Women's Leadership Development Institute

Step 1 : Written Questions

Prepare a word document responding briefly to each of the following questions (no more than one page per question):

• Describe your higher education leadership experience in faculty and/or administrative roles, indicating evidence of increasing areas of responsibility. Also, please describe what you discern to be your gifts and abilities that allow you to be effective in leadership.  In what specific ways have your leadership gifts been affirmed by others?
• Identify and briefly describe three individuals who have been, or have the potential to be, professional mentors to you in higher education. Explain what characteristics have led you to include each of these three individuals (e.g., attributes and abilities you deem to be important in such a mentor) and note what current relationship, if any, you have with each of these individuals.
• Describe briefly your professional, personal, and spiritual goals for the next three-to-five years as you consider the possibility of administrative leadership in Christian higher education. Briefly describe those areas that you perceive to need strengthening as you consider future leadership roles.  Please incorporate your preliminary thinking about the components that might be important to you in your shadowing experience and year-long Professional Development Plan.

Each application must be uploaded in Word format only, submitted electronically via your application and include the following:

• The application cover sheet with personal information completed. Please include the following on your cover sheet:
  • Full Name
  • Title
  • Current Institutional Title
  • Institution
  • Years in Higher Education Teaching/Administration
  • Work Telephone with Extension
  • Work Email
  • Cell Number
  • Date of Submission
• Your responses to the three questions listed above (no more than one page per question)
• An abbreviated curriculum vitae (no more than three pages)
• Two letters of reference to be submitted directly by those recommending the applicant. (See below instructions.) Recommendations from participants of previous CCCU Leadership Development Institutes are also encouraged but not necessary.

Step 2: Online Application

Complete the LDI and WLDI Application Online Form (See link below) and upload your question responses and your CV directly to the form.

Registration Deadline – February 20, 2023

Step 3: Reference Letter Submission Form

Reference letters should be uploaded directly from the referee and separate from the application. Please have your references use the form below to upload their letters.

References:

• One letter of reference from a senior-level administrator (current or previous) who is familiar with your professional abilities and leadership potential
• One letter of reference from someone in higher education who knows you well and is qualified to address areas of competence and potential, character, areas of giftedness, and spiritual maturity

If your reference is having trouble using this form, please have them email their letters directly to Kay Casturo at ccasturo@cccu.org. The subject of the email should read ‘WLDI 2023 Reference: <Applicants name>’.   We will not be accepting paper copies via mail.

Deadline for receiving references – February 20, 2023

Prepare a word document responding briefly to each of the following questions (no more than one page per question):

• Describe your higher education leadership experience in faculty and/or administrative roles, indicating evidence of increasing areas of responsibility. Also, please describe what you discern to be your gifts and abilities that allow you to be effective in leadership.  In what specific ways have your leadership gifts been affirmed by others?
• Identify and briefly describe three individuals who have been, or have the potential to be, professional mentors to you in higher education. Explain what characteristics have led you to include each of these three individuals (e.g., attributes and abilities you deem to be important in such a mentor) and note what current relationship, if any, you have with each of these individuals.
• Describe briefly your professional, personal, and spiritual goals for the next three-to-five years as you consider the possibility of administrative leadership in Christian higher education. Briefly describe those areas that you perceive to need strengthening as you consider future leadership roles.  Please incorporate your preliminary thinking about the components that might be important to you in your shadowing experience and year-long Professional Development Plan.

Each application must be uploaded in Word format only, submitted electronically via your application and include the following:

• The application cover sheet with personal information completed. Please include the following on your cover sheet:
  • Full Name
  • Title
  • Current Institutional Title
  • Institution
  • Years in Higher Education Teaching/Administration
  • Work Telephone with Extension
  • Work Email
  • Cell Number
  • Date of Submission
• Your responses to the three questions listed above (no more than one page per question)
• An abbreviated curriculum vitae (no more than three pages)
• Two letters of reference to be submitted directly by those recommending the applicant. (See below instructions.) Recommendations from participants of previous CCCU Leadership Development Institutes are also encouraged but not necessary.

Reference letters should be uploaded directly from the referee and separate from the application. Please have your references use the form below to upload their letters.

References:

• One letter of reference from a senior-level administrator (current or previous) who is familiar with your professional abilities and leadership potential
• One letter of reference from someone in higher education who knows you well and is qualified to address areas of competence and potential, character, areas of giftedness, and spiritual maturity

If your reference is having trouble using this form, please have them email their letters directly to Kay Casturo at ccasturo@cccu.org. The subject of the email should read ‘WLDI 2023 Reference: <Applicants name>’.   We will not be accepting paper copies via mail.

Deadline for receiving references – February 20, 2023