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Applications open for Virginia Management Fellows Program


Deadline to apply for 2021-2023 cohort is February 24, 2021


Volume 15 Number 5


February 2021


NSU receives grant from Sentara Healthcare & Sentara Health Plans


BY NSU NEWSROOM Sentara


Healthcare and Sentara


Health Plans has announced a $10 million investment, called The Sentara Healthier


Communities BY OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA


RICHMOND—The application period for the fourth


Management Fellows (VMF) cohort is now open, Governor announced today.


the VMF program, which provides salary and full state benefits, in partnership Public


with the School and International of Affairs


(SPIA) at Virginia Tech to meet state government’s needs for future leaders. The online


application is available


here, and the deadline to apply is Wednesday, February 24, 2021. “Through the Virginia


Management Fellows program, we are cultivating a new generation of leaders that will continue our legacy of exceptional


public service and


good governance,” said Governor Northam. “As previous and current Fellows have demonstrated, fellowship provides the mentorship


opportunities, this


skills, and


leadership and management training necessary to enter state government ready to tackle tough challenges and develop innovative solutions that will improve the lives of Virginians across our Commonwealth.” The General Assembly approved learning


the program, salary, and


benefit structure of the VMF. The program is designed to create a succession pipeline


to retire. During the for leadership


and management jobs in all branches of state government as employees continue


two-year fellowship, Fellows will research, study, and understand public administration theories and processes through seminars and lectures designed specifically for the Commonwealth. New this year, Fellows will also take a for-credit graduate


level leadership course in addition and in public


budgeting taught by professors at SPIA a


development certificate program. “The VMF program has proven


itself, and our Fellows are thriving in roles across state government,” said Secretary of Administration Grindly Johnson. “Right now, 27 agencies are supporting the VMF program, with more agencies onboarding to meet growing demand. The VMF program and this concept of current leaders


to completing management


Virginia Northam


The Commonwealth developed


preparing the Commonwealth’s future leaders is one of a kind in the United States.” “The


fourth cohort Norfolk State Fund to


bolster public health for underserved communities and support healthcare education. “The


University signals


the value that state agencies and the General Assembly place on the VMF program,” said Emily Elliott, Director of the Department of Human Resource Management. “Each cohort develops a network of future leaders helping to break down operational silos and create leadership coalitions in


the Commonwealth. We look


forward to seeing all the great things that our Fellows will do for the people of Virginia.” “The Virginia Management Fellows program is innovative in its theory-to-practice Leisha


approach,”


and Associate Director of SPIA at Virginia public


LaRiviere, Tech.


Commonwealth learning, faculty


and


Public-Private Social


“Fellows service leadership said


VMF Director develop


for the


coursework, mentoring, practitioner


and small group work. A continuing program


element community-based


through hands-on lectures, “P4”


is the Partnership with


a a


Purpose. Fellows research issues, develop


alternatives to address issues, design a project to meet defined needs, and fund and implement the project.” The


VMF program is a


destination for talent, inclusivity, and excellence that builds on equity and inclusion efforts to address diversity and eliminate disparities in access to state careers. The optimal fourth cohort


will talented, experience, be smart,


professionals who are diverse in thought,


dedicated, educational


education,


background, culture,


ethnicity, and place of residence. Applicants must have graduated on or after May 2018 from an accredited institution with a Bachelor’s degree or demonstrate proof of a May 2021 graduation date. Master’s, JD, or PhD degree holders who completed their


studies


community is grateful for Sentara’s commitment


to address health


disparities in Hampton Roads. We are proud and excited to collaborate with our community partners, Sentara, Old Dominion University, and Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters to address and proactively respond to


the health inequities Adams-Gaston. “This


million grant from Sentara Healthcare & Sentara Health Plans’ investment, which


will be used to further the


development of a joint School of Public Health, a collaboration between NSU and Old Dominion University (ODU). The grant also provides $2 million to ODU. Ultimately, this grant will enable NSU to proactively address the health inequities that impact Norfolk and the greater Hampton Roads Community. Additionally, NSU, ODU, and


impacting


those around us,” said NSU President Dr. Javaune


generous investment will enable us to expand and tailor our health sciences program’s focus to best prepare our graduates to meet the specific health needs of Hampton Roads. We look forward to collaborating


with the


Eastern Virginia Medical School, Old Dominion University, and Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters to facilitate


actions that will improve


public health in the communities that we serve.” NSU is proud to receive a $2


the Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) will have access to $3 million in collaborative grants that will allow all three institutions to jointly address health inequities and challenges faced by underserved populations and communities.


Sentara Healthcare and Sentara Health Plans is also committing $3 million


for community grants which


will be allocated to community-based organizations for collaborative efforts in addressing health inequities faced by underserved communities. During a time of national concern


for the health of all citizens, this grant allows NSU to be part of the solutions to public health inequities and challenges through


our health-related academic programs and civic engagement.


innovative, empathetic


after


May 2018 or are currently enrolled as students in degree-seeking graduate-level programs, are eligible. To learn more about the VMF visit


program, or contact llariviere@vt.edu. vmf.spia.vt.edu Leisha LaRiviere at


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