The American Council on Education (ACE) announced that Angela Webster, associate vice president for Institutional Diversity and associate professor of Leadership Studies at the University of Central Arkansas has been named an ACE Fellow for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Established in 1965, the ACE Fellows Program is designed to strengthen institutions and leadership in American higher education by identifying and preparing faculty and staff for senior positions in college and university administration through its distinctive and intensive nominator-driven, cohort-based mentorship model.
Forty-six Fellows, nominated by the senior administration of their institutions, were selected this year following a rigorous application process.
“I am joyful that I have this rich opportunity to study higher education with a diverse group of higher education leaders from a variety of colleges and universities across the U.S. and other nations that also have multifarious missions,” Webster said. “I look forward to the potential, the possibilities and the promise that this opportunity affords.”
The program combines retreats, interactive learning opportunities, visits to campuses and other higher education-related organizations, and placement at another higher education institution to condense years of on-the-job experience and skills development into a single year. During the placement, Fellows observe and work with the president and other senior officers at their host institution, attend decision-making meetings and focus on issues of interest. Fellows also conduct projects of pressing concern for their home institution and seek to implement their findings upon completion of the fellowship placement.
At the conclusion of the fellowship year, Fellows return to their home institution with new knowledge and skills that contribute to capacity-building efforts, along with a network of peers across the country and abroad.