The Student Success Network is thrilled to announce the application period for the 2023-24 Middle Leadership Academy will open on August 1. Cal Poly Humboldt’s Center for Teaching & Learning invites cross-functional faculty, staff, administrators, and students to reply with their interest in joining the Cal Poly Humboldt team. 

The Academy is grounded in a problem-based learning model that motivates participants to "lead from the middle'' as they explore and apply strategies to support equitable student learning, engagement, progression, and success on their campuses. 

Campus teams identify equity issues related to student success and conceptualize innovative strategies to specifically improve outcomes and opportunities for historically under-served student populations in the CSU. Teams may bring their own unique equity problem (e.g. “success of students in parenting roles”) and/or align their project with the CSU Chancellor’s Office Graduation Initiative 2025 priorities such as re-engaging and re-enrolling underserved students and promoting equitable practices to reduce DFW rates. See Session Dates & Locations below for more information about team commitments. 

Please contact the CTL with your interest or questions at ctl@humboldt.edu and or 707/826-4461 by no later than August 15.

Middle Leadership Academy Session Dates & Locations

Team Launch Meetings: November 2023 held at home campus

Session 1: February 7-9, 2024 held at Sacramento

Session 2: April 3-5, 2024 held at San Diego

Final Presentations: May 10, 2024 held virtually

Additional Convenings: Registration is free for all CSU faculty, staff, and administrators

September 8, 2023

Join us for a virtual conversation Your Power in Middle Leadership: What does it take to create equity-focused change?

Exploring how middle leaders can move reforms, even on campuses without complete buy-in and from positions of constrained authority. In this free convening, we’ll explore strategies used by other campuses in the CSU, as well as the types of decisions leaders make throughout the change process.

October 6, 2023

Join us for a virtual exploration Making the Re-enrollment Priority an Equity Strategy

How middle leaders can create re-enrollment strategies that equitably support students once they come back to campus. We’ll explore strategies used by other campuses in the CSU as well as similar universities across the country. We will also have time for Q&A to support your thinking about how to apply these strategies to your context.