{"317401":{"#nid":"317401","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Leadership Fellows Sought Among Faculty, Staff","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ETheir pitch is simple: Develop yourself while developing others.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p3\u0022\u003EThe Office of Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) in Student Affairs is looking for faculty and staff with a desire to apply their leadership skills in the coaching and development of undergraduate students who want to develop their own leadership potential.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p3\u0022\u003EStacey Doremus, coaching coordinator for LEAD, said the idea of Leadership Fellows started as a way for graduate students to serve as leadership coaches for undergraduates. After the first year, anecdotal feedback suggested a broader campus interest.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p3\u0022\u003E\u201cWe heard from several faculty and staff members that would like to be involved with undergraduates at this level, and we wanted to open up the opportunity to anyone on campus who is interested,\u201d said Doremus. \u201cCoaching as a developmental tool is being adopted by more and more organizations because of its direct impact on leadership capacity.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p3\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech has emphasized leadership in its current strategic plan, both as one of its enduring values as well as a key component in multiple goals, stating that \u201cleadership development will be infused into the curriculum and culture\u201d of the Institute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p3\u0022\u003ECandidates chosen for Leadership Fellows will receive additional training in leadership and coaching and are expected to give about five hours per week of time to the coaching process.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p3\u0022\u003EDoremus recommends prospective applicants seek supervisor permission before applying. Applications must be \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/leadership.gatech.edu\/plugins\/forms\/index.php?id=5\u0022\u003Ecompleted online\u003C\/a\u003E by Sept. 3.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFellows serve as coaches and mentors to undergraduate students who want to develop stronger leadership skills.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Fellows serve as coaches and mentors to undergraduate students who want to develop stronger leadership skills."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-08-20 09:34:03","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:56","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"317391":{"id":"317391","type":"image","title":"Leadership Challenge Course","body":null,"created":"1449244974","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:02:54","changed":"1475895027","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:27","alt":"Leadership Challenge Course","file":{"fid":"199973","name":"ropescourse.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ropescourse_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ropescourse_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":484981,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ropescourse_0.jpg?itok=dWORLqnL"}}},"media_ids":["317391"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/leadership.gatech.edu\/","title":"LEAD Program"},{"url":"http:\/\/leadership.gatech.edu\/plugins\/forms\/index.php?id=5","title":"Apply to be Leadership Fellow"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"87491","name":"leadership fellows"},{"id":"4372","name":"mentoring"},{"id":"167018","name":"staff"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stacey.doremus@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EStacey Doremus\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELEAD Program\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}