A full-day retreat featuring special topic sessions, led by university leaders, to introduce the many resources available to you as a leader at Duke.

Karsh Alumni & Visitors Center

This annual day-long program provides leaders of departments and units with the opportunity to learn about the broader university context and to engage with fellow leaders.

Event Schedule

Tuesday, August 20

Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:55 a.m.             

Welcome

8:55 – 9:00 a.m.    

Abbas Benmamoun, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement         

Opening Remarks

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Jerome Lynch, Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering

Informed Leadership: A Look at Demographics & University Organization

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.       

Sherilynn Black, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Mohamed Noor, Executive Vice Provost    

Leadership Skills and Styles: Knowing Yourself as a Leader

10:00 – 10:45 a.m.        

Sim Sitkin, Michael W. Krzyzewski University Distinguished Professor in Leadership
Maria Wisdom, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement

Break

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.

Managing People & Complex Situations as a Department/Unit Leader

11:00 – 11:45 a.m.

Moderated by Abbas Benmamoun, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Jessica Kuchta-Miller, University Ombuds
Sumetrice Porter, HR Director in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Neera Skurky, Associate University Counsel

Finance and Administration

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

David Bowersox, Vice Provost for Finance & Administration

Networking Lunch & Conversation With Provost Gallimore:
Faculty Hiring & Retention and the Higher Education Landscape

12:15 – 1:45 p.m.

Group Photograph

1:45 – 2:00 p.m.

Break

2:00 – 2:15 p.m.

Creating the Culture You Want to Lead

2:15 – 3:00 p.m.

Sherilynn Black, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Kimberly Hewitt, Vice President for Institutional Equity
Jay Pearson, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Sanford School of Public Policy

Well-Being as a Cornerstone for a Healthy Unit

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Moderated by Shana Lassiter, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Gary Bennett, Dean of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Tom Szigethy, Director, DuWell and Associate Dean of Students

Panel of Experienced/Former Department & Unit Leaders

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.

Moderated by Emily Bernhardt, Chair and James B. Duke Distinguished Professor, Biology
Jen’nan Read, Chair and Professor of Sociology
Shai Ginsburg, Chair and Associate Professor of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
George Truskey, R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Reception

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Remarks by President Vincent Price