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Overview

The Leadership Education for Advancement and Promotion (LEAP) program began at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder in 2001, funded by aÌý$3.5 million Institutional Transformation Grant funded by the National Science Foundation and $900,000 in campus support. The following seven years were an effort to strike a balance between research, workshops, and events with the goal to recruit and retain Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder faculty.

LEAP has become institutional mainstay for early career faculty at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder, and its programming is overseen and managed byÌýtheÌýOffice of Faculty Affairs.Ìý

LEAP Introductory Leadership Workshop

This two-day, skills-based workshop for pre-tenured faculty (assistant professors) includes sessions on time management,Ìýcareer development, and cultivating leadership skills presented by tenured faculty, administrators, and professional staff.ÌýThe workshop is intendedÌýto provide participants with a greater understanding of the structure and processes of the campus, and to connect participants with the broader campus community.ÌýWorking together over the course of the two-day workshop, participants will have an opportunity to meet colleagues from across the campus and realize that they are not "alone"Ìýin navigating the tenure path. Participants who complete LEAP earn a .

LEAP offers theÌýIntroductory Leadership Workshop twice a year:

• Early January, before the beginning of the spring semester
• Mid-May, after the end of the academic year

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