Elon announces 2020-2021 Leadership Education Faculty Scholars

The Leadership Education Faculty Scholars program identifies, supports and recognizes faculty who are interested in incorporating leadership pedagogy in their courses.

Seven faculty members have been named Leadership Education Faculty Scholars. The program supports faculty members in a range of disciplines as they incorporate or enhance leadership pedagogy into their courses.

The 2020-2021 cohort of Leadership Education Faculty Scholars includes:

·        Lisa Buchanan—Associate Professor of Education

·        Yanica Faustin—Assistant Professor of Public Health Studies

·        Prachi Gala—Assistant Professor of Marketing

·        Wen Guo—Assistant Professor of Arts Administration

·        Prudence Layne—Associate Professor of English

·        Svetlana Nepocatych—Associate Professor of Exercise Science

·        Jonathan Poquette—Lecturer of Music and Director of Bands

During the application process, faculty scholars outline a course that they would like to create or modify to include a leadership component. Leadership education faculty scholars develop a poster presentation that highlights their courses that is presented during Celebrate Week in the spring. Once admitted to the faculty scholars program, faculty members receive support to develop their courses. Selections for the program were made by Elena Kennedy, interim Faculty Fellow for Leadership Education, and Melanie Bullock Harris, Director of the Center for Leadership.