UH Librarian Selected for Harvard Leadership Institute
Christina Gola was accepted to the Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians.
Christina Gola, head of Liaison Services for instruction and outreach at the University of Houston Libraries, was accepted to the Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians.
The Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians is a distinguished program designed to equip library leaders with the tools and insight necessary for strategic response to emerging institutional and informational needs. The program also provides participants with the opportunity to assess their leadership strengths and weaknesses in an engaging environment.
“I was drawn to the Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians because of its stated purpose of helping library leaders ‘respond to a rapidly shifting competitive landscape,'” Gola said. “This aligns with the current challenges we are facing at UH Libraries. By attending this institute, I will learn leadership strategies that can help me be proactive in adapting to new roles and services, which will allow me to become a more effective leader within UH Libraries, across campus, and within the profession. I also look forward to meeting new colleagues from across the nation and broadening my professional network.”
Gola has served in her current role since 2011, in which she provides leadership for the Libraries’ instruction and outreach program, while co-managing and mentoring the Liaison Services group. Prior to her appointment at UH, Gola was the coordinator of undergraduate instruction and outreach, and assistant professor, at Texas A&M University Evans Library. She is actively engaged in professional activities, serving on a number of committees at campus, state and national levels, and is currently the chair of the Libraries’ strategic planning team. She has widely published and presented on a number of topics related to instruction, information literacy, assessment, and leadership.
“I am so pleased that Christina Gola was selected for the Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians,” dean Lisa German said. “The institute will address planning, organizational strategy and change, and transformational learning, and Christina’s participation in this prestigious program will enrich her capabilities in leading initiatives both at the Libraries and university-wide.”