InnovATEBIO Leadership Institute

The InnovATEBIO Leadership Institute is a professional development program for community college and K-12 bioscience instructors who are interested in joining the next generation of leaders. 

Senior industry, workforce and academic experts will work with participants on the subject of leadership, not from an academic perspective but from a workplace point of view. The program will stress strategizing, problem solving and leading people.

Due to the pandemic, the Leadership Institute will be held over a period of 12 months from June 7, 2021 to June 17, 2022.

June 2021, Part A will be virtual and consist of asynchronous lectures and dialogue. Two cohorts of twelve participants each, will complete the lecture series and then work in teams through problem case work given by our industry experts. During this period, the cohorts will problem solve via Zoom.  

June 2022, Part B will be in person at the National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce at Forsyth Technical Community College, in Winston-Salem, NC, for a period of not less than three full days in June 2022.  This portion of the Institute will include a debriefing, site visits, meeting the subject matter experts, and graduation.  All Leadership Institute travel will be arranged by Forsyth Tech, with your plane ticket and hotel will paid for directly by the grant. Other travel expenses will be reimbursed according to grant policy. 

How to apply

1.  Complete the on-line application form.

2.  Obtain three short letters of recommendation and email them to [email protected] by March 15, 2021.

a) One letter must be from a co-worker.

b) One letter must be from your dean or supervisor.

c) One letter must be from your senior administrator( the person who guarantees your employer’s approval of your participation).  

3.  You will be notified of your acceptance within three weeks of your received full application.

Failure to meet your responsibility to complete your application requirements by March 15 will result in your place being forfeited.    

We are very excited to see your application for this Leadership Institute. Please complete your paperwork promptly! We hope to see you in the  program. 

Sincerely,

Russ H. Read            Tom Tubon               Heather Bock        Poornima Rao

InnovATEBIO Leadership Institute Organizing Committee