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Writing In The Middle: Grant Writing For Department Chairs, Dr. Janet Stocks

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

As a department chair, your grant writing responsibilities are a bit different from those of a faculty member. In addition to funding your own disciplinary research, you may want to secure external funds to support departmental initiatives. You also have a responsibility to support the grant writing of junior faculty members. This workshop will focus on three main topics: basic grant writing (for those who have not done a lot, or as a refresher — and this is also information you can use when working with new grant writers), sources of funding for programmatic grants and how to support others’ …

Mining From The Middle: Making Resources Count At Work, Dr. Carol A. Mullen

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

As strategic middle managers, department chairs are at the nexus between their academic unit and college, and they must contend with the competing priorities of these different domains. These leaders are not only change agents but also fiscal agents tasked with budget and personnel responsibilities that can be turned into opportunities for ensuring the best return on investment, even in financially lean times.

This workshop will focus on how to capitalize on financial opportunities that extend beyond one’s operating account and other allocations. How can we maximize opportunities to support and develop faculty, students and staff, given the inevitable constraints …