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Team Docendi : Bianca Boyd Joanna Hubbard Ashleigh Lewellyn Travis White. First Year Programs: Through the Lens of Leadership Theory. Organizational Introduction and History. Travis White. “To offer a foundation for student success”
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Team Docendi: Bianca Boyd Joanna Hubbard Ashleigh Lewellyn Travis White First Year Programs:Through the Lens of Leadership Theory
Organizational Introduction and History Travis White
“To offer a foundation for student success” • Works hard to frame student success through all lenses of the university, including the public affairs mission, also this year’s Public Affairs Conference theme, “Culture of Connectivity” The Mission of First Year Programs
Current Organizational Structure Mike Wood Karen Foster Joey Battelline Andrew Schussler Marlee Nutt Jon Stubblefield Molly Bunton
Permanent staff include administrative assistant, three graduate assistants, and student worker • In the fall semesters, the office oversees 70 GEP instructors that hold many positions throughout campus • Also common for the office to have a practicum student from the SAHE program Organizational Structure Changes
Marty Marty Mona Cassidy Mike Wood 2006 - Present 1994 - 2003 2003 - 2006 Director History
Directors • Leadership style • Common reader addition • Specialized classes Historical Changes
Leadership Approaches in First Year Programs Ashleigh Lewellen
Mike Wood, Director of First Year Programs • Connectedness • Input • Learner • Relator • Responsibility Signature Strengths
2 Styles - Directive -Supportive • Development Level Low -> High Situational Approach Recap
3 Phases -Stranger -Acquaintance -Partnership • In-Groups • Out-Groups Leader Member Exchange Recap
Effectiveness is contingent on leaders style and the right setting Contingency Theory
LPC score = 40 • Motivated by Task • Effective when -Good Leader-Member Relations -High or Low Structure -Strong Power Group Findings for LPC
Self Assessments - High Relationship Based -Very High Authentic Leadership Score • Perceived as trustworthy and believable by followers • Builds High Quality Relationships within FYP • Still Provides Effective Leadership Externally Leadership Conclusion
First-Year Programs Organizational Culture Bianca Boyd
Culture - learned beliefs, values, rules, norms, symbols, and traditions that are common to a group of people. • First Year Program Culture • Fostering Student Success • Innovation • Support • Respect/Trust for members in the organization Organizational Culture
Visible cultural artifact – Mission Statement • “foster[ing] student success by helping students articulate and achieve their academic and personal goals.” • Behavioral Norms/Rituals - one-on-one meetings and group staff meetings • Ceremonies - luncheons, graduations, other organizational milestones. Organizational Culture
Shared Values - The philosophy of First-Year Programs is echoed by the administrative assistant, graduate assistants, instructors and peer leaders. • Physical Layout – Graduate students are housed in a separate location from the director and administrative assistant. • “separate offices symbolizes the trust and confidence in her work” (M. Bunton, personal communication, April 30, 2012). Organizational Culture
Wood had no input in crafting First-Year Program’s mission statement. While he is supportive of fostering student success, it is apparent that the mission statement is not an entirely accurate portrayal of the mission of First-Year Programs. Organizational Culture Analyzed
Student Body First Year Program Staff Members portray First Year Programs as an organization dedicated to assisting students navigate through Missouri State University. Espoused content theme - the values of the organization • Student enrolled in GEP101 see First Year Programs as a waste of time. • Inferred content theme - what students do and how they interpret First Year Programs Organizational Cultural Analyzed
Leadership ↔ Culture Joanna Hubbard
“Constructing a new culture” -Mike Wood Relationship Based Strengths ↓ Supportive Encourages innovation Problem Solving Strategic Strengths ↓ Academic Affairs Public Affairs Mission Leadership → Culture
Public Affairs Theme 2011/12 “Culture of Connectivity” • Espoused culture / Inferred culture Culture→ Leadership
First-Year Programs ↓ Missouri State University ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Family Community Workplace Nation LIFE AFTER MISSOURI STATE