Faculty & Staff
Dr. Leila Gonzalez Sullivan, Ed.D. Office: 310-N Poe Hall |
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Background
Ed. D., Vocational Education, 1979, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Ed. S., Adult Education, 1977, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
M.A., Spanish Literature, 1967, New York University, New York City and Madrid, Spain
B.A., English, 1965, Trinity College, Washington, DC
30+ years in community college administration, including presidencies at three colleges
Teaching
EAC 700 The Community College & Post Secondary Education
EAC 704 Leadership
in Higher Education
EAC 706 The College Presidency
EAC 717 Issues in Higher Education
Research and Selected Publications
Sullivan, L. G. & Haley, K. J. (In press). Using a retrospective pretest to measure learning in professional development programs.
Wiessner, C. A. & Sullivan, L. G. (2007). New learning: Constructing knowledge in leadership training programs. Community College Review,35(2), 88-112. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Sullivan, L. G. (2007). Preparing Latinos/as for a flat world: The community college role. Journal of Hispanics in Higher Education, 6(4), 397-422. Sage Publications.
Sullivan, L. G. (In press). Informal learning among women community college presidents. In D. R. Dean; S. J. Bracken & J. K. Allen (Eds.). Women in academic leadership: Professional strategies, personal choices: Vol. 2. Women in Academe. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
Phillippe, K. & Sullivan, L. G. (2005). National profile of community colleges: Trends and statistics, 4th edition. Washington, DC: Community College Press.
Sullivan, L. G., Reichart, D. L. & Shumate, D. (July 2005). Using campus climate surveys to foster participatory governance. Journal of Community College Research and Practice, 29, no. 6 , 427-444.
The Impact of the Knowledge Net: Connecting Communities, Learners and College [Report of the New Expeditions Initiative] (2004). Research study commissioned by the American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, DC.
Generations of leadership (February/March 2004). Community College Journal, 74, no 4, 35-37, 39.
[Review of the book Help wanted: Preparing community college leaders in a new century. New Directions for Community Colleges, no. 123]. (Winter 2003). Community College Review, 31, no.3. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University.
What’s the score: What trustees need to know about their college’s assessment program (Fall 2001). ACCT Trustee Quarterly, 24-25.
Community College Connections. Newsletter Editor, 2001 – 2002. NY: The College Board.
Four generations of community college leadership (September 2001). Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 25, no. 8, 559-571.
Service
Director of Graduate Programs, AHE (2006 – Present)
Director, NCCHC Leadership Fellows Program (2002 - Present)
Director, NCSU/ AHE Department Chairs Institute (2003 - Present)
Director, Executive Leadership Program for Community College Leaders (2006 – Present)
Executive Director, National Initiative for Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness (NILIE) - 2004 - Present; Co-Director 2002 - 2004
Collaboration with General Hugh Shelton Leadership Initiative on Faculty Leadership Program; Forums 2003 -2006
Member – College of Education Committee on Diversity, 2005 - present
Chair, Training and Development faculty position search - Spring 2003; committee member - various committees
Member, Higher Education Group, AHE Department - 2002 - Present
Member, Committee to Design Undergraduate Leadership Minor - 2003
Member, Martorella Awards Committee 2003, 2004
Organizer and moderator, Emerging Issues Forum Workshop - 2004
ACCE Department Coordinator, State Employees Combined Campaign - 2003

