"FSLI was a life changing experience. I am a different person after being a part of this group. Everyone in a leadership position deserves to be a part of this program."

"The FSLI is by far the best leadership development experience I've had, and I've been through several over the course of my career."

"I see continued growth and strength in leadership skills and preparedness. [Our Fellow] has shown great vision and the skills and fortitude to bring about real change to his organization and has become a leader among the Deans and Directors."

"The program has been very stimulating and most rewarding. It has far exceeded whatever hopes I might have had"

"The FSLI absolutely helped me understand the issues of change, and styles of involvement in the change process. I am taking the knowledge and the process and I am applying it."

"It gave me a much broader scope and more confidence by helping me see my leadership style"

"I have gained an appreciation of the complexity of the challenges facing leaders at higher levels of university administration and also the sense of my own abilities and skills."

"[Our Fellow] seems more polished in interactions; more engaging of others"

"The thing that I got... was the urgency of the issue. The urgency to address these issues..."

"I gained a broader sense of the context and complexity of the food system."

"The FSLI program is an important step toward assisting higher education leaders to move to the next level."

"[Our FSLI Fellow] has developed more confidence in administrative abilities. He has a unique ability to deal with a wide range of personalities and opinions and move to logical outcomes"

"It's broadened my horizons considerably... it's had an impact on my thought process for future programming"

"I am including broader perspectives on food systems..."

"[Our Fellow] was successful as an internal candidate in a national search for [a] Director position, despite being a change agent and having to do difficult things as the Interim Director. That is a significant achievement. I am sure that the FSLI contributed positively to that success. I believe that he is well on the way to being ready for even more senior positions"