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Leadership Doesn't Have To Be Lonely: Creating Cross-Institutional Community, Jerry Schnepp, Lisa K. Hanasono, W. John Koolage, Mary-Jon Ludy, M. Elise Radina, Jolie A. Sheffer Mar 2023

Leadership Doesn't Have To Be Lonely: Creating Cross-Institutional Community, Jerry Schnepp, Lisa K. Hanasono, W. John Koolage, Mary-Jon Ludy, M. Elise Radina, Jolie A. Sheffer

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Presenters and participants will build communities of support through engaging in interactive co-writing surrounding shared challenges, opportunities, and solutions for academic administrators as servant leaders.


Transitions Of Self: Assuming Or Leaving A Chair Role, Denise Bullock Mar 2023

Transitions Of Self: Assuming Or Leaving A Chair Role, Denise Bullock

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

We experience multiple transitions throughout our lives. Transitioning from faculty to chair is one of those key transitional moments in which our sense of self shifts with the change in role. Participants will work through a series of exercises to discover, analyze, and plan for that transition of self.


An Ounce Of Prevention: Conducting Effective Candidate Background Checks, Jonathan Kremser Apr 2020

An Ounce Of Prevention: Conducting Effective Candidate Background Checks, Jonathan Kremser

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

This session will address the often-overlooked component of the faculty search: effective background screening of short-listed applicants. Case studies of insufficient background checks will be discussed, and practical resources will be provided to participants that will help them avoid the endless energy draining task of managing conflict.


New Chairs Boot Camp, Margaret A. Thomas-Evans, Chera A. Laforge, Katie Chaney Apr 2020

New Chairs Boot Camp, Margaret A. Thomas-Evans, Chera A. Laforge, Katie Chaney

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Many chairs take on their role without any formal training, which leads to frustration and dissatisfaction. We developed a boot camp to provide initial onboarding and orientation for new chairs. In this session, we provide an overview of our program, which focused on strategic enrollment management and department administration.


Constructing An Effective Annual Departmental Report, Laurie Henry, Richard Wilkens Apr 2020

Constructing An Effective Annual Departmental Report, Laurie Henry, Richard Wilkens

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Departmental strategic needs are wide-ranging placing increased demands on chairs to broaden their roles. To meet growing strategic demands, chairs must systematize the gathering of pertinent analytics and information. This workshop identifies important items to include in annual departmental reviews and how to leverage data towards positive departmental change.


"The Multidisciplinary Chair, Discussing Strategies And Tactics For Success.", Daniel Jorgensen, Pamela Brouillard Apr 2020

"The Multidisciplinary Chair, Discussing Strategies And Tactics For Success.", Daniel Jorgensen, Pamela Brouillard

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Participants will discuss specific strategies and tactics that can help in successful leadership of a multidisciplinary department.


Interim Leadership Positions: The Kobayashi Maru Of Academia?, Alisha Ortiz, Julie A. Ray, Victor R. Wilburn, Melissa Odegard-Koester, Jeremy Ball Mar 2019

Interim Leadership Positions: The Kobayashi Maru Of Academia?, Alisha Ortiz, Julie A. Ray, Victor R. Wilburn, Melissa Odegard-Koester, Jeremy Ball

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Leading a department through a transition such as reorganization or restructuring is difficult. When the unit leader is in an interim position, this is even more complicated. This presentation will be led by faculty who were all in interim leadership positions during major transitions in leadership, restructuring, and staff layoffs.


Impementing Self-Study Review Feedback, Margaret A. Thomas-Evans, Denise Bullock Mar 2019

Impementing Self-Study Review Feedback, Margaret A. Thomas-Evans, Denise Bullock

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Department Chairs who are writing a self-study or program review will benefit from this session on implementing self-study review feedback and learn how to leverage feedback to argue for new hires, additional resources for projects, and support for worthwhile initiatives.


Communication, Collaboration And Commitment: Overcoming Conflict With Engaged Leadership, Charles P. Gause Mar 2019

Communication, Collaboration And Commitment: Overcoming Conflict With Engaged Leadership, Charles P. Gause

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Leadership is the ability to build and sustain high performance teams to achieve identified goals. Communication, Collaboration and Commitment are specific elements central to the survival and effectiveness of successful teams. This interactive presentation provides participants with a framework and solutions for being an engaging leader who resolves conflict.


Talking To A Disgruntled Faculty Member, John R. Hamilton Jr Mar 2019

Talking To A Disgruntled Faculty Member, John R. Hamilton Jr

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Talking with disgruntled department members can be frustrating. This presentation discusses how Crucial Conversations training was used to help faculty and staff learn to communication more effectively with supervisors and peers. Selected techniques will be discussed with workshop participants.


Cutting-Edge Policies And Services For Addressing Campus Sexual Violence, Merle Weiner Mar 2018

Cutting-Edge Policies And Services For Addressing Campus Sexual Violence, Merle Weiner

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The #MeToo movement and the Trump administration’s changes to Title IX guidance have raised new issues, questions, and demands regarding how colleges and universities should be addressing sexual and gender-based violence on their campuses. Within this milieu, it is worth considering some of the new policies and services that can improve a campus’s response to sexual and gender-based violence. In particular, this session will explore emerging best practices, including alternatives to universal mandatory reporting as well as programs that provide legal services to student survivors. Time permitting, this session will also touch upon such hot topics as the burden of …


Breaking Through The Sexed Glass Ceiling: Women In Academic Leadership Positions, Sheila Smith Mckoy, Dawn Michelle Banauch, Keisha Love, Susan Kirkpatrick Smith Mar 2018

Breaking Through The Sexed Glass Ceiling: Women In Academic Leadership Positions, Sheila Smith Mckoy, Dawn Michelle Banauch, Keisha Love, Susan Kirkpatrick Smith

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

In 2009, Patterson, Kirschke, Seaton and Hossfeld revisited the ongoing conversation about gender inequity and inequality in higher education. Their work entitled Challenges for Women Department Chairs (New Prairie Press, 2009) focused on the numerous gaps – salary, promotion, discrimination, harassment -- that define women’s experiences in academic leadership. The emerging trends in academia still suggest that the work that they started in 2009 continues to be a vital concern for women in academic leadership positions. Very little research exists in relation to the intersectional conversations that need to occur when these gendered gaps are coupled with other aspects of …


Strategies For Writing A Self-Study And Conducting A Site Review, Margaret A. Thomas-Evans Phd, Carrie E. Longley Mfa, Mengie M. Parker Phd Mar 2018

Strategies For Writing A Self-Study And Conducting A Site Review, Margaret A. Thomas-Evans Phd, Carrie E. Longley Mfa, Mengie M. Parker Phd

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

This presentation will include a discussion of the principle components of a department self-study and provide examples from two departments (English and Fine and Performing Arts). The specific self-study structure we developed is especially beneficial for small university campuses that may need to justify programs or budgetary expenditures.


Interpreting Audit Data In Program Assessment, Jacqueline Kress Mar 2018

Interpreting Audit Data In Program Assessment, Jacqueline Kress

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Academic programs are multidimensional and operate in a distributed decision-making environment. Assessment that focuses solely on student learning outcomes may overlook context factors contributing to or detracting from program success. This session introduces program audits and guides participants’ practice interpreting sample audit data and relating them to program outcomes.


What Your Faculty Need To Known About Open Access Publishing, Jacqueline Kress Mar 2018

What Your Faculty Need To Known About Open Access Publishing, Jacqueline Kress

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Scholarly publication is a factor in faculty evaluation. Online journals--open access (OA) and traditional—are now available. Views about OA journals are often controversial, and have even affected tenure and promotion decisions. This session reviews facts about OA and provides exemplar materials to use to review/revise your publication policies.


Working With A Unionized Faculty, John R. Hamilton Jr Mar 2018

Working With A Unionized Faculty, John R. Hamilton Jr

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Newly appointed supervisors are often concerned when they must oversee the work of employees who are members of a union. This workshop provides some basic information about unions and tips to being a good supervisor or manager in a union environment. The information is appropriate for Chairpersons and Deans.


A Blended Family: Leadership Of Multi-Disciplinary Departments, Barbara Bonnekessen, Celia Patterson Mar 2017

A Blended Family: Leadership Of Multi-Disciplinary Departments, Barbara Bonnekessen, Celia Patterson

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Seeking cost-saving measures, universities are turning to bundling departments to save chairs’ salaries and support staff positions. The presenters (one with six years experience in two multi-disciplinary units and one who managed the merger of a multi-disciplinary department) will address the unique challenges and opportunities arising from these academic units.


Globalizing The Department To Expand Students’ Cultural And World Awareness, Jon K. Dalager Mar 2017

Globalizing The Department To Expand Students’ Cultural And World Awareness, Jon K. Dalager

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Advances in technology and the development of a world economy requires all academic departments to prepare their students for life in a globalized world. This session presents specific ideas on how chairs can globalize their department, curriculum, and campus.


Setting And Achieving Appropriate Expectations For Faculty Performance, Allen Furr Phd, J. Emmett Winn Phd Mar 2017

Setting And Achieving Appropriate Expectations For Faculty Performance, Allen Furr Phd, J. Emmett Winn Phd

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Evaluating colleagues is perhaps the most intimidating task for chair. This presentation aimsto: identify best practices for setting and meeting expectations for faculty performance; understand the importance of faculty expectations and the review process; and encourage accepting and sharing responsibility for the process. Interactive scenarios will be presented.


Enhancing Student Retention Through A College-Level First Year Seminar, Marie T. Huff, Nancy Orel, Melissa Burek Mar 2016

Enhancing Student Retention Through A College-Level First Year Seminar, Marie T. Huff, Nancy Orel, Melissa Burek

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

To augment university wide retention efforts, we developed a unique first-year seminar experience to enhance student interactions with peers, faculty, and staff; increase their sense of belonging; and help them integrate into the college culture. Presenters will share the results and recommendations on how other schools might utilize this initiative.


Understanding & Communicating Business Program Outcomes Through Visualization And Mapping, Kelli Schutte Mar 2016

Understanding & Communicating Business Program Outcomes Through Visualization And Mapping, Kelli Schutte

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

This session will share the process and outcome of a business program curriculum assessment. The assessment includes conceptual frameworks, curriculum mapping and data visualization to convey results. The process of developing the plan, collecting data and conveying results will be shared.


Legal Issues Department Chairs Often Face, Dr. Fernando C. Gomez Mar 2015

Legal Issues Department Chairs Often Face, Dr. Fernando C. Gomez

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

This workshop covers legal principles and issues that arise frequently in college and university administration - including due process, freedom of speech, sexual misconduct (Title IX), termination of employment and/or tenure, retaliation and defenses in the event of a lawsuit - with reference to the latest court cases. The presenter defines and describes the principles and, with participant interactions, analyzes hypothetical situations so as to enable participants to gain a real-world understanding of legal areas discussed. Workshop materials analyze the law and provide numerous plain-English guidelines for future reference.


Promoting Success And Well-Being Through A Chair Support Group, Grace A. Mims Ph.D., Kenneth E. Anderson Ph.D., Richard C. Meyer Ed.D., Nita Unruh Ed.D. Mar 2015

Promoting Success And Well-Being Through A Chair Support Group, Grace A. Mims Ph.D., Kenneth E. Anderson Ph.D., Richard C. Meyer Ed.D., Nita Unruh Ed.D.

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Department chairs are often exposed to occupational stressors that may lead to burnout. The presenters will discuss a chair support group they developed to provide one another support, insight, perspective, collaboration, advocacy, and resources. Implementation strategies for a variety of initiatives will be offered.