CFE Leadership Programs

Leadership Fundamentals

Kara Penfield, CFE Senior Leadership Consultant

Leadership Fundamentals is a cohort program that focuses on leadership assessments and key topics, concepts and models, and building specific skills through small group mentoring and coaching. This program is for faculty at all career stages and welcomes aspiring, new, and established leaders. Learn more about Leadership Fundamentals.

To Apply: Faculty can apply on their own, or be nominated. A brief letter of support from the chair is part of the application.

Faculty Administrator Orientation to Carolina (FAOC)

Erin Malloy, Associate Provost, Faculty Development and Success; Director, Center for Faculty Excellence; Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Kara Penfield, CFE Senior Leadership Consultant

The FAOC program provides an extensive introduction and overview of UNC Administrative groups and services. Participants will strengthen their network of support and contacts across UNC, and become oriented to campus administrative systems to aid in their leadership development. This program is for mid- to senior career faculty and/or faculty in administrative leadership roles. Learn more about FAOC.

To Apply: Faculty can apply on their own, or be nominated. A brief letter of support from a direct supervisor, department chair, or dean/associate dean.

ADVANCE Leadership Journeys

Joanna Foland, CFE Faculty Development Consultant in Leadership and Mentoring

Cloe Liparini, Director of Education, Community Engagement and Belonging, University Office for Diversity and Inclusion

This cohort-based workshop series encourages and supports mid-career faculty seeking to enhance their skills and advance to senior leadership, research, and teaching positions. Each session features a Q&A with an academic leader sharing their leadership journey, challenges, and successes. Participants also may pursue a leadership project as part of their development. This program is for all mid-career faculty, welcoming aspiring leaders and new leaders. Learn more about ADVANCE Leadership Journeys. 

To Apply: Faculty can apply on their own, or be nominated.

Leadership Peer Coaching Groups

Linda Basch, CFE Leadership Consultant

Leadership Peer Coaching Group members provide mutual support to each other through building a small leadership community that fosters positive change for individuals and their institutions, solving challenging leadership issues, and giving and receiving genuine feedback. This program is for graduates of the CFE Leadership Fundamentals or ADVANCE Leadership Journeys (formerly Women ADVANCE Leadership) programs. Learn more about Leadership Peer Coaching Groups.

To Apply: Interested graduates and/or participants of other CFE Leadership programs should contact Linda Basch.

ACC Academic Leaders Network (ALN)

Erin Malloy, Associate Provost, Faculty Development and Success; Director, Center for Faculty Excellence; Professor, Department of Psychiatry

The ACC Academic Leaders Network is a collaborative program for experienced leaders focused on a comprehensive approach to leadership development, style, and skills. Throughout the year, participants attend several leadership conferences hosted by schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The program aims to build networks of academic leaders across ACC universities, share best practices and benchmarking, and foster collaboration across diverse organizations. This program is for mid- to senior career faculty who are on an academic leadership trajectory. Learn more about the ALN.

Applications and nominations for the 2025 ACC Academic Leaders Network (ALN) cohort will open in September 2024 and the program begins in January 2025.

To Apply: Faculty can apply on their own, or be nominated. A CV and a brief letter of support from the chair are part of the application.

Leadership Consultations

CFE Leadership staff can provide individual or group consultations for all career stages on coaching, providing feedback, leadership development plans, skill development, networking, and other areas.