Kansas State University and the Staley School of Leadership has proudly hosted the James R. Coffman Leadership Institute for more than a decade. The Coffman Leadership Institute (CLI) is an investment in the development and leadership practices of faculty and unclassified staff at K-State – across all campuses.
The program provides a unique opportunity to refresh and enhance leadership practices and knowledge through in-person programming. The Coffman Leadership Institute serves as a launch point for continuous leadership development, professional networking, and empowerment of Kansas State University professionals. Recent programming has been during summer months.
Though this program is traditionally offered each summer, we are excited to announce CLI will be hosted in January (8-10), 2025, with the goal of serving faculty and unclassified staff who may not be able to participate in summer programming.
To facilitate this programming, we will be sharing more information about the nomination process, and call for nominations deadlines, which will be announced in September 2024.
The purpose of the Institute remains:
- Provide an opportunity for participants to refresh and develop their leadership skills in a safe yet challenging learning environment.
- Provide an opportunity for networking and interdisciplinary cooperation for faculty and staff.
- Infuse Kansas State University with more empowered faculty and staff leaders.
Participation in CLI is meant to provide additional support to the building of key university partnerships and relationships across units and support the development of insights about leadership practices personally, and with teams.
For questions about the 2025 Coffman Leadership Institute, please email Tracey Hurt with the Staley School of Leadership at leadership@ksu.edu or Megan Eakin with Human Resources at meganeakin@ksu.edu.
