Apply by Feb. 28 for The Manager’s Toolkit, a six-month development program for faculty and staff

The Office of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion invites faculty and staff to apply to The Manager’s Toolkit, a cohort program designed to support management skill development for new and experienced managers from across all areas of the campus community.

Applications are open now at this link. Please be sure to apply by the deadline on Monday, Feb. 28.

The program objectives are to cultivate adaptive management capacity, build a community of support, and provide tools and techniques that align with management best practices. This six-month program is capped at a cohort of 10 participants, with the aim of including diverse representation from academic and professional units.

Successful applicants will join monthly, whole-group training sessions, smaller group discussions, and one-on-one coaching sessions with the Director of Organizational Development and Training. These sessions will focus on participants’ individualized management development goals or current management challenges.

The spring-summer 2022 cohort will be offered in a virtual or in-person format depending on the needs of the participants. It is scheduled to begin in March; specific meeting dates will be arranged once participants are identified.

How to participate:  

1) Discuss with your supervisor your interest in participating in the program.

2) Complete the program application by following this link.

3) Your supervisor will be asked to complete a letter of support for your participation.

4) Once your application is complete, you will receive a notification outlining the program timeline and next steps.

Please contact Ginger Jurecka Blake at jureckag@newpaltz.edu if you have any questions about the program.