Team Leader Curriculum

Welcome to the NCWIT Higher Ed Learning Circles for Undergraduate Programs (LC-UP) 2025-2026 Cohort – we are so glad you’re here!

This document will serve as our “syllabus” for the year. The courses in this series are designed to support you as a change team leader.

Learning Circle Outcomes

The Learning Circles are an academic year-long, cohort-based program that is specifically designed to support faculty and staff in departmental strategic planning at their institutions.

By the end of the year, change teams and their leads will:

• Understand the NCWIT Undergraduate System Model and systemic change process,
• Be able to systematically assess their undergraduate computing program, and
• Develop an evidence-based strategic plan, tailored to their institutional context. 

Schedule of Learning Circle Cohort Meetings & Action Items

As noted in our materials and in the letter of support, we will have both synchronous meetings via zoom and asynchronous, on-demand modules. Given this format, your availability for and participation in the synchronous sessions is especially crucial! Past LC participants note that community-building with team leads at other institutions is a key benefit of the program.