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NDSU Administrators Accepted to Leadership Institute
North Dakota Ag Connection - 12/10/2019

Two North Dakota State University administrators have been selected to attend the fall 2019 Food Systems Leadership Institute (FSLI).

The two are Charlie Stoltenow, NDSU Extension's assistant director of agriculture and natural resources, and John McEvoy, a professor and head of the Microbiological Sciences Department.

FSLI is an executive leadership development program for academia, industry and government. The program enhances personal and professional development by emphasizing leadership competencies, skills for organizational change, and a broad, interdisciplinary perspective of food systems. The FSLI experience prepares a set of new leaders with the skills and knowledge necessary to invent and reinvent the food systems of the future and assume broader leadership responsibilities in their organizations.

"The FSLI program is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that allows me to interact with and learn from some of the brightest and most experienced leaders in agriculture," Stoltenow says. "It is also an opportunity to be confronted and stretched by issues facing agricultural systems and sustainability.

"My goal is to bring back new skills that help me provide solutions to complex and ever-changing challenges in agriculture," he adds.

During the FSLI program, participants work with expert instructors, leadership development coaches and an upper-level mentor to increase their leadership abilities. They meet with university, political and industry leaders and others who have advanced to the highest levels of leadership. The program combines leadership theory with practical experience, often in the context of food systems and higher education.

"An exciting aspect of FSLI is being part of a cohort of leaders with diverse perspectives on food systems," McEvoy says. "I plan to use my experience in FSLI to help develop interdisciplinary approaches to sustainably enhance food production."

The FSLI is a two-year program. Year one includes intensive executive education-style residential learning sessions at three university locations. Participants perform assessments to increase their self-awareness of their leadership style. The results are used to develop and implement a personal development plan, which participants prepare with the help of a professional coach. Participants continue to develop their skills through interactive distance learning between residential sessions.

During year two, participants apply what they have learned to develop and carry out an individual leadership project.

FSLI is an Association of Public and Land-grant Universities program. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation provides the initial funding. North Carolina State University is the host site, and The Ohio State University and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, are the residential sites responsible for the program's implementation.

Visit https://fsli.org for more information about the program.


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