Engineering Leadership Fellows Program

About the program

The Engineering Leadership Fellows Program offers full professors from all faculty tracks (tenure, teaching, and research) an opportunity to work collaboratively with their engineering colleagues to:

Assess their leadership strengths and identify areas for growth

Explore various leadership pathways within the college and beyond (e.g., within CMU, professional organizations, leading research centers, etc.)

Develop the skills necessary to navigate organizational challenges and opportunities, including risk, change, and innovation

Each cohort of faculty Fellows will participate in monthly sessions and leadership coaching to explore different leadership pathways (e.g., in research, in education, etc.) and to develop the requisite knowledge and skills to succeed in a variety of leadership roles.

The Engineering Leadership Fellows Program supports the Center for Faculty Success’s mission to empower all faculty to be successful at all stages of their careers. Additionally, it supports the College of Engineering’s goals to:

Encourage a culture of leadership among engineering faculty

Expose engineering faculty to various dimensions of leadership

Eligibility

Full professors from all faculty tracks (tenure, teaching, and research) who have paid appointments in the College of Engineering are eligible to apply. Those individuals selected as Engineering Leadership Fellows must attend and complete all of the program components described under the “Program Structure” heading below.

Application and review process

Applications for the 27/28 cohort will open in Spring 2027.

Program structure

Engineering Leadership Fellows participate in a 9-month program that consists of required, monthly, in-person sessions as well as outside-of-session prework. Fellows should be able to commit approximately 6 hours per month, including all in-person sessions, to the program. The program structure with programming dates is provided below:

A kickoff retreat (full-day): Friday, September 11, 2026

6 monthly sessions: Fridays from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (lunch provided)

Dates: Oct. 23, Nov. 6, Dec. 4, Jan. 29, Feb. 26, Apr. 9

Approximately 1-2 hours of individual, out-of-session “pre-work” every month

Graduation event (full-day): May 7, 2027

Interactive leadership sessions consist of content delivery as well as group discussion, self-
assessments, case studies, and other activities. Session topics are expected to include but
are not limited to:

Academic budgeting and resource management

Building and sustaining educational ecosystems

Leading collaborative teams

Leading in times of uncertainty and change

Leading research teams and centers

Leading with values, decisiveness, and courage

Strengths-based leadership

Work/life integration

Contact information

If you have questions about the Engineering Leadership Fellows Program, please send them to
eng-cfs@andrew.cmu.edu. For information about other Center for Faculty Success programs, please visit our website.