Emerging Leaders Program

The Emerging Leaders Program is a six-workshop series designed for high-performing faculty and staff who show high leadership potential and do not currently have supervisory or management responsibilities. This certificate program increases participants’ effectiveness as leaders in their current roles, strengthens their ability to contribute to OSU and their respective department and prepares them for tomorrow’s leadership challenges. Workshops will be taught by HR staff, OSU in Tulsa managers and OSU faculty.

The program's objective is to provide potential future leaders of higher education the opportunity to reflect and determine the most compelling leadership style conducive for their professional growth. Focus areas are character development, communication skills, the ability to put people first, use of ethics, critical thinking and collaboration.

Participants must attend all meetings.  If a participant misses more than one session, they will be automatically dropped from the program and will be required to provide written description as to why they should be allowed to enroll for another ELP session.

ELP is offered every other year. Watch your OSU email, The Center and The Current for information about upcoming sessions and application deadlines.

Required program activities

View an outline of topics to be covered.

• Six regularly scheduled monthly meetings (i.e., third Friday of each month)
  • Each session lasts approximately six hours
• Attend campus tours
• Read Peaks and Valleys by Spencer Johnson prior to beginning the program
• Read What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by completion of the program
• Complete other reading assignments from a pre-designated list
• Meet/Q&A with department leadership including some or all of the following:
  • Human Resources
  • Business Affairs
  • Information Technology
  • OSU-CHS Academic Affairs
  • OSU-Tulsa Academic Affairs
  • Medical Library
  • Marketing and Communications Services
  • Health Information Technology
  • Wellness
  • Helmerich Research Center
  • Behavioral Science
  • Center for Poets & Writers
  • Compliance
  • OMM
  • OSU-CHS Student Services
  • OSU-Tulsa Student Services
  • Campus Police
  • OSU-Tulsa Library
  • Center Rural Health
  • Clinical Financial Services
  • Family Medicine
  • OB/GYN
  • Surgery
  • Pediatrics
  • Security
  • Physical Plant
    Clinical Education
  • Office of Research
  • Internal Medicine
  • IMSS
  • Biomedical Sciences and respective departments
  • Forensics
  • GME/OMECO
  • Grants
• A finale luncheon, with administration and other university leaders, will take place upon the completion of the program. Participants will receive a completion certificate and recognition in the Current and the Center

Requirements to participate

• Employed minimum of six months
• No disciplinary actions within one year
• Recommendation from manager, director, chair of vice president
  • Notification will be made to campus upon opening of application for the next ELP session