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Leading From The Middle: Managing Your Dean...And Others, Dr. Walter H. Gmelch
Leading From The Middle: Managing Your Dean...And Others, Dr. Walter H. Gmelch
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Department chairs find themselves caught in the middle, swiveling between faculty and administration. Sometimes they don’t know which way to turn — in essence, caught in the godlike role of Janus, a Roman god with two faces looking in two directions at the same time. While chairs don’t have to worry about being deified, they must learn to swivel without appearing dizzy, schizophrenic or “two-faced.” They hold the most unique management position in the country — and the most important role in the university. Walter H. Gmelch has served as chair of three different departments and dean at three …
Building Credibility And Consensus As Newly-Tenured Or Junior Faculty Chairs, Carmen T. Skaggs, Jennifer Eimers
Building Credibility And Consensus As Newly-Tenured Or Junior Faculty Chairs, Carmen T. Skaggs, Jennifer Eimers
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Participants will explore the challenges that newly-tenured or junior faculty department chairs may face. Representing a small, private college and a regional comprehensive university, our panelists will offer recommendations for building credibility and consensus within the department even when there may be a gap of age and/or experience between the chair and faculty.
The Challenges Of Being Chair In 2015: A 28 Year Perspective, Domenick J. Pinto
The Challenges Of Being Chair In 2015: A 28 Year Perspective, Domenick J. Pinto
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
For 28 years as chair, I have witnessed the evolution of the role of chairperson as entrepreneurial skills, conflict resolution and time management have become increasingly vital to the success of the chair. My session will summarize the challenges that chairs must now face and overcome in 2015. The session will help relatively new and new chairs face scenarios and how to problem solve them.