FSLI Scholarship - NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV

Project Director
Dole, J.

Recipient Organization
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV
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RALEIGH,NC 27695

Performing Department
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Non Technical Summary
The Food Systems Leadership Institute (FSLI) offers leadership development to upper-levelleaders in higher education, government, and industry. The FSLI provides Fellows withstrategies to handle the leadership challenges and opportunities for the future. The programdevelops or reinforces a series of core leadership competencies identified by a team of top-level leaders, including university presidents and chancellors, and leaders from industry and the non-profit sector who understand the requirements of food systems leadership. These professionals offer a wealth of understanding about leadership and the food system to help the Fellows gain a better understanding of their leadership potential. The two-year FSLI experience includes three week-long residentialsessions, personal leadership coaching, mentoring, individual leadership projects, a personal development plan, and distance learning activities.NIFA has a mutual interest with North Carolina State University (NCSU) concerning the development of upper-level leaders in higher education, government, and industry to prepare them to meet challenges and opportunities for a 21st-century food system. As such, NIFA willsupport NCSU in their administration of the FSLI. The purpose of this grant is to establish a cost-reimbursable agreement between NIFA and NCSU to support recruitment and participation in the FSLI program through scholarships to minority-serving institutions.

Animal Health Component

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Research Effort Categories

Basic

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Applied

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Developmental

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Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
902	0001	0001	100%

Knowledge Area
902 - Administration of Projects and Programs;

Subject Of Investigation
0001 - Administration;

Field Of Science
0001 - Administration;

Keywords

university leaders

food systems

leadership

organizational change

Goals / Objectives
This portion will be set aside to help any fellow from a minority-serving institution that may bein need of financial assistance and would not be able to pay the FSLI tuition/registration fees andthus would not able to participate otherwise. These scholarships will help ensure that programattendance is diverse. Three participants at $27,273 per year in Year 1-2.

Project Methods
N/A - this is a scholarship program.

Progress 09/15/23 to 09/14/24

Outputs
Target Audience:This program is for College and university leaders at the Department Head level (or equivalent title) or higher. These funds will allow leaders from minority-serving institutions to participate in the program with no financial barrier. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Yes, the support of NIFA and the intent of these funds has been shared with the FSLI community. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Three Fellows from minority-serving institutions are be able to participate in and soon successfully graduate from the FSLI program.

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