Sustainability: Momentum for Change Pamela L. Eddy @pamelaleddy June 20, 2019 This work is supported by the National Science Foundation through grants 1525593, 1524605, 1524623 & 1524800.

Administrators Cohort 1 Cohort 2 Vice President Academics/Instruction Associate VP Dean Assistant/Associate Dean Director Chair Cohort 2 Dean Associate Dean Director Faculty Coordinator Chair

What is something new you’ve learned from your change agent(s)? Given your position, what advice might you offer your CA? What You’ve Learned

Faculty and Change Need for leadership throughout the institution Critical role of teaching strategies and attention to equity for student success

“How can you help support the momentum for change that supports sustainability?” Central Question

Change is Messy

Campus Realities Short presidential terms (about 6 years) Changing demographics Decreasing resources Increased employer demand Public accountability

Reflective Pause What is the story of change on campus? What roles do faculty leaders/CA hold? What are the barriers? What ideas might you “steal?”

Building Capacity to Lead Collaborative and Shared Leadership Building Communities of Practice Shared Vision of Student Success Working b/n the spaces Kotter—urgency to change

Making Change Stick Spread & Endurance How can early adopters gain group momentum? What infrastructure/policy needs to change on campus to build enduring change?

Mid-level Leadership Matrix Connections Change from position title to Educator Permeable campus borders—boundary spanning networks Capacity building

New Models of Leadership Who can lead? Where can you lead? Creating new norms

Faculty Advice to New Leaders Get to know faculty & have their back Keep an open door—accessibility Recognition & Support Help faculty help others—especially adjuncts

Moving from Words to Action What piece of advice would you give to others to sustain change? Individual—agency/framing Unit/department—question assumptions College Policy Development

Do you need to conduct an environmental scan to map out changes underway? What one or two ways will you engage your change agent(s) when back on campus? How can you use the SAGE2YC network? Parting Thoughts

Pamela L. Eddy pamela.eddy@wm.edu @pamelaleddy