{"id":23855,"date":"2023-03-20T13:30:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T17:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/?p=23855"},"modified":"2023-03-20T14:04:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T18:04:18","slug":"furman-elevates-talent-development-launches-center-for-innovative-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/furman-elevates-talent-development-launches-center-for-innovative-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Furman elevates talent development, launches Center for Innovative Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

Furman University has launched the Center for Innovative Leadership<\/a> (CIL), a talent development initiative aimed at supporting mature and growing businesses in Greenville and the greater Upstate region.<\/p>\n

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Garrett Stern, Center for Innovative Leadership<\/p><\/div>\n

The CIL leverages Furman\u2019s expertise and community outreach already in play through four institutes on campus<\/a>, and combines that with key global partners to provide best-in-class leadership and business innovation programming, said Garrett Stern, executive director of the CIL. Stern came to Furman in August 2022 from the University of Richmond, where he built professional programs and forged community relationships for more than seven years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CIL is designed to meet professionals at any point along their journey,\u201d Stern said. \u201cWe aim to provide transformative learning that will alter career trajectories, whether through certificate programs, short courses or one-on-one coaching. We want to serve the broader Upstate community by doing what Furman does best, providing impactful education and building community leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n

To that end, Stern has developed strategic relationships with Global Leadership Services<\/a> in Spartanburg, South Carolina, UX Design Institute<\/a> in Dublin, Ireland and Peak Performance<\/a> in Richmond, Virginia.<\/p>\n

Global Leadership Services, an Upstate-based leadership development firm, is the preferred channel partner for the Center for Creative Leadership, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, providing globally recognized leadership curricula.<\/p>\n

Clemson Turregano, chief executive officer of GLS, said, \u201cFurman\u2019s Center for Innovative Leadership represents an exciting opportunity for the Greenville region. Together, we\u2019ll provide world-class leadership development, customizing programs to employers\u2019 needs, and allow participants to immediately test and use new leader skills in their workplaces.\u201d<\/p>\n

As UX Design Institute\u2019s first U.S. partner university, Furman will offer courses to foster business innovation and build tech talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cUX (user experience) and UI (user interface) design make up one of the fastest growing fields in tech,\u201d Stern said. \u201cThe partnership with UX Design Institute allows us to address a key talent need that aligns with the expertise found in our master of strategic design program. We\u2019ll be offering professional certificates for both UX and UI.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur mantra at the UX Design Institute is that everyone deserves meaningful and rewarding careers,\u201d said Colman Walsh<\/a>, chief executive officer of UX Design Institute. \u201cWe are delighted to partner with Garrett and the team at Furman to create opportunities for meaningful, rewarding and long-term careers in UX and UI.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CIL is working with Peak Performance to bring DEI leadership coaching and amp up Furman\u2019s long-running Women\u2019s Leadership Initiative, which debuted in 1998.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeak is proud to partner with Furman’s Center for Innovative Leadership on the Women’s Leadership Initiative. We are committed to the vision of the Center and thrilled to bring our high caliber coaches and services to the Upstate,” said Yuri Tuppince, founder and chief learning officer at Peak.<\/p>\n

Furman\u2019s reach into the Upstate runs deep through The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship<\/a>, The Riley Institute<\/a>, The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities<\/a>, and The Institute for the Advancement of Community Health<\/a>. The Center for Innovative Leadership is one more example of how Furman is committed to its mission of being Greenville\u2019s university.<\/p>\n

The CIL is currently accepting applications for the Women\u2019s Leadership Initiative<\/a>, which starts on April 27th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Visit the website<\/a> for more information on all of the Center for Innovative Leadership\u2019s program offerings or contact Stern at 864-294-3160, and garrett.stern@furman.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Under the direction of Garrett Stern, the CIL aims to support mature and growing businesses in the Upstate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":23866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,62,81,65,29,18,78],"tags":[479,990,1956,1955],"class_list":["post-23855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-centers-and-institutes","category-corporate-and-professional-development","category-innovation-and-entrepreneurship","category-institute-for-the-advancement-of-community-health","category-riley-institute","category-shi-institute-for-sustainable-communities","category-strategic-design","tag-leadership-development","tag-professional-development","tag-ui","tag-ux"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}