Sheila K. Perkins, Ed.D.

Dr. Christine Harrington, Ph.D.

Check In/Breakfast

Mastering Self-Leadership: Empowering Yourself for Excellence.

Guest Speaker: Sheila K. Perkins, Facilitator, 'The Leadership Challenge'

In this session, we will discuss how leadership helped to execute an operational vision to increase student retention in STEM majors.  Twenty-five years (including over 18 years as a department head) and thousands of students later that vision is still unfolding.

Leadership Helped to Increase Student Retention in STEM Majors

MCCC’s Tutoring Services transformed the traditional tutor role through creation of a tutor leadership team to design projects that make tutoring more conducive to student needs. Learn from this team how to redesign and expand job duties to develop leadership.

Take Me to Your Leader: Redesigning & Expanding Job Duties to Develop Leadership

Session I

Higher education faculty serving in administrative positions must balance the often incompatible interests of the various campus units they serve—senior administrators, other faculty, staff, and students. Let’s explore the mindset and leadership qualities necessary to make a successful, smooth transition. 

Transitioning from Faculty to Administrator: Challenges and Opportunities

Information Technology lacked cohesiveness with departments functioning as siloes and a lack of communication internally and throughout the College. Transformational strategies and organizational changes resulted in a collaborative environment removing the siloes resulting in greater efficiencies and improved services.

Breaking Down the Siloes

Session II

Lunch

Leading at All Levels to Promote Student Success 

Guest Speaker: Dr. Christine Harrington, Associate Professor and Program Co-Coordinator, Ed.D. in Community College Leadership, New Jersey City University

Considering a move from faculty to administration? This session will discuss the expectations new administrators should have when they move from colleague to supervisor and discuss how they can leverage their previous relationships to assist them in accomplishing organizational objectives.

Manage Expectations When Considering A Move From Faculty To Administration

Hear how MCCC’s President’s Leaders Academy has enabled several participants to personally manage their growth in their position and gain exposure college-wide through participation in this program. You will also hear how a project from the academy is attempting to improve communication.

MCCC’s President’s Leadership Academy Produces Leaders that Give Back to the Institution

Session III

Phil is a High School Assistant Principal, former Elementary Principal, Leader2Leader mentor, and doctoral candidate. Here how he has learned to make the most of his leadership in any situation.

Leadership is Messy

Middle management has been given a bad reputation. These leaders have been challenged with meeting the demands higher management and their own team. While acting as a liaison between all parties, middle management needs to effectively collaborate and communicate with multiple levels of stakeholders to create balance in an organization. They are the first line of defense for new initiatives and an integral part of the feedback process for new projects. In this presentation, we will discuss communication and organization methods on effective middle management strategies.

3rd Annual Leaders Symposium at Mercer County Community College

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Hosted at Mercer County Community College

Featured Speakers

Sheila K. Perkins, Ed.D.

College professor, business owner, business consultant

Dr. Christine Harrington, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at New Jersey City University