The Colman Inclusive Leadership Program seeks to enroll 30-40 research degree graduate students for an immersive three-day virtual program focused on providing participants with skills and knowledge that will support their development as leaders in graduate school and beyond. This program introduces participants to a range of practical skills, theories pertaining to leadership, and special topics relevant for application in both academic and professional contexts. With a varied format including readings, interactive group activities, case studies, and discussions, program participants engage in the following topics:

• What is Emotional Intelligence?
• Inclusion and Belonging – We All Want It, How Do We Get It?
• Inclusive Leadership Frameworks
• Conflict Management
• Culture – Power, Awareness, and Humility
• Leadership Visioning

In spring 2012, John and Jane Colman founded the Colman Family Endowed Fund for Leadership within Diversity Programs in Engineering (DPE) to establish the Colman Inclusive Leadership Program for Ph.D. students in engineering and other related STEM fields. In summer 2015, the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE) established a partnership with DPE to make the Colman Inclusive Leadership Program open to all Ph.D. and M.F.A. students from across all graduate fields at Cornell.