Supervisor Boot Camp provides Mason’s new supervisors with need-to-know information while connecting them to fellow supervisors. This program is offered virtually and in-person throughout the year (see below). Enrollment is open to Mason employees who supervise at least one direct report.

Agenda items include:

• Hiring and onboarding
• Payroll
• Benefits
• Performance management
• Employee relations
• Classification and compensation
• The ADA and creating an inclusive workplace
• Employee engagement, well-being, and flexible work
• Effective meetings
• Coaching and communication skills

This program is designed to provide essential information in a supportive cohort learning environment, with opportunities for participants to reflect, network, and learn from one another.

Program Structure

This program is offered three times a year in the following formats:

• Spring (virtual): 5 x 3-hour sessions over 10 weeks
• Summer (in person): 3 consecutive full days
• Fall (in person): 5 x 3-hour sessions over 10 weeks

Registration

To view upcoming dates and/or register, please log in to MasonLEAPS.

The Emerging Leaders Supervisor Series (ELSS) is a 15-month cohort program designed to provide support as you develop and practice new leadership skills with your team while deepening your understanding of Mason policies. The goals of ELSS are to support participants as they:

• Develop a leadership mindset
• Create and implement a vision for their own leadership and their team
• Lead a high-performing team
• Learn tools and strategies to grow their self-awareness, relationships, and communication skills, which will support the objectives above.

Topics covered over the course of the program include:

• Emotional intelligence
• StrengthsFinder
• Hiring and onboarding
• Classification and compensation
• Performance management
• Employee relations
• Crucial conversations
• Employee engagement
• The ADA, benefits, and absence management
• Coaching skills for supervisors
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
• Change management
• Working through conflict

In addition to the curriculum, participants work with assigned workplace coaches to set goals related to their growth as a leader. Each participant will complete a developmental project and will have the opportunity to work with peers across the university to learn more about the institution and to build a network of fellow supervisors.

The next cohort of this program will launch in 2024, with application dates TBD. To inquire, please contact Jennifer Beck-Wilson at jbeckwil@gmu.edu.

Please visit the Leadership Legacy Program page for more information.

The Administrative Professionals Certificate Program (APCP) is for Mason employees who are in administrative support roles and who want to learn ways to make their job more productive, efficient, and rewarding. Through training and networking opportunities, the APCP gives participants a chance to build or strengthen their network of professional resources. In addition to supporting new admins, the APCP can also help those already in administrative positions to improve their skills, strengthen their resumes, or transition into new positions. Participants will gain insight into Mason's administrative procedures and receive a certificate at the end of the program.

Participants will customize a learning plan based on their job goals. Possible sessions include:

• Scheduling
• Finance/purchasing
• Human Resources
• Communications

To begin the program, please sign up for an APCP Orientation session. Please contact Bridget Peabody at bpeabody@gmu.edu with any questions about this program.

To register for an upcoming session, login at masonleaps.gmu.edu

For detailed directions on registering for training, or managing MasonLEAPS, please view the job aids on the Courses tab.

The DAP Program invites existing Academic Advisors to further build on their Mason advising experience. The five-module training series will provide a cohesive curriculum centered around topics related to advising approaches, university resources, current trends and tools, and more.

For More Information

For more information, please visit the Mason Academic Advisor Network (MAAN) website or email maan@gmu.edu.

Sponsored by the Mason Academic Advisor Network.