IPS Leadership Academy

On behalf of the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service, I am pleased to announce the launch of the IPS Leadership Academy, a two-year leadership training program for employees committed to the public service mission.

For the last week you received e-mail postcards touting this announcement from IPS. This really is a big opportunity for IPS employees, the chance to receive top-notch leadership training and to learn the ins and outs of the UT system, the institute and our agencies.

Any full-time IPS employee, who is committed to staying with IPS at least five additional years, is eligible to be nominated for the program. Employees may be nominated by their supervisors, agency directors, peers or they may nominate themselves.

Goals of the IPS Leadership Academy:

*To provide quality formal and informal training, mentoring, and coaching.
*To expand leadership capacity within the IPS organization.
*To promote sustainability of IPS and the goals of the organization.
*To promote succession planning for IPS.
*To create energy and vision for the future.
*To understand the culture and structure of the University of Tennessee system.

The inaugural class of the IPS Leadership class will be made up of 15 to 18 participants, who will meet for a week beginning in September. Following that initial session, participants will meet quarterly for up to two days at UT campuses and institutes across the state.

Deadline for nominations is June 11 and the inaugural class will be announced on June 25. I hope all of you will look over the application and consider submitting a nomination for the first ever class of the IPS Leadership Academy. Click here for more information.