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Wanda Lockhart, director of clinical reporting for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, will be the first recipient of a UTC Essentials of Leadership Certificate. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

Wanda Lockhart said she was honored when asked to speak about the program she has been participating in.<\/p>\n

Lockhart is the director of clinical reporting for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. She also is a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga student in the Essentials of Leadership Certificate program, the first undergraduate certificate program offered by the University.<\/p>\n

This August, she will also be a trailblazer\u2014as the first awardee of the certificate.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor personal reasons, it was important to me to be the best leader I can be not only myself\u2014but for the company and for the people that I\u2019m trying to mentor up,\u201d said Lockhart, who has worked for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee since 2010 following a 23-year stint at Cigna Healthcare. \u201cThe curriculum they selected is so relevant to today\u2019s conversations and the challenges that companies face. Their course curriculum is spot on.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven for someone who has an established career, this can build on that and develop those internal skills. Although you think you know a lot, you continue to learn\u2014and I think this fleshed it out. I would definitely recommend this to anyone to pursue this certificate.\u201d<\/p>\n

The online Essentials of Leadership Certificate program is intended for students in a wide range of career fields with an emphasis on innovative and effective essential skills and knowledge needed to solve problems, communicate clearly, resolve conflict and increase effectiveness in diverse environments.<\/p>\n

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Want to learn more about the Essentials of Leadership Certificate program and how to apply? Click here<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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Lockhart recalled first learning of the certificate program after being invited into a meeting involving her BCBS boss, Dr. Rodney Woods, and Dr. David Rausch, director of the UTC Learning and Leadership program and associate dean of the College of Health, Education and Professional Studies.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as I heard about the offerings for leadership, I was immediately intrigued,\u201d Lockhart explained. \u201cHearing about the curriculum and what they were planning to do aligned with what I wanted to do; I wanted to be was a better leader.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think for me, other than courses embedded inside the company at Cigna and BlueCross, this was the first time I got more exposure to those philosophies and that learning style that could help me develop my personal skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

To earn the undergraduate certificate, students must complete five 3-credit-hour courses. Four specific Learning and Leadership (LEAP) courses are required; the fifth course, said Dr. Beth Crawford, UC Foundation professor and Learning and Leadership program advisor, can come from anywhere on campus as long as it pertains to leadership.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor personal reasons,” Wanda Lockhart said, “it was important to me to be the best leader I can be not only myself\u2014but for the company and for the people that I\u2019m trying to mentor up.”<\/p><\/div>\n

In Lockhart\u2019s case, the \u201cperfect fifth course\u201d was offered this summer in the form of a Health and Human Performance class, Organizational Wellbeing, led by lecturer Bailey Payne.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was such a perfect match for her because she\u2019s at BlueCross BlueShield, and organizational wellbeing is a really big deal to BlueCross BlueShield\u2014and something applicable to other people as well. That fifth course is outside the LEAP discipline but still related,\u201d Crawford said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things we wanted to do was create an opportunity for people who don\u2019t necessarily need a degree but want to have those same skills. They want to build those leadership skills and they want a document to show that they\u2019ve done it. This Essentials of Leadership certificate was built to do just that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lockhart said several of her classes didn\u2019t apply just to leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey apply to humans,\u201d she said. \u201cJust being a better human being and being open to understanding different cultures and people.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was a great course. To me, it should be a required course for anybody exiting college at any level. It prepares you for the workplace, whether you lead people or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lockhart said she would encourage anyone interested in leadership to pursue the certificate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether you\u2019re leading people or projects, all of this is applicable. It doesn\u2019t have to be leading people in a management role. You could just be leading within a team, your community or your church,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you think of UTC, I think you think more of up-and-coming seniors out of high school, but to have the opportunity to even come into UTC and take these courses was just a great opportunity. LEAP is a great program to work with. They recognize that most of us are in full-time positions. We are adult learners\u2014not that young people aren\u2019t\u2014but we\u2019re a little further along, and they truly have worked well with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Added Crawford, \u201cShe\u2019s a great spokesperson for this program. Wanda knows a lot of people who may be interested in it and she\u2019s someone with a large amount of visibility. Word of mouth for us has been the best marketing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn More<\/h4>\n

Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n

Learning and Leadership programs<\/a><\/p>\n

Essentials of Leadership Certificate<\/a><\/p>\n

How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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