Mosaic Leadership Academy: Fellows

We are seeking applications for the 2022-2023 Mosaic Leadership Academy! The Mosaic Leadership Academy is designed to create community and leverage campus resources to foster the knowledge, skills, and networks of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) staff and faculty. The overall goal of this academy is to support the promotion and retention of diverse members of UWM’s community by identifying pathways to administrative and academic leadership positions.

If you are accepted into the academy, you agree to complete and/or participate in the following activities over the course of the 2022-2023 academic year. We expect that most activities will be in-person though some may be virtual or have the option to join virtually. In addition, you may choose to participate in campus-level skill or professional development activities aligned with your leadership plan at your discretion.

Confidentiality agreement
Completion of a self-assessment and professional leadership plan
Launch/kickoff and culminating celebration
Two campus level leadership workshops/panels
Group coaching session
One job shadowing session with assigned mentor
Periodic informal check-ins with assigned mentor
Completion of a final reflection on the academy

A completed application includes this form, an updated resume/ CV, and a supervisor approval form submitted by Friday, September 16, 2022. Given the limited number of participants in the academy, only completed applications submitted by the due date will be considered. Applications must include a letter of support by your supervisor indicating their agreement to release you to participate in academy activities. Here is a template letter for you to use.

Applications will be reviewed by an internal committee of the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Department of Human Resources. Materials will be kept confidential. We will use information gathered in the application to guide our planning of academy workshops but will keep all information anonymous and confidential. Only names of accepted fellows will be shared publicly. Questions about the Mosaic Leadership Academy should be directed to Dr. Elizabeth Drame.

Mosaic Leadership Academy Fellow Application

Name(Required)

First Last

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Home Department(s)/Unit(s)(Required)

Current Job Title (formal and working titles)(Required)

Years in Current Job(Required)

Race(Required)

American Indian/Indigenous

Asian/Asian American

Black/African/African American

Latino/a/Latinx

General Job Description(Required)

Description of Supervisory Responsibilities in Current Job(Required)

Years in Position with Supervisory Responsibilities(Required)

Description of Past Jobs with Supervisory Responsibilities(Required)

Leadership Track (select one, based on meeting specified criteria)(Required)

Administrative track: Individuals are invited to participate if they are in a managerial position or have supervisory responsibilities in their current role and are interested in advancing beyond their current position. This track includes university and non-instructional academic staff.

Academic track 1: Faculty: Individuals invited to the faculty leadership track should be tenured associate or full professors and have been in a program or department chair leadership position for at least one year.

Academic track 2: Instructional academic staff (teaching/non-teaching): Individuals invited to participate in this leadership track should have supervisory responsibilities and/or program leadership responsibilities in their current role.

Leadership Development Interests and Aspirations

1. Where do you see yourself professionally in the next five to ten years? Describe your desired career progression and future professional roles you hope to access.(Required)

2. What successes have you experienced in realizing your aspirations? What challenges have you experienced?(Required)

3. What specific skills would you like to develop? What knowledge would you like to acquire?(Required)

4. Is there a specific role on campus you see yourself in and would like to learn more about? Who is currently in that role? Would you like us to invite this person to become a mentor in the academy? Note: Your preferred or assigned mentor does not need to be in your particular unit/division.(Required)

1. Why are you interested in participating in the academy and what do you hope to gain?(Required)

Expectations for Academy:

1. Why are you interested in participating in the academy and what do you hope to gain?(Required)

2. What types of activities would you like to participate in?(Required)

3. How will you share what you learned in the academy with your peers?(Required)

Resume/ C.V.(Required)

please upload a current resume or C.V. in PDF format

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 5 MB.

Supervisor Approval form(Required)

please upload a copy of the completed Supervisor Approval form in PDF format

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 5 MB.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Division ofDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion