Higher Ed Administrator, Consultant
Leah Sciabarrasi, Ph.D.
Hello! Welcome to my personal site and Leader Log. You’ve landed in the right place if you want to know more about me or my thoughts about organizational leadership and planning. By day, I am the Associate Dean of Business at Excelsior University. I also consult on accreditation and planning. Some of the work I’ve been privileged to work on in my career includes strategic planning, accreditation, online learning, recruitment, K12 partnerships, community engagement, and faculty development.
Areas of Expertise
Higher Education
I have over 15 years of experience in higher education, serving in various faculty and administrative roles with experience and expertise in online learning, faculty development, accreditation, K12 bridge programs, community partnerships, and strategic planning.
Accreditation
I’ve led accreditation initiatives at both college and K12 levels. I currently consult with high schools on their accreditation, and I’m well versed in Middle States college and K12 accreditation. I’ve also served on visiting teams at the K12 level.
Leadership
Throughout my career, I have served in various leadership roles pioneering online learning, overseeing faculty, collaborating with community leaders, and galvanizing strategic planning initiatives. My research interests include discovering innovative ways leaders can be more effective.
Planning
Planning is a passion of mine. I’ve led strategic planning initiatives at institutions, helped high schools to carry about accreditation action plans, and taken point on department goal projects. My research interests include discovering ways technology can enhance organizational effectiveness.
Leader Log
Lessons Learned from the Accreditation Process
Educational accreditation is the approval from an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to...
Where Do We Teach People About ‘Wicked Messes’?
I was privileged to have a conversation with the great Ian Mitroff recently. After hearing him speak at the International...
2022 Leadership Trends
I had the pleasure of attending the International Leadership Association Global Conference in D.C. last month. A few...
The Innovative Habit
This post compares the act of innovation to the act of creativity and suggests that an innovative habit can be just as...
Leah’s Work
Presentation: The Innovative Habit
The Innovative Habit by Leah Sciabarrasi 2022 This presentation was given at the International...
Dissertation: Finding Erich Jantsch’s Five Crucial Innovations: A Study of Four Small Colleges
Research Questions To explore the problem, the following research questions were addressed: To what extent are Erich...
Article: Five Crucial Innovations: A Method of Studying Evolutionary Change in Small Colleges
In ‘Integrative Planning for the “Joint-Systems” of Society and Technology—The Emerging Role of the University’, Jantsch...
Article: New Models of Higher Education: Unbundled, Rebundled, Customized, and DIY
Our chapter: Ever Upward: Building an Ecosystem to Support and Validate Lifelong Learning (Scott Dolan, Michele Paludi,...
The Quiet Ganesh: Finding Erich Jantsch
Dr. Erich Jantsch has been described as an astrophysicist, an author, a businessman, an astronomer, a conservationist, a consultant, an engineer, an evolutionary theorist, a forecaster, a futurologist, a humanist, a lecturer, a music critic, a philosopher, a physicist, a scientist, an urban planner, founder of the ‘big history’ concept’, a pioneer in systems and futures thinking, and one of the six founding members of the Club of Rome. His books and publications range from technological forecasting to evolution. In particular, his last book, The Self-Organizing Universe, has been influential in the interdisciplinary fields of biomimicry, holism, co-evolution, and self-organization. He was an occasional advisor to about twenty governments, several international organizations, and research institutions. This book, The Quiet Ganesh, is the start of a biography of this expansive man. Use the button to the left to buy the book and read more about Erich Jantsch here >>
STRATEGIC PLANNING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING!
Strategic Planning is Dead, Long Live Strategic Planning!, is a podcast original from Manifoldo. This series presents new ideas for planning and measuring your organization’s progress.
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Leah’s Ancestry
I am both Sicilian and Polish. I’ve spent quite a few years documenting my family lineage, in some cases back to the 1600s. I am proud of my heritage and grateful I get to live this lifetime.
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