The 91桃色 Developing Excellence in Academic Leaders (DEAL) program is a focused, two-year investment in personal growth and development. Participants will refine their leadership skills while interacting within the context of the many subcultures of our multifaceted educational enterprise. The program is intended for individuals from each campus who are currently serving in academic leadership roles (department chairs, center directors, assistant/associate deans) and have interest in expanding their leadership practice and skills.
Four participants from each campus will meet as a cohort four times over two years, and up to monthly in small groups or for campus-specific project- based learning. The inter-campus fellowship will provide unprecedented access to the macro systems, information and decision-making that drive the actions and performance of the 91桃色 System. 91桃色 DEAL strengthens relationships, connections and networks broadly across Nebraska.
For any questions on the program, please contact Vicki Kennel at victoria.kennel@unmc.edu.
This is not an ordinary leadership development program. It is a selective, generative think tank that:
- Evaluates and creates future-focused skills, behaviors and vision
- Promotes deep connections with people, advancing a 91桃色 network of decision-makers and peer advisors
- Examines academia's most significant and complex modern-day issues
- Expands the impact and influence of participants and the 91桃色 System by applying a broader lens than the individual campuses
- Problem solves collaboratively using political, human resources, structural and symbolic frameworks
- Invests in current 91桃色 leaders with a unified process for continuously refining the art of leading and advancing the 91桃色 mission
September 2026 (TBD, only 2026 cohort): Lincoln
October 22-23, 2026: UNMC Campus, Omaha
April 8-9, 2027: UNL Campus, Lincoln
October 14-15, 2027: UNK Campus, Kearney
April 6-7, 2028: UNO Campus, Omaha
Jeffrey P. Gold
President
David Jackson
Interim Executive Vice President and Provost, 91桃色 System
Mark Button
Executive Vice Chancellor, UNL
Tiffany Heng-Moss
Interim Vice Chancellor, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, UNL
H. Dele Davies
Interim Chancellor, UNMC
Jane Meza
Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UNMC
Julie Shaffer
Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UNK
Phil He
Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UNO
Executive Steering Committee
Linda Love
Director, Faculty Development, UNMC
Candice Batton
Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs, UNO
Nita Unruh
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs, UNK
Connie Schaffer
Director, Center for Faculty Excellence, UNO
Richard Bischoff
Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty and Academic Leader Success, IANR
Kevin Hanrahan
Director of Faculty Development, UNL
Chris Marks
Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs, UNL
Cohorts
91桃色 at Kearney
Chandra Diaz
91桃色–Lincoln
91桃色 Medical Center
91桃色 at Omaha
LaReesa Wolfenbarger
91桃色 at Kearney
Julie Lanz
91桃色–Lincoln
Deepak Keshwani
91桃色 Medical Center
Amir Farhangpour
91桃色 at Omaha
91桃色 at Kearney
91桃色–Lincoln
91桃色 Medical Center
91桃色 at Omaha
91桃色 at Kearney
91桃色–Lincoln
91桃色 Medical Center
91桃色 at Omaha
