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ILCIllinois Leadership® Center

ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015

Our work at the Illinois Leadership® Center is to continue to study and teach the skills for effective leadership relevant to 21st Century professional and community realities. The Illinois Leadership Coordinating Committee and the Illinois Leadership® Center staff have made tremendous progress this year. After holding Campus Conversations on Leadership Education in the fall, we have revised our “Philosophy of Leadership” and are working to update our “Leadership Skills and Attributes” to an “Illinois Model of Leadership Education” which will include core competencies in the areas of self, team, organization, and society. Over the 2015-2016 academic year we will fine tune our new philosophy and model of leadership, while developing a strategy to introduce this to our campus community. This will guide our work as we strive to integrate leadership education into every component of the Illinois student experience.

Gayle Spencer, Ph.D.Director, Illinois Leadership® Center

Having completed my first full academic year at Illinois, I am continually grateful for the opportunity to engage in leadership education with such bright and engaged students, faculty, staff and alumni. Without the support of all the students, facilitators, coaches, volunteers, donors, corporate partners and campus colleagues, we would not be able to accomplish the important work of the Center.

In the words of James McGregor Burns, “Leadership is the most observed, yet least understood, phenomena on earth.” We will continue to strive towards “seeking to be an internationally acclaimed provider of leadership education, research and practical opportunities for students.” Please stop by to see us if you are ever on campus!

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The Illinois Leadership® Initiative was established in 1999 with the belief that everyone can develop leadership skills. In 2002 the Illinois Leadership® Center (ILC) opened its doors to teach Illinois students the skills they would need to be effective leaders. We believe the best way to for students to learn is through education, experience, and reflection. The Illinois Leadership® Center does this by providing the following services at no cost to students:

i-Programs are day-long developmental training sessions where students deepen their understanding and ability to implement a focused area of leadership practice. These i-programs occur multiple times throughout the year, as well as during summer and winter breaks.

The Illinois Leadership® Center offers two types of workshops:

StrengthsQuest™

Students have the ability to assess their specific areas of talent using the StrengthsFinder personal assessment then have instruction from an Illinois Leadership® Center facilitator on how to turn those talents into areas of strength.

Alumni workshops:

Several times each semester, alumni are invited back to campus to share their practical expertise and advice with students on various topics for professional and personal success.

Servicesi-Programs Leadership WorkshoPS

What is the Illinois Leadership® Center?

Students engaging at an Integrity i-Program2

For students interested in making a deeper commitment to their development over the course of several semesters, the Illinois Leadership® Center offers a Leadership Certificate. The Certificate incorporates both academic and co-curricular educational experiences combined with the ability to apply learning in practical settings. Additionally, each student receives a leadership coach to assist them on their journey, and their accomplishment is celebrated during a Leadership Certificate completion ceremony.

Officially offered in the fall semester of 2011, and administered academically by the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, this 17-18 credit interdisciplinary minor is open to all students regardless of their chosen major or academic background. The minor consists of three foundational courses, a capstone course, and two context courses, all in the study of leadership. Students can currently select from 24 context courses, across 12 disciplinary areas.

Leadership Certificate Minor in Leadership Studies

Students celebrate completing the Leadership Certificate


Funded by a gift from Richard Cavenaugh(ENG ’82), and Timothy Cavenaugh (FAA ‘79) the Leadership Center library includes a comprehensive offering of leadership resources available for student, staff, and faculty check-out.

The Illinois Leadership® Center offers competitive paid professional internships funded in part by a gift from John Graf (BUS ’81). Additionally, the Center employs a team of graduate assistants and leadership paraprofessional staff to help coordinate administrative tasks and special projects.

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In the fall of 2014, four sessions of the Illinois Leadership Center’s Campus Conversations on Leadership were held. Over 261 students, faculty, and staff participated. The data collected on over 3000 post-it notes provided themes for competencies and approaches/practices to cultivate leadership on campus. As a result, the ILC Philosophy of Leadership Education was revised and renamed Leadership Philosophy at the University of Illinois. There will also be a new model of leadership featuring core competencies under the categories of self, team, organization and society.

2014-2015 Highlights:

Campus Conversations

Leadership and Diversity Summit

This year the ILC recruited a team of 14 faculty and staff members to serve as facilitators for our StrengthsQuest workshops. This team went through Gallup® training to become versed in StrengthsQuest and combined to help facilitate 97 workshops reaching over 3200 students. The creation of this group has allowed the ILC to reach more students and provide leadership education across campus.

StrengthsQuest

The Illinois Leadership® Center along with University Housing, McKinley Health Center, New Student Programs, Diversity & Social Justice Education, and paid in part by the Student Cultural Programming Fee, co-sponsored its third Leadership and Diversity Summit. The Summit, which had 107 attendees, focused on:

Evaluating the impact of one’s identities on their approach to leadership

Learning to process and digest being challenged to recognize one’s personal bias

Developing strategies to engage in and host conversations about difference

Leadership and Diversity Summit participant


LeaderShape® paper bag activity

Alex Bratton, CEO and Chief Geek of LexTech

The LeaderShape® Institute is a nationally renowned six-day program designed to teach students skills related to leading with integrity, creating a vision, and learning the importance of developing meaningful relationships. In January 2015, 56 students participated in the program. These students represented all academic colleges, and were involved in diverse student organizations.

Illinois LeaderShape® Institute

The ILC launched the #illinileaders video campaign this year, where we conducted interviews with students and administrators to discuss the importance of leadership and how it has positively impacted their lives. All of these videos can be seen at www.youtube.com/TheLeadershipCenter. The ILC also conducted focus groups with ILC program participants and non-participants to better understand the brand image of the ILC on campus.

Marketing InitiativesThe ILC hosted two alumni workshops this year. In the fall, former Director of Management Development with IBM, Jack Bowsher, spent an evening with students discussing the importance of leadership in rising to the executive ranks. In the spring, the CEO and Chief Geek of LexTech, Alex Bratton, gave a lecture on the importance of innovation and entrepreneurial leadership.

Alumni WorkshoPS

Faculty Fellows ProgramBeginning Fall 2015, the ILC will launch its newest initiative, the Faculty Fellows Program. The ILC Faculty Fellows Program is designed to support:

Original research on leadership

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Research which will advance the mission of leadership at Illinois

Faculty engagement with the Illinois Leadership® Center

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Overall Students Served and Impacted

11687 Total students served

78 Leadership Certificate completers

361 Active Certificate students

1206 i-Program participants across 14 i-Programs

56 LeaderShape® students

3200 Leadership workshop participants

5574 Individuals engaged during resource fairs

1212 Students in classroom/RSO presentations

i-Programs serve as the Illinois Leadership® Center’s signature programs. Each i-Program is focused on a specific set of leadership skills and is highly experiential, incorporating relevant leadership theory, cutting-edge pedagogy, and opportunities for discussion and reflection.

Focuses on transitional development, networking, mentoring, and coaching. Returning Illinois alumni serve as facilitators and coaches for this program.

The Impact of ILC i-Programs

Students Served

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Students at anILC i-Program

1 program212 students

“The significant focus on networking and building relationships in order to more effectively promote yourself. I also very much enjoyed the speech given by keynote speaker, Dr. Basu.”

– A male, sophomore student


Focuses on group and organizational development, systems thinking, project/program effectiveness, coalition building and how to lead change.

Focuses on integrity and leadership, investigates personal values and the intersections of values, morals, and ethics.

Focuses on interpersonal communication, to help improve how student’s work with others and understand their personal listening style to improve group dynamics.

Focuses on self-awareness and self-management skills, helps identify personal values and leadership philosophy while exploring personal strengths and social identities.

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Intersect Petullo Insight

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“I had a really great small group. The people that attend these workshops are always very friendly and willing to share.”

“It was a comprehensive workshop that gave us an opportunity to talk about our beliefs, challenge how we define certain concepts (like integrity and character), and recognize the important role that integrity plays in a leadership role.

“I learned a lot during listening styles. I always know what interests me more when listening to other people, but this time I have all the styles summarized for me and I think the booklet will benefit me a lot.”

“The StrengthsQuest did a great job of outlining my top five strengths, and gives me an impressive description that I can use at a job interview or mention in my resume.”

– A female, senior student– A female, international/freshman student

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DemographicsI-Program and Leadership Certificate Participation

Participation byRace, Ethnicity, andInternational Status

Participation by Academic Year

Participation by students in Leadership Center programs continues to be strong and diverse. Students who attended i-Programs or participated in the Leadership Certi�cate were representative of the overall Illinois, campus student population with regard to gender, race, class year, and home college.

Participation by Gender

Note: Campus numbers all come from Division of Management Information (DMI).

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7% 7%5%

Asian American

13% 12%

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Caucasian

32%

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Latino/a

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4%

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International

34%

44%

16%

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20%6%

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12%18%

17%

28%17%

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13%

21%

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Participation by College

i-Programs Leadership Certi�cate Campus

7% 9% 8% 7% 7% 6% 12% 25% 9%

16% 4% 8% 10% 1% 2% 11% 13% 22%

2% 2% 4% 26% 34% 35% 2% 2% 3%

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DemographicsI-Program and Leadership Certificate Participation

Participation byRace, Ethnicity, andInternational Status

Participation by Academic Year

Participation by students in Leadership Center programs continues to be strong and diverse. Students who attended i-Programs or participated in the Leadership Certi�cate were representative of the overall Illinois, campus student population with regard to gender, race, class year, and home college.

Participation by Gender

Note: Campus numbers all come from Division of Management Information (DMI).

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7% 7%5%

Asian American

13% 12%

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4%

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The Illinois Coordinating Committee (ILCC) is comprised of approximately 50 faculty, staff, and students who volunteer their time and skills to support the leadership development for Illinois students. Many faculty and staff volunteer their time as individual coaches and mentors for Leadership Certificate students, as well as serve as small group facilitators for our i-Programs and LeaderShape. During 2014 - 2015, the ILCC had five working groups to address the items in its charge which are listed below:

Illinois Leadership Coordinating Committee (ILCC)

Advancement

Inclusion i-Program

Leadership Development Model: Skills and Metrics

Leadership Research Community

Minor in Leadership Studies

Students hear from professionals on how to become great leaders during the IMPRINT i-Program


“Thank you!”

The Illinois Leadership® Center staff thanks them for their continued enthusiasm and help in providing quality leadership experiences for Illinois students!

Volunteers serving as facilitators for an i-Program

Over 530 Illinois faculty, staff, students, corporate representatives, and community members have supported the Illinois Leadership® Center through:

serving as lead and small-group facilitators at i-Programs

mentoring students as Leadership Certificate coaches

serving on the Illinois Leadership Coordinating Committee

Co-Chairs

Dave Rosch, ACES/Agricultural Education

Gayle Spencer, Illinois Leadership® Center, Director

Barry Dickerson, ACES/Advancement, Co-Chair

Mark Taylor, University of Illinois Foundation, Co-Chair

Erin Kirby, ENG

Karen Bender, Office of Corporate Relations

Michelle Hyde, Student Affairs Advancement

Jennifer Davis, U of I Foundation - Research

Travis Smith, Office of Vice Chancellor Inst. Adv.

Deanne Johnson, University of Illinois Foundation

Gayle Spencer, Illinois Leadership® Center

Jeff Yacup, Illinois Leadership® Center

Tara Earls Larrison, School of Social Work

Lisa Burgoon, ACES

Jennifer Follis, Department of Journalism

Kim Graber, Kinesiology & Community Health

Kari Keating, ACES/Agricultural Education

Laurie Kramer, ACES

Kristi Kuntz, Office of the Provost

David Lange, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Geoffrey Love, Business Administration

Daniel Newman, LAS

Alice Novak, Urban & Regional Planning


Robert Steltman, LAS

ILCC Coordinating Committee Members

Advancement

Faculty Advisory Committee to the Minor

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Chris Span, EDU, Co-chair

CC Suarez, ACES, Co-chair Gigi Secuban, OIIR Jewell White, BUS Arianna Holterman, The Career Center Mercedes Ramirez-Fernandez, LAS Jesse Thompson, ACES Kim Hodges, University of Housing

Jamie Singson, OIIR Carla McCowan, Counseling Center La Tanya Cobb, Illinois Leadership® Center

LaVontae Brooks, ACES

Marnie Clark, BUS Jelyssa Cooper, ACES Johnivan Darby, FAA Stephanie Gerstetter, LAS Nishant Makhijani, ENG Erin Markovich, LAS Jaylin McClinton, LAS Alyssa Neimark, AHS Joe Ortigara, LAS Peng Xuran, BUS Bingxin Zhou, BUS Gayle Spencer, Illinois Leadership® Center, Ex-officio

Inclusion i-Program

Student Advisory Council

Illinois Leadership® Center staff

David Lange, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Co-chair

Gail Rooney, The Career Center, Co-chair

Jim Dahl, BUS

Herb Jones, University Housing Karen Carney, LAS Kenny Importante, Asian American Cultural Center

Laurel Rosch, Illini Union Jared Eakins, Illini Union

Andrew Hohn, Fraternity and Sorority Affairs David Rosch, ACES/Agricultural Education


Leadership Development Model: Skills and Metrics

Jeff Loewenstein, BUS, Co-chair

Jenn Smist, University Housing, Co-chair

Ariel Avgar, LER

Dan Collier, EPOL

Jami Houston, Campus Recreation

Kirstin Phelps, Library and Information Science

David Rosch, ACES/Agricultural Education


Leadership Research Community


Rolls Royce has served as a valuable partner for several years. In addition to funding, several Rolls Royce employees have served as facilitators at i-Programs and are current Leadership Certificate Coaches.

Individual and Corporate Partner Support

Gifts from individuals and corporate partners are essential for the Center to sustain the growth of its programs and initiatives. With limited space in existing i-Programs, an expanding Leadership Certificate program, and a growing Leadership Workshop series, there is significant demand from students for opportunities to continue to expand their leadership competencies. To meet this demand, the Center is in need of additional financial support, which may come in the form of endowments and annual gifts. To learn more about the ways you can invest in the Illinois Leadership® Center, please visit our website at www.leadership.illinois.edu.

Rolls-Royce and Caterpillar provided funds which supported the Leadership Center’s programs. Their support allowed us to continue offering high-quality leadership development opportunities at no cost to students.

Corporate Partners

Caterpillar, Inc. began its partnership with the Illinois Leadership® Center in 2008 via the Brilliant Futures Campaign and continues to be a supporter of the Center. Caterpillar, Inc.’s support helps the Center reach a large number of students through the Workshop series, by providing the funding to purchase StrengthsQuest™ access codes.

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Anthony ‘Tony’ J. Petullo (Class of 1961, College of Business) has been a long-time advocate and supporter of the Illinois Leadership® Center. While Tony has made many gifts to the Illinois campus at large, his lead gift laid the groundwork for leadership at Illinois as we know it today. To recognize his investment in the leadership development of Illinois students, Tony was honored by having the Insight program renamed to the Petullo Insight program.

Richard Cavenaugh (Class of 1982, College of Engineering) and Timothy R. Cavenaugh (Class of 1979, College of Fine and Applied Arts). The Library contains over 1,000 popular press books, research texts, multimedia resources, and materials. Because of the endowment, the Center is able to provide the most recent leadership resources to the campus community.

John Graf (Class of 1981, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) was influenced by his experience as a working college student. Mr. Graf and his wife Maureen provided funds to endow a pre-professional internship program. The Graf Internship provides valuable leadership and organizational skills in a professional environment.

Tracy Glancy (Class of 1976, Liberal Arts and Sciences). An involved student in her time at Illinois, Tracy understands the benefits of leadership development for college students. Tracy has made a commitment to create the Glancy Leadership Endowment. These funds will ensure leadership development opportunities are available to all Illinoisstudents through the Center.

Jeffrey and LeeAnn Moss endowed the Jeffrey Moss Memorial Fund in order to recognize the work of campus collaborators working with the Leadership Certificate Program as they serve as Leadership Coaches. The Memorial Fund recognizes the legacy of Jeffrey Moss, who was known for his passionate support and mentoring of students.

Endowments

Tony Petullo

Richard Cavenaugh

John Graf

Tracey Glancy

Jeffrey Moss

i-Program participant reporting outto her team


Students at an i-Program

Christine AhnJoseph BarnabeeLouise Sadowsky BrockWillard BroomMichael BushmanRichard CavenaughJake ChenChristopher DillonMary Lynn EubanksSarah Havice-HarbinMatthew HelmsRobert HughesKristen JanickiEugene JendPeter KoburovLaura KofoidDavid LangeAdrienne Berman Lassman

Annual Donors - July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015

Lynette LimberisJennifer LonginoRyan MajeresKevin McColeKaren McPhersonSharon MerwinCraig MilkintJohn MungerCarol Bolek MuskieviczWayne Muskievicz Frances Voris MyersKim and Cortney NehlsSteven NieslawskiDanielle ParrilloNicole PolleyAnthony Petullo Foundation Inc.Francisco RoqueWalter Ruane

Adam SchwartzPaul StantonGail SternKaren TakeuchiAnnie TerrySara ThompsonRobert WallonFelix WangStoneleigh Foundation, Inc.Timothy WaynePeter WeitzelLarry WilsonCourtney WolffAnson WongDavid WongRui WuJian Zhou

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Gayle Spencer Director

La Tanya Cobb Assistant Director

Jeff Yacup Assistant Director

April Carter Assistant Director

Jennifer Frank Office Administrator

Jing TianM. Alex EvansFurqan HadiJelena PokimicaBradley Simmons

Louis BlancKelsey KovachStephanie RichartzSara Brumm

Danielle BurkleyTim CallahanLyana DelgadoAlex LakeHenry LiAmy LinAlison Mah

Professional Staff

Graduate Students

Graf Interns

Leadership Paraprofessionals

Presentations and Webinars by ILC Staff

Spencer, G.L. (2015). CAS: “What’s new and what’s useful; how to use it.” NACA National Convention, Minneapolis, MN.

Spencer, G.L. (2015). “Advising Student Organizations.” NACA National Convention, Minneapolis, MN.

Spencer, G.L. (2015). “Student Elections 2014: Critical Considerations: NACA National Convention, Minneapolis, MN.

Spencer, G.L., Smedick, W., and Higano, M. (2014). “Context Matters: Cultural Dynamics and Leadership Education.” International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Global Conference, San Diego, CA.

Spencer, G.L. (2014). “Leadership Matters: Unleashing the Power of the Paradox.” NACA Webinar. December 11.

Yacup, J., Smith, T., Walker, D., and Evans, J. (2015). “Making the Move to Mid-Management.” ACPA Convention, Tampa, FL.

Megha MathurJasmine McDowellJustin PokorneyRay WangMia XinDane Georges


Calendar of Events 2015 - 2016

Professional Involvement and Awards

IgniteSaturday, October 17, 2015Saturday, February 6, 2016Saturday, March 12, 2016

IntegritySaturday, October 10, 2015Saturday, January 30, 2016Saturday, March 5, 2016

Imprint Saturday, February 27, 2016

InsightSaturday, September 19, 2015Saturday, February 13, 2016

IntersectSaturday, July 25, 2015 - Summer Intersect Saturday, September 12, 2015Saturday, November 7, 2015Saturday, April 2, 2016

LeaderShape Sunday-Friday, January 10-Januray 15, 2016

Leadership CertificateWednesday, December 2, 2015Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Gayle Spencer serves on the Board of Directors for the Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS), as the representative for the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA).

Jeff Yacup serves on the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Commission for Administrative Leadership Directorate.

Gayle Spencer served as a judge for the written portion of the 2014 International Leadership Association (ILA) Case Study Competition.

Gayle Spencer received the 2015 NACA Founders Award, the association’s highest honor, given their time and talents to contribute significantly to NACA and the field of campus activities programming.

Student activity during INTERSECT

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