Center For Global Leadership
The Center For Global Leadership champions curricular and co-curricular leadership development in cooperation with Academics, Student Life, Athletics, and HR to advance the ORU mission : To develop Holy Spirit-empowered leaders through whole person education to impact the world.
Key Center Functions
- Champions leadership across campus as a member of the Leadership Oversight Committee
- Engages faculty and students in a dynamic exchange on the questions of leadership development for the 21st century from a Spirit-empowered perspective
- Helps shape and demonstrate a vibrant Spirit-empowered leadership ethos that equips students to impact the expanded Tulsa community and ultimately the world
- Embraces new technologies to bring leadership to bear in creative and transformative ways
- Envision and drive the leadership degrees of the future
- Advances university capacities to serve globally as the premier University for Spirit-empowered leadership development
- Fundraising capacities : Superb communication; relationship building; donor planning and implementation; individual and group presentations; and tracking and measuring effectiveness, among others
- Promotes Spirit-Empowered Leadership through original college research and publications
- Contributes to preparedness of ORU students and graduates to discover and implement solutions for the world's greatest challenges
- Works toward establishing a global network of Spirit-empowered leaders
- Contributes to the meaning and importance on Whole Person (Spirit, Mind, and Body) Spirit-Empowered Leadership for faculty and students
- Advances academic programs through Global Leadership Badges, Micro-credentials, and Degrees
Duties and Responsibilities
Develop, execute, and advance all components for this dynamic new university Center, in the context of the university mission and University 5-Year Adaptive PlanEquip a diverse student population to understand and grow in personal and spiritual leadership capacities-with an emphasis in global awarenessWork with the Leadership Oversight Committee to increase student capacities to recognize and respond to the greatest challenges of the day, through engagement, experiential learning, and hands-on leadership practice labsUses independent judgement to develop and execute a comprehensive co-curricular leadership development program (with strategic business plan) in coordination with goals and objectives driven by the University 5-Year Adaptive PlanDemonstrates Spirit-empowered leadership with strong analytical, problem-solving, strategic planning, and implementation skills with minimal supervisionPresents bi-annual co-curricular training workshops and seminars for ORU faculty and staff to strengthen leadership development through teaching, student advising, mentoring, service projects, and internships, etc.Plans and organizes leadership development conferences and events for ORU students, as well as prospective studentsTracks and partners with national and international leadership organizations in ways that build the university leadership brandAdvises on current university on-campus and online leadership majors and minors while recommending new badges, micro-credentials, degrees, and certificates that target market demandOversees the incorporation and development of student assessment goals-created in conjunction with faculty, colleges, and the Leadership Oversight CommitteePresents bi-annual co-curricular workshops and seminars for ORU faculty and staff to strengthen leadership development through teaching student advising, mentoring, service projects, and internshipsServe as representative of the Center to prospective students and families at University-wide recruitment eventsProvide supervision to Center fellows / graduate assistants, and student workersCreate baseline of student leadership development, track progress, and ensure database maintenanceProvide oversight for a Center flagship publicationDesigns and facilitates leadership development workshops and conferencesBuilds an effective team of leaders within the Center by providing guidance and coaching to staff / subordinates, and develops and maintains exceptional Christian relationships with all constituencies of the universityActively participates in events and assigned duties that support the mission of the universitySpeak on behalf of the university and guest lecture, upon request to constituentsSome travel, as well as evening and weekend work may be requiredOther duties as assignedRequirements
In-depth knowledge of leadership principles and best practices, including cross-cultural leadership experienceOutstanding record of leadership knowledge abilitiesProven thought leadership in an academic, organization, or ministry contextTrack record developing successful programs, strategies, and plansExcellent communication (oral and written)Experience in developing academic programsGraduate degree minimum in relevant fieldEqual Employment Opportunity :
Oral Roberts University promotes equal employment opportunities for all individuals regardless of differences in race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.