Mentor Component
The Millennium
Leadership Initiative Institute prepares the
next generation of executive leaders in higher education. There are two
components to the Institute. The first is an intensive four-day program
of lectures and pertinent sessions that informs and advises the protégés
about executive leadership at colleges and universities. Upon
completion of the Institute, each protégé is assigned to a current or
former president or chancellor as a mentor.
This mentoring component is the centerpiece
of the MLI program.
It is comprised of a yearlong protégé-mentor-relationship with a
president of chancellor. There are frequent face-to-face meetings,
personal consultation, evaluation of career options, and development of
strategies for achieving the protégés career objectives. During this
experience the protégés remain in their current position with their home
institution.
Mentors will:
- Invite protégés for a campus visit to “shadow the president or
chancellor,” including meetings with senior staff and key external
community leaders;
- Provide protégés counsel and assistance to identify career
development and leadership opportunities in higher education;
- Serve as a liaison to connect protégés to other pertinent
individuals and resources as needed; Assist protégés to advance their
leadership role in higher education;
- Assist protégés to refine and implement a professional development
plan for their career;
- Provide an evaluation of the yearlong experience; and
- Notify the Director of the MLI, in a timely manner, of any problems
or difficulties.