Management
Academy new for staff
Human Resources
Employee and Organizational Development has created a new Management
Academy, a comprehensive training program to provide current
and aspiring UNM managers with the knowledge and skills necessary
to successfully perform managerial duties. Interested applicants
are invited to apply.
What differentiates
the program from other managerial training and development opportunities
is that it is specifically focused on the challenges and responsibilities
of management within the University. The academy curriculum
is integrated, and a group of participants progress through
the program together.
Topics
to be covered include: essential legal, financial and human
resources issues, teamwork and team dynamics, creative problem
solving and organizational skills. Each participant will also
be part of a project team, which will research an assigned topic
and deliver a presentation.
Independent
study, homework and exemplary attendance will be required, along
with an open book final exam.
Upon completion
of academy requirements, participants will earn a certificate
that will help them meet new minimum requirements for certain
administrative management positions (Human
Resources column).
Julie Weaks
Gutierrez, vice president for Business and Finance, said, The
Management Academy is an excellent opportunity for staff interested
in developing a management career at UNM. We need managers who
are well prepared to meet the challenges ahead. The Management
Academy supports the needs of both the staff and the University
its a win-win!
Two groups
of 20 will take the program concurrently, beginning the last
week of January.
The nine-month
program will be scheduled during daytime work hours on average
two days per month. The program is free for UNM employees. Applications
are due Friday, Dec. 6.
For more
information, including a class schedule and application form,
log onto the EOD website at http://www.unm.edu/~hrinfo/ManagementAcademy.
Anne Mayer,
EOD training and development consultant, is project manager.
Call 272-7746.