Purpose

The objectives of Leadership UD are as follows:

• expose participants to broader university issues and how UD "works" formally and informally;

• increase participant engagement with the University's mission, including an emphasis on its Catholic and Marianist heart;

• explore leadership, leadership in higher education, and leadership at UD;

• provide participants with access to ideas and people that shape the future direction of the University and higher education;

• enhance the ability of participants to look at the University as a system;

• empower participants to make further connections with colleagues across units and expand their networks;

• provide opportunities for participants to engage in self-reflection and explore what it means to lead;

• involve not only participants, but also mentors and session facilitators in conversation and projects around issues important to our future.