medicine/Gastroenterology and Hepatology
College of MedicineProject Title: Improving Access to Care for UIC Student Athletes
Project Description: Improved access to specialty care for student athletes at UIC is key to this populations success. This project set forth a mechanism which if proven effective can support other populations within UIC and beyond.
Mary Jo LaDu
Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
College of MedicineProject Title: Fundamentals for a Successful Undergraduate Research Experience
Project Description: To encourage freshmen to engage in research, I have designed a 1 credit course for entering Freshmen entitled “Fundamentals for Successful Undergraduate Research Experiences” (FunSURE). The ultimate goal of this class is to make incoming students excellent candidates for the research lab assistant positions that excite their imagination and incite their drive to explore new frontiers.
Richard Minshall
Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology
College of MedicineProject Title: Institutional and Intellectual Credit for Team Science at UIC
Project Description: Intellectual credit for team science is not being captured or saved for later use, only 1 PI/department can be recognized as the awardee on NIH grants since NIH requires accountability, and not all grants are being counted by the primary ranking system because some are awarded to centers and institutes rather than a department. To fix these issues and strengthen team science at UIC we have to: use the new Kuali Coeus electronic research administration system to keep track of intellectual credit annually for each PI/Co-I/contributor and teach units to use this tool, submit NIH grants only from departments that are ranked but enable management where most appropriate, and disregard Blue Ridge ranking of awarded dollars and instead use NSF HERD survey and expenditures by unit plus metrics of faculty productivity for external and internal comparisons.
Damiano Rondelli
Professor, Department of Medicine
College of MedicineProject Title: International Reach-out Program for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT) to Cure Blood Disorders
Project Description: The project is aimed at developing an organizational and clinical international infrastructure in collaboration with UIC COM and UI Hospital. The purpose is to offer a stem cell transplant to international self-pay patients with sickle cell anemia or other hematologic disorders, assist them and their families in their time at UI Health, and develop a sustainable plan to support clinical research in BMT.
Susanne Rott
Professor, Department of Linguistics
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesProject Title: The Impact of Changing Student Demographics on Existing Programs
Project Description: This project explored the question whether the closing of under-enrolled programs and departments is inevitable, and, if it is, how best to prepare for this eventuality. Through conversations with multiple administrators at different administrative levels at UIC and German departments around the country, I was able to identify avenues for potential growth, while at the same time preparing new general education courses for tenure line faculty to teach in case other initiatives fail.
Kamal Sharma
Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
College of MedicineProject Title: Developing a Scientific Identity that Transcends Racial, Gender and Socio-economic Boundaries
Project Description: This project addresses the need for making incoming GEMS students realize their potential as scientists. The hope is that focusing on science and the process of scientific thought would facilitate their ability to overcome conscious and subconscious racial, gender and socio-economic biases.
Miljan Simonovic
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
College of MedicineProject Title: Structure and Role of the UIC Research Administration in Fostering Research Endeavors
Project Description: Herein, insights about the structure of the UIC research administration have been obtained through conversations with 14 UIC leaders. The project summarizes a series of recommendations how to improve research re-investment mechanisms, establish and implement strategic planning, engage faculty, and facilitate innovation, and culminates with broad statements about the future of the university.
Theresa Thorkildsen
Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
College of EducationProject Title: Directing a Career Series (DACS: A Professional Development Program)
Project Description: An 8-week professional development seminar, in combination with maintenance sessions, is proposed to assist faculty seeking to improve the alignment of their scholarly goals with new trends emerging in their discipline; find like-minded collaborators; and implement center grants, laboratory research, and/or community engagement activities. Seminar participants would strategize to articulate and share their research priorities, plan and promote their scholarship, and otherwise find support for innovative projects as they maintain complex professional priorities.
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2017 Cohort Mentees
- Christine Dunford
Associate Professor, Department of Theatre
Director, Department of Theatre and Music Administration
College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts - William Ennis
Professor, Department of Surgery
Director, Department of Wound Healing and Tissue Repair
College of Medicine - Nilda Flores-Gonzalez
Associate Professor & Associate Head, Department of Sociology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Memoona Hasnain
Professor and Associate Head
Department of Family Medicine
College of Medicine - Mary Jo LaDu
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
College of Medicine - Pauline Maki
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Senior Director of Research, Center for Research on Women & Gender
College of Medicine - David Marquez
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition
College of Applied Health Sciences - Henrika McCoy
Assistant Professor
Jane Addams College of Social Work - David Nicholls
Professor, Department of Math Statistics & Computer Science
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Steven Roth
Michael Reese Endowed Professor of Anesthesiology
College of Medicine - Mary Beth Watson-Manheim
Professor, Department of Information and Decision Sciences
Director, MIS Doctoral Program
College of Business Administration
- Christine Dunford