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Fellows of the Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program (SEC ALDP) are expected and encouraged to serve in senior leadership roles at their home SEC universities with goals of personal and institutional development. At Texas A&M, these former fellows have undertaken projects in specific areas of their interest to move the university forward while further strengthening their leadership experience.

2024-2025 Previous SEC ALDP Fellow Projects

Eligibility

To qualify for a previous SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellow development project, applicants must be/have:
  • Alumni of the SEC ALDP

  • Currently employed at an SEC university

Application/Selection Process

Each year, the SEC ALDP liaisons submit one previous fellow candidate from each of their universities to the SEC staff. Nominated candidates will be reviewed by all of the SEC ALDP liaisons who will then select up to two previous fellowship participants for the academic year.

To be considered for a development project, individuals must submit the following in one PDF file via email attachment to the Faculty Affairs Awards Program (AwardsPrograms@tamu.edu):

  • Faculty Name
  • Faculty Title
  • College and Department
  • Faculty Email Address
  • Campus Mailing Address
  • Office Phone and Cell Phone Numbers
  • Curriculum Vitae (No more than 10 pages, Highlight administrative responsibilities)

Individuals must also submit statements addressing each of the following (200-500 words for each section):

  • Describe the nature and scope of the development project;
  • How the development project would benefit the fellow;
  • How the development project would benefit the fellow’s home institution; and
  • Which SEC university or universities the fellow wishes to visit and why. Fellows should not contact the SEC university or universities they wish to visit. (Up to three SEC institutions may be visited but candidates should provide at least twice the number of universities to allow for alternate locations. The SEC ALDP liaisons will collaborate in determining final host universities for fellowship recipients.)

If selected, individuals will be asked to submit, for publicity purposes, a complete biographical sketch limited to 500 words and a current professional head shot (color; JPEG format; 300 dpi resolution and no less than 1500x2000 pixels).

 

Participation Expectations and Report

Development project recipients have one full academic year to complete their project, beginning on July 1 and concluding no later than June 30 of the following year.

The final report topic is to be agreed upon by the development project recipient and their Provost as described in the application. The report is due no later than the first day of classes (after the project concludes) at the home institution, as listed in the university academic calendar. The development project recipients should submit their reports to their home institutions’ SEC ALDP liaison, who will ensure it is delivered to the SEC, the host university and the Provost of the home institution.

Bursary

The Southeastern Conference will provide an award bursary of $2,500 to each previous fellows' home institution (no more than two per year) to be used for travel, living or other expenses. Any additional costs will be borne by the fellow or the fellow’s home institution. All development project recipients will remain on salary at their home institutions.