Joyce Maring, Ed.D., DPT, PT, program director for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Health Care Sciences, and associate professor of physical therapy and health care sciences at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), was among an elite group of 31 academic women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics who recently completed Drexel University’s Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering (ELATE) Fellowship Program.
ELATE at Drexel is a collaborative project of Drexel University and Drexel University College of Medicine. The intensive one-year, part-time program focuses on increasing personal and professional leadership effectiveness, leading and managing change initiatives within institutions, using strategic finance and resource management to enhance organizational missions, and creating a network of exceptional women who bring organizational perspectives and deep personal capacity to the institutions and society they serve.
Maring was nominated for the fellowship by Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D. ’81, RESD ’85, vice president for health affairs, Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, and dean of SMHS. She began the year-long program in May 2015 with online assignments and community-building activities. Throughout her fellowship, Maring was mentored by Joseph Bocchino, Ed.D., M.B.A., senior associate dean for health sciences at SMHS. As part of the program, fellows participated in three week-long in-residence sessions, where they enhanced their knowledge and skills in the business practices of higher education, project management with diverse stakeholders, and effective communication on a variety of leadership platforms.
