Dr. Cheryl Price, associate dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences within the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering at the University of North Alabama, has been awarded a prestigious Mellon Fellowship to attend the HERS Leadership Institute.
The fellowship provides a full stipend for Price to participate in the nationally recognized leadership program on behalf of UNA. The HERS Leadership Institute is designed to prepare faculty and administrators for senior leadership roles in higher education through a curriculum focused on self-assessment, institutional knowledge, networking and practical application.
“My primary goal is to hone my leadership skills so I can better serve my school, college and the university at large,” Price said. “Over the last three years, I have learned the importance of reaching out to colleagues at other universities, and I am looking forward to expanding my network by meeting people working in higher education across the country.”
As part of the program, participants design and implement a leadership project intended to create meaningful change at their home institution. Price said she plans to develop a project that emphasizes collaboration and efficiency across the university.
“I am eager to work on a leadership project that will involve faculty and staff from CASE as well as colleagues from across the university,” she said. “I got into administration because I like solving problems and organizing, and I would like to work on a project that helps streamline processes so my colleagues have more time to focus on teaching and research.”
The Mellon Fellowship is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which promotes the arts and humanities nationwide. The HERS Mellon Fellowship is open only to faculty from humanities disciplines and is awarded based on demonstrated leadership potential and advocacy for the humanities.
The University of North Alabama is a comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through its colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; Business and Technology; Education and Human Sciences; Nursing and Health Professions. Located on a 130-acre campus in Florence, UNA serves the greater Shoals area and competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences.
