LIFT Collaboration

Program Overview

Cleveland State University’s new Leadership & Innovation Fellows for Transformation (LIFT) Program is an opportunity for faculty and staff to explore how they can create the conditions for positive change by learning about and practicing leadership and innovation. Through this program, Fellows will expand their capacity to drive innovation in their respective fields and across the institution.

Presented by The Beth E. Mooney for Transformative Leadership and the Weston Ideation Lab, the LIFT Program is an eight-month intensive, highly-focused opportunity for up to 12 Fellows, combining engagement with internal and external leaders and innovation theory research with opportunities to practice what is learned in the higher education environment. An external field trip will connect Fellows to best practices and showcase innovation. Download our flyer here

Attendance Requirements 

Participants are expected to attend all sessions and be present while the group is in session. We encourage 100% attendance but recognize this may not always be possible. Schedule conflicts must be communicated in advance.  

Program Schedule

Program Kick off Leadership and Innovation and
Introduction to LPI: Leadership Practices Inventory

Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location TBD

Leading Teams, Collaboration, Change Management 

Friday, February 28, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location TBD

Leadership in Action Project Introduction and Leadership Challenge

Friday, March 28, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location TBD

Lean Problem Solving and Design Thinking Through the Higher Education Lens 

Friday, April 28, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location TBD

Off-Site

Friday, May 16, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location TBD

Leadership in Action Teamwork

Friday, August 29, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location TBD

Business Acumen and Inquiring Leadership

Friday, September 26, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location TBD

Leadership in Action Team Presentations and Lunch 

Friday, October 24, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location TBD

Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue
Julka Hall, Room 110A
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Campus Location
Cleveland State University
2485 Euclid Avenue
Julka Hall, Room 110A
Cleveland, Ohio 44115