Curriculum -- Teams

HLI Teams

Teams play a key role throughout the Leadership Institute. We’ve placed you in teams based on information you provided in your application. Descriptions of each team can be found below. You will receive your team assignments shortly before the start of your session.

Throughout the HLI, you will be asked to work with your designated team during synchronous and asynchronous activities and discussions. These teams are an opportunity to build stronger relationships with your fellow participants and a valuable resource as you work through assignments and materials and after the HLI concludes.

HLI Core Knowledge Areas

Institutional Awareness: insight from participants with experience in similar roles, institutions, and aspirations.

Networking: connecting participants through similarities, offering networking, and mutual mentorship opportunities.

Self-Knowledge: different perspectives or lenses for session and capstone and signature work discussions.

GEOGRAPHICAL REGION (GEO): Often a “backstage” team, these teams are based on participants’ home institution geographic region, helpful for connecting to those from other campuses. The purpose of this team is to give alumnae someone to potentially call on within the same time zone after the Institute. These teams influence housing assignments during the spring and summer and sometimes meal tables during the academic year Institute.

CAPSTONE and SIGNATURE WORK: LEADERSHIP PROJECT (PRO): Participants with similar Capstone and Signature Work (as described in the application) are teamed to serve as resources for one another. (When/if a project changes mid-Institute, team assignment does not change. There is value in staying with your original team because the project changes likely resulted from their suggestions.)

LEADERSHIP ASPIRATIONS (LA): These are the smallest teams, of only 2 - 3 people at similar stages in their careers with similar goals and leadership aspirations (as reported on the Institute application). Smaller teams offer opportunities for mutual mentoring after the Institute.

ROLE and RESPONSIBILITY (R&R): Based on participants’ similar titles as well as discipline, specialty, or responsibility. Often, these team members have similar questions as one another, while offering a comparison of experience, such as during Capstone & Signature Work discussions.

INSTITUTION TYPE (IT): Teams based on the type of institution where participants work (public, private, for-profit); institution category (doctoral, masters, baccalaureate, associates); institution special designations (religious affiliation, professional school, historically black college or university, etc.); and total student enrollment. Participants will note mission, vision, and core values across institutions with the same Carnegie classification.