Program Details
Where We Are Today
BRIDGES is a professional development program dedicated to supporting all staff and faculty in higher education who seek to gain or strengthen their leadership capabilities. The overarching theme of the program is transformational leadership, fitting today’s leadership literature of change, context, and collaboration. Current topics include:
- Balancing work/life demands
- 360-degree assessment of participants
- CV/Resume Reviews
- Finance/Budgeting
- Development/Advancement
- Legal Issues
- Public Speaking
- Crisis Management
- Negotiation
- Human Resources
- And more!
The BRIDGES leadership program is designed for individuals from four-year North Carolina institutions of higher education, both public and independent, who want to position themselves for advancement in the academy. BRIDGES has been shown to be effective in helping participants create networks, balance personal and professional lives, and prepare for future administrative responsibilities. To date, there have been ~800 graduates of BRIDGES from all 16 UNC higher education institutions and multiple private colleges and universities.