UNT is committed to developing leaders capable of catalyzing and sustaining change. The UNT Leadership Fellows program, founded in 2008, supports individual and organizational skill-building. Competencies such as increased self-awareness, confidence, broader thinking, relationship building, and interdisciplinary collaborations are a few of the key outcomes of the year-long program. Fellows participate in a broad range of activities such as:
Completion of projects assigned by senior administrators
- Meetings with senior-level administrators
- Participation in college-level leadership project
- Book read and discussion
- Leadership assessment
- Leadership development opportunities
Selection Process:
Current chairs, interim chairs, and other faculty members who show interest and demonstrate leadership potential are eligible to apply. Candidates must be nominated by their academic dean with the support of the home department chair. Selection will be based on the record of scholarship, significant university service, and/or strong leadership potential.
2023-24 Leadership Fellows
Mariya Gavrilova Aguilar
Senior Lecturer
Department of Management
G. Brint Ryan College of Business
Jorge Avilés-Diz
Professor
Department of Spanish
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Magdalena Grohman
Clinical Associate Professor
College of Applied and Collaborative Studies
UNT at Frisco
David Heetderks
Associate Professor and Chair
Division of Music History, Theory, and Ethnomusicology
College of Music
Jeonghyun Kim
Professor
Department of Information Science
College of Information
Rebecca Poynter
Senior Lecturer
Mayborn School of Journalism
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Allyson Rodriguez
Associate Librarian and Head of Collection Department
University Libraries
Yu (Kelly) Shi
Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration
College of Health and Public Service
Justin Watts
Associate Professor
Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services
College of Health and Public Service
Marissa Zorola
Principal Lecturer
Department of Merchandising and Digital Retailing
College of Merchandising, Hospitality, and Tourism