Faculty Owl Leader Program
The Division of Student Affairs at Florida Atlantic University is proud to announce the Faculty OWL Leader Program. This program is designed to engage and involve faculty members in the development of students as future exemplary leaders within and beyond the campus community. Faculty are selected through an application and interview process, participate in training, and then facilitate several out-of-class leadership workshops/experiences for students during the course of the academic year in which they are selected. In exchange for facilitating these leadership experiences, faculty members are awarded an honorarium of $1000.
Responsibilities:
- Present at the Annual Fall Student Leadership Conference
- Facilitate a Leadership Reading Circle
- Present at two Student Leadership Institutes
- Attend an orientation for Faculty OWL Leaders
Honorarium:
Faculty OWL Leaders will receive a $1,000 honorarium for participation in the program. This honorarium will be provided in four $250 increments (August, November, February, & April). Faculty OWL Leaders serve a one year term.
Selection:
Faculty OWL Leaders will be selected through an application process every April for the upcoming academic year.
Application Process:
Faculty interested in the Faculty OWL Leader Program can fill out an online application using the link at the bottom of this page. Applications for 2012-2013 are due by April 1, 2012.
Questions:
If you have questions or want to know more about the Faculty OWL Leader Program, please contact Alicia Keating, Director of Student Involvement & Leadership at akeatin1@fau.edu or (561) 297.3735.
The following explain the expectations of faculty participating in the Faculty OWL Leader Program.
Faculty OWL Leader Welcome and Orientation
This meeting will get the selected faculty together to meet and discuss the Faculty OWL Program. This 90 meeting will occur in July and be determined by finding a common time between faculty members. Responsibilities:
- Attend meeting (tbd time and date). Student Involvement & Leadership (SIL) will provide lunch.
- Provide SIL with a brief bio that we will use on our website to describe Faculty OWL Leaders
Student Leadership Conference
The annual Student Leadership Conference is a one-day experience designed to help broaden students’ leadership perspectives and knowledge of skills needed to be successful. The conference is open to all students and includes a keynote speaker, several breakout sections, and many wonderful opportunities for students to interact with each other and FAU faculty and staff. The conference is based on The Leadership Challenge by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. Responsibilities:
- Attend the Student Leadership Conference on Saturday, September 22, 2012, 9 am – 3 pm
- Facilitate a 45-minute breakout session (twice) for students based on The Leadership Challenge. SIL will provide The Leadership Challenge to faculty. The first two chapters give a great overview of the concepts in the book
- Provide the title and a description of your breakout session to SIL by September 1, 2012, as well as any room set up or AV needs
Leadership Reading Circle
The Leadership Reading Circle Program engages students and faculty in discussions about leadership based on a specific book. Each semester a different book is selected and a faculty member leads a discussion based on the key points from the book with 15 -18 students. The discussion topics are mainly driven by the direction of conversation throughout the workshop and students learn through sharing and from the experiences of fellow students. Past books used in the Leadership Reading Circle have included Soul of a Citizen by Paul Rogat Loeb, The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli, The Oz Principle by Connors, Smith & Hickman, Dreams of My Father by Barack Obama, and The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman. Responsibilities:
- Facilitate 1 Reading Circle in the fall OR spring semester and determine schedule of meetings (meets for 60 minutes, every other week, for 5 sessions – first session should be around the fourth week of classes to give SIL time to promote program to students). Schedule should be determined by August 1, 2012.
- Choose a leadership book for the Reading Circle by August 1, 2012. SIL will purchase books
- Keep attendance list at each Reading Circle session. Students who successfully complete the 5 sessions will receive a $50 book voucher for the campus bookstore provided by SIL
Student Leadership Institute
The Student Leadership Institute is designed to serve as a high impact one-day leadership experience for students in the fall and spring semester. Leadership Institutes happen once a month and involve 30-50 students per Institute (8 Institutes throughout the year). Faculty are involved by presenting on a leadership-related topic for two of the Leadership Institutes throughout the year (1 in the fall semester and 1 in the spring semester). Responsibilities:
- Facilitate a 60-minute breakout session for students based on The Leadership Challenge at two different Student Leadership Institutes (1 session in the fall semester and 1 session in the spring semester)
2011-2012 Faculty OWL Leaders
Dr. Patricia Darlington is an Associate Professor of Intercultural Communication. She is a writer and college professor who has dedicated her life to helping others reach their greatest potential. Dr. Darlington received a master’s degree in Mass Communication and Public Relations, and a Doctorate in Communication and Cognitive Psychology from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Darlington is the recipient of the 2011 FAU Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and was nominated for the 2010 Inspire Integrity Award given by The National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
Dr. Charles Dukes is an Associate Professor in the College of Education. He teaches courses in classroom management, inclusive education, disability studies, and behavior change interventions. Dr. Dukes enjoys teaching, working with students, and the social connections that accompany working in an urban university. His research focuses on understanding the social relationships of individuals with intellectual disabilities, including intimate relationships. Dr. Dukes has a passion for baseball and all kinds of music can be found on his iPod, but he is partial to reggae dancehall, electric blues, and classic hip-hop.
Dr. Barbara Ganson is an Associate Professor of History and has been teaching history at the Davie campus since 1994, when she received her Ph.D. in History from the University of Texas at Austin. She is past president of the Southwestern Historical Association and the Latin American and Caribbean Section of the Southern Historical Association. She offers courses in Latin American History, Historical Methodology, and Aviation History.
Dr. Myriam Ruthenberg is an Associate Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature in the Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Comparative Literature. Born in Belgium, since childhood she has been exposed to multiple languages and cultures, and this has conditioned her personal and professional choices. She has published numerous articles in academic journals on topics related to late medieval/early Renaissance literature as well as on contemporary Italian literature which she approaches from a multidisciplinary perspective. She has taught at FAU since 1986 and singlehandedly created the second Italian Studies program in the State of Florida after FSU. She holds teaching and leadership awards and was knighted by the Italian government in May 2007.
Dr. Allen Smith is an Associate Professor of Marketing and received his doctorate in marketing from Texas Tech University. His area of interest concerns marketing’s role in the design, development, and marketing of innovative products and services. Dr. Smith teaches Advanced Marketing Management and Developing and Marketing Innovations in the MBA and Ph.D. Programs along with his involvement in the Business Living and Learning Community and the Faculty Owls leaders program.
Dr. Justin P. White is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Spanish and Director of the Spanish Basic Language Program. He teaches courses such as Forensic Linguistics (the intersection of language and crime) and Second Language Acquisition (how the mind works with regards to adults acquiring a second language). He has traveled throughout Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras as well as having lived in Mexico and Costa Rica. He is currently learning Portuguese.
