Made to Lead

In this episode of Made to Lead, Michaela interviews one of the Assistant Directors of the Illinois Leadership Center, Clair Bryan. In this interview, Clair and Michaela discuss all things Leadership Certificate Program, as Clair oversees this ILC program. In sharing a bit of her journey through higher education both as a student and a professional, Clair and Michaela talk about the importance of...

In this episode of Made to Lead, Michaela interviews one the Pre-Professional Graduate Assistants for the Illinois Leadership Center, Amari Simpson. Throughout this conversation, Amari talks about the two ideas of sustainability and stewardship, tracing back their importance to his personal and professional growth throughout his time pursing higher education. In addition, Amari discusses how self-...

In this episode of Made to Lead, Michaela interviews one of the Assistant Directors of the Illinois Leadership Center, Cherise Marks. As the Assistant Director who oversees I-Programs, Cherise gives a short synopsis of each I-Program offered through the ILC, describes how the programs run, and details what students can expect to get out of going to an I-Program. Cherise and Michaela discuss the tr...

In this episode of Made to Lead, Michaela interviews one of the Assistant Directors of the Illinois Leadership Center, Marcus Kelley. In this episode, Michaela and Marcus talk about the Clifton Strengths assessment, which is a key component of Marcus' role as an ILC Assistant Director. Marcus and Michaela talk about the process of discovering your talents and strengths, why knowing your strengths...

In this episode of Made to Lead, Michaela interviews one of the Illinois Leadership Center Faculty Fellows, Dr. V Chunoo. Dr. Chunoo is an Assistant Professor for ALEC at UIUC; his ILC research proposal and project focuses on cultural responsiveness to leadership, namely in the classroom. By investigating how classroom instructors utilize their resources and specific teaching practices, Dr. Chunoo...

In this episode of Made to Lead, Michaela interviews one the Pre-Professional Graduate Assistants for the Illinois Leadership Center, Bianca Lopez. In part one of this interview, Bianca speaks about the work she does in overseeing the Education team for the ILC, which involves managing workshop requests, workshop facilitation, and curriculum design. Bianca discusses her favorite workshop, Dare to...

In this episode of Made to Lead, Michaela interviews Dr. Chadly Stern, one of the Illinois Leadership Center Faculty Fellows. Dr. Chadly Stern is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and his ILC research proposal and project focuses on the mental images that individuals create of leaders and the impact these images have on individual's personal perceptions of leadership. Michaela...

In this episode of Made to Lead, Michaela interviews Dr. Gayle Spencer, the Director of the Illinois Leadership Center. They take a deep dive into the history of the ILC and discover how the Center came to be what it is today. In addition, Michaela and Gayle discuss the ILC Leadership Competencies and Model, how each came into existence, and why they are so important to what they ILC does and how...

In this episode of Made to Lead, Michaela interviews Dr. Jasmine Collins, one of the Illinois Leadership Center Faculty Fellows. Dr. Collins is an Assistant Professor in the College of ACES, teaching specifically undergraduate courses in the Organizational and Community Leadership concentration. Her current research proposal and project focuses on the campus racial climate in the digital age; Dr....

In this episode of Made to Lead, Michaela introduces how the podcast came to be.  Through responses from the Illinois Leadership Center staff, she explores the question of, “why does leadership education matter?” and explains the 'why' behind this podcast.

Welcome to the Made to Lead Podcast, brought to you by the Illinois Leadership Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. We want to unleash your leadership potential, because the world needs better leaders.