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MCC Daily Tribune

PELF and LEAD Programs Application Deadline 11/22!

PELF and LEAD Programs Accepting Applications 

Accepting Applications: President's Emerging Leaders Fellows and Leadership Education and Development Programs 

Applications are being accepted for the President's Emerging Leaders Fellowship (PELF) and Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) programs. Both leadership programs will run from January 2024 through December 2025 and support the College's strategic commitment to talent management practices that include developing, recognizing, and empowering our employees. Participants in the program will reflect the diversity of our college and represent each of MCC's six divisions: Academic/Student Affairs, Administrative Services, Economic and Workforce Development, President's Office, Institutional Advancement, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging. 

Note: Applications require support from the direct supervisor and division lead (President, Provost, or Vice President), and due to the scope of the work in which participants engage, participants are required to sign a confidentiality statement. 

President's Emerging Leaders Fellowship (PELF) 
This program is open to MCC full-time employees at the level of department chair or director and above. Each cohort will include up to five (5) participants who represent MCC's diversity and breadth. The PEL Fellowship is designed to enhance the capacity of our internal leaders to address the increasing complexity and challenges facing higher education leaders, maintain a student-centered approach to their work, design innovative and inclusive solutions, and see opportunities on the horizon. The PELF Application deadline for the next PELF cohort is November 22, 2023.     

Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) 
This program is open to MCC full-time faculty; professional staff at specialist level and above; and civil service staff at analyst/programmer/supervisor level and above. Each cohort will include up to twelve (12) participants who represent MCC's diversity and breadth. The LEAD program offers participants leadership education that is both practical and forward looking, with a grounding in critical issues facing higher education and a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the interrelationship of college offices and stakeholders. The LEAD Application deadline for the second LEAD cohort is November 22, 2023.    

Visit the Leadership Development's webpage to review the application process, guidelines, and evaluation criteria.  

For questions Dr. Calvin Gantt email Dr. Calvin Gantt (cgantt@monroecc.edu) or email Kimberly DeLardge (kdelardge@monroecc.edu). 

I look forward to welcoming the next cohort of President's Emerging Leaders Fellows and Leadership Education and Development participants 

Dr. Calvin Gantt 
Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Belonging

Kimberly DeLardge
Academic and Student Affairs
11/15/2023