Here IS what our fellows have said about the program:

“Cockcroft has expanded my horizons and provided me with new found knowledge and skills but the greatest take away is my new professional network of colleauges and friends. “ - Thayer McGee, PhD, RN, Class of 2015-2016 Dean, University of South Carolina Aiken

“One valuable tool I have learned is to ask more questions versus making declarative statements while trying to resolve conflicts.” - Mary Tanner, RN, MBA, CPHQ, Class of 2015-2016 Clinical Outcomes & Systems Improvement Manager Lexington Medical Center in the Center for Best Practice

“As a Cockcroft Fellow, I developed leadership and political skills that prepared me to impact healthcare and higher education in positive, meaningful ways. In addition, I am now confident to negotiate in complex systems effectively.” - Sharon F. Beasley, PhD, RN - CNE, Class of 2007-2008 Associate Director Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Atlanta, GA

“Becoming a Cockcroft Fellow was an important turning point in my leadership jour-ney. I discovered the importance of self-awareness. Understanding one’s strengths and opportunities makes all the difference in the ability to successfully lead others.” - Carolyn Swinton, MN, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE , Class of 2003-2004 Chief Nursing Officer Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC

“As a nurse entrepreneur, I credit Cockcroft for providing me the tools, techniques and coaching to facilitate my profession growth and development as a leader. One word to describe my experience is TRANSFORMING!” - Loretta Manning, MSN, RN, GNP, Class of 2003-2004 President, I CAN Publishing, Inc., Duluth, GA

“More than twenty years after completing the program, I continue to draw on the knowledge and leadership lessons learned during my fellowship year. It was an in-valuable and memorable experience.” - Janis P. Bellack, PhD, RN, FAAN, Class of 1995-1996 President and John Hilton Knowles Professor MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston MA

Contact Us!For further information or questions about the

Amy V. Cockcroft Nursing LeadershipDevelopment Program:

Phone: 803-777-3039E-mail: NURSAVC@mailbox.sc.edu

Web: http://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/nursing/cen-ters_institutes/center_nursing_leadership/index.php

AMY V. COCKCROFTPhyllis Kritek, RN, PhD, FAAN iis a Conflict Engagement Specialist & Sole Proprietor of courage. She is a sought after speaker and consultant on conflict resolution, organizational development, leadership development, gender and diversity communications, generational relationships, and globaliza-tion.

Janet Krejci, PhD, RN, CNAA, is the Provost and Vice Presi-dent for Academic Affairs at Illinois State University. She is a nationally known expert in nursing leadership development, nurse retention, workforce diversity, and enhancement of acute and long term nursing care.

Michael Bleich, PHD, RN, FAAN, FNAP is the Maxine Clark and Bob Fox Dean and Professor at the Goldfarb School of Nursing and the President of Barnes-Jewish College in St. Louis, MO. He is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker on nursing trends and issues in leadership, health sys-tems, and policy with nursing, public, physician, and gover-nance audiences

Jerry Mansfield, PhD, is the Chief Nursing Officer, Univer-sity Hospital and the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He has over thirty years of progressive leadership expe-rience in both for-profit/non-profit and inpatient/outpatient settings.

Jenny Maxwell, MS is a public speaking coach, independent writer/director & producer with 30 years of professional ex-perience, writing, producing media and presenting workshops and classes. She is a faculty member of The Buckley School of Public Speaking in South Carolina where she teaches public speaking, writing and media training.

Betty Parker, CPLP is the President of Sharper Development Solutions, Inc. She is a nationally known speaker, facilitator and author in professional training and coaching and leader-ship development.

Lydia Zager, MSN, RN, NEA-BC is the director of the Amy V. Cockcroft Leadership Development Program at the Uni-versity of South Carolina College of Nursing. She is a na-tionally known expert in faculty and student education and leadership development

Nursing Leadership

Development Program

The South Carolina Center For Nursing Leadership

College of NursingUniversity of South Carolina

MEET The faculty

The Amy V. Cockcroft Nursing

Leadership Development Program

is ONE OF the first of it’s kind in

the nation. Established in 1994 by Amy V. Cockcroft, the founding dean of the College of Nursing at the University of South Carolina, the program has evolved to prepare nurse executive leaders to meet the increasingly urgent demands of today’s health care organizations. This progres-sive leadership program will advance a leader’s ability to lead and navigate complex organizations and work effectively with interdisciplinary teams.

“We must continue to develop

strong nursing leaders that

are not afraid to make a

difference …who have a voice

and understand that they

play an important role in our

communities, legislation, and

the financial arenas in our

workplace.”

– Amy V. Cockcroft

Become an Amy V. Cockcroft nurse fellow and join the elite group of 170 plus nurse fellows from across the nation.

ELIGIBILITY• Minimum of a Master’s degree in nursing or a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing actively pursuing a masters or doctorate degree• Signature endorsement from official agency or institution sponsor• Letter of recommendation showing evidence of potential to advance in leadership positions• Commitment to complete a leadership project as part of the program• Financial support from personal resources or sponsorship from an institution, organization or other benefactor

Please submit the following documents online or by mail:

• Completed application form• Current resume or curriculum vitae• Letter of recommendation reflecting your potential to advance in leadership positions• Signature of endorsement from an official representing the sponsoring institution or organization• Written statement of desired personal outcomes from the program

For application information, visit us on line at http://www.sc.edu/study/col-leges_schools/nursing/centers_institutes/center_nursing_leadership/index.php or call 803-777-3039.

The deadline to submit an application is January 15 annually. Note: Enrollment in the class is highly selective. A maximum of 20 applicants are selected per class.

Cost

The registration fee includes accommodations, course materials, and some meals. Travel arrangements and transportation costs are the responsibility of the individual participant and are not included in the registration fee. Please see website for details of program costs.

Initial support was received from the Amy V. Cockcroft Endowment, a gift from the first dean of the University of South Carolina College of Nursing. Financial support from sponsors defrays a significant portion of program costs.

Selection

Fellows will be chosen by a selection committee on the basis of actual and potential leadership contributions, recommendations, and endorsement from the sponsoring institution or organization. The Amy V. Cockcroft Nursing Leadership Development Program does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, physical ability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or creed.

Advance Your Leadership

The Amy V. Cockcroft Nursing Leadership Development Program will provide you with proven skills, strategies, and techniques for success as a healthcare leader. This visionary program provides a critical foundation for leading through periods of change, building partnerships and circles of influence, and forging collaborations. The program will help you develop competencies in organizational communications, applying systems concepts, resolving and negotiating conflict, and developing al-ternative models of leading, managing, and following in lateral versus hierarchical systems. Individual and group coaching throughout the program will prepare you for the challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities of advanced leadership posi-tions in practice and academia.

During the program participants will:

• Expand your boundaries of leadership through self-awareness, circles of influence and visionary strategic thinking. • Leverage your work at a higher level using system thinking concepts with highly effective organizational and personal communications. • Resolve and negotiate conflicts with mastered communication skills and self-reflection.• Challenge traditional linear thinking to successfully lead in today’s global, complex, and evolving healthcare environment. • Plan and implement an interdisciplinary project that illustrates application of acquired leadership and supports the recommendations of the IOM Report on the Future of Nursing.

Program Format

The yearlong program includes five intensive, three-day sessions held in Columbia, S.C. The faculty members are nationally known leaders in nursing, health care, and public policy. Individual and group coaching throughout the program will prepare you for the challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities of advanced leadership positions in practice, academia at the local, state and national levels.

Continuing Education and Graduate Credit

The Center for Nursing Leadership is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. You may also qualify to earn graduate credit through the University of South Carolina.