BOONE, NC — Dr. Timothy J. Smith, Professor of Anthropology at Appalachian State University, is one of 24 University of North Carolina System employees participating in the University of North Carolina System’s third annual Executive Leadership Institute. . The program aims to prepare and develop the next generation of leaders for the UNC system. Smith is the first of his App State employees selected for the program.
In a letter of recommendation to Smith, Appli State President Sherri Everts wrote:
Smith said of the support he received from the university: In particular, he said his selection for the institute demonstrates Everts’ strong support of faculty and staff across his App State.
“This demonstrates President Everts’ commitment to expanding professional development opportunities for faculty, with a particular focus on strengthening the principles of shared governance. You should have a working knowledge of your roles and responsibilities as an employee of the constituent member institutions of the North Carolina system,” Smith said.
Starting in June and continuing through April 2023, the 10-month program is designed to empower participants to make an immediate contribution to the success of their institution and the wider UNC system.
Institute members gain an overview of the UNC system, its operations, and leadership opportunities, and receive executive coaching in individual and team settings.
As part of the program, key experts from across the UNC system will guide you through three learning modules designed to reinforce the expertise critical to success at the executive level. These interactive, experiential immersion modules — Executive Leadership, Team Leaders, and Corporate Leaders — offer a hybrid of virtual and face-to-face instruction through courses at North Carolina University of Agricultural Technology, UNC Chapel Hill, and UNC Charlotte. provided through of the program. Team and individual executive coaching components are offered in partnership with UNC Wilmington.
Upon completion of the program, participants will receive a certificate and will be given the opportunity to pay it forward as a mentor to future cohorts. This ensures that promising talent continues to develop and advance their careers throughout the UNC system.
About Dr. Timothy Smith
A professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arts and Sciences, Smith joined App State’s faculty in 2008. From his 2016 he will serve as Dean until 2021, during which time the faculty has grown into the largest undergraduate-only anthropology faculty. in the United States.
His teachings focus on the cultural politics of representation and indigenous movements, the cultural and political construction of knowledge, language and culture, contemporary Latin America, identity formation, and the practical application of theory/knowledge.
Smith is also the Director of the Honors Program in the Anthropology Department and has previously served on numerous leadership committees throughout the university. There, he advocated for academic support and ensured excellence in research-based teaching remains a priority for App State. .
He was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at the University of Arts and Sciences in 2015. Additionally, he has won the college’s 2012 William C. Strickland Distinguished Young Faculty Award and he has received the 2017-18 Jimmy Smith Distinguished Service Award. In 2019, he was one of six of his App State faculty to receive the Campus-Level Teaching Excellence Award awarded by the UNC system.
In 2016, Smith was selected to participate in the first Chancellor’s Academic Leadership Development Program (ALDP), which provides formal support and training to a diverse group of App State faculty in exploring and developing leadership competencies. I was one of nine members. This fall, Smith will serve as the President’s Senior Leadership Experience Fellow. This is an initiative that builds on the ALDP purpose and provides ALDP graduates with opportunities to further apply their leadership knowledge and skills on campus.
He holds a BA in Latin American Studies with a focus on Mesoamerican Linguistics and a BA in Anthropology from Tulane University, and an MA and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the State University of New York at Albany.
In addition to his role at App State, Smith currently serves as Vice President of the UNC Press Board of Governors. Since 2016 she has been on the Board of Directors.
Learn more about Smith’s teaching, research, scholarships and accolades.
For more information on the Executive Leadership Institute, please visit the UNC System website. A complete list of selected 2022–23 Institute participants is available from this UNC System news release.
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About the Faculty of Anthropology
The Department of Anthropology offers a comparative and holistic approach to studying the human experience. Anthropological perspectives provide a broader understanding of the origins and implications of physical and cultural diversity in the past, present, and future world. For more information, please visit https://anthro.appstate.edu.
About the College of Liberal Arts
Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) has 17 departments, two centers, and a boarding college. These units span the humanities and social sciences, mathematical sciences and natural sciences. CAS seeks to build a unique identity based on the university’s strengths, traditions and unique location. The university’s values are not only about serving the university and the community, but also developing, training, educating and retaining students as global citizens. More than 6,400 students are enrolled at the university. The university also has significant responsibility for implementing App State’s general education curriculum, and is thus deeply involved in the education of all of its students, including those pursuing majors at other universities. For more information, please visit https://cas.appstate.edu.
About Appalachian State University
As the best public undergraduate institution in the Southeast, Appalachian State University prepares students for purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and commit to their responsibility to create a sustainable future for all. . The Appalachian Experience fosters a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, grow holistically, act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. increase. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Appalachian is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system. Appalachian has approximately 21,000 students, a low student-to-faculty ratio, and offers over 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.