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Leadership Lessons From Navigating Covid-19, Christopher Hirschler Phd
Leadership Lessons From Navigating Covid-19, Christopher Hirschler Phd
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Chairs played a key role in navigating important university decisions and communication during COVID-19, a hypersensitive time when mortality salience was elevated. We will explore leadership styles, view brief excerpts of videos that were created to celebrate degree completion and improve retention. Participants will distill “lessons learned” from a challenging year.
Upstairs/Downstairs: Moving Up And Down Through Leadership Roles, Markus Pomper, Margaret Thomas Evans
Upstairs/Downstairs: Moving Up And Down Through Leadership Roles, Markus Pomper, Margaret Thomas Evans
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
The presenters will discuss the challenges they encountered moving up from department chair into the role of dean and associate dean, and the back down into the role of a chair. We will engage participants through interactive discussion in several case studies.
What Do I Do Now?: Tackling Higher Education Adaptive Leadership Challenges, Jill Channing
What Do I Do Now?: Tackling Higher Education Adaptive Leadership Challenges, Jill Channing
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
The presenter and participants will discuss current trends, policy issues, and adaptive challenges influencing higher education institutions. Through discussions of research and case scenarios, participants will analyze adaptive leadership strategies and best practices for chairs to develop departmental cultures that are responsive to adaptive challenges.
Creating (Socially-Distanced) Community In A Multi-Site, Multi-Disciplinary Department, Christina M. Wolfe
Creating (Socially-Distanced) Community In A Multi-Site, Multi-Disciplinary Department, Christina M. Wolfe
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
In this presentation, I discuss ways to facilitate a sense of community in a multidisciplinary department at a multisite community college in a time of social distancing.
What’S Next? Preparing For The Next Leadership Position, Markus Pomper, Margaret Thomas Evans
What’S Next? Preparing For The Next Leadership Position, Markus Pomper, Margaret Thomas Evans
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Many department chairs eventually return to their faculty positions. However, for some of us the department chair position is a stepping stone for advancing to higher administrative ranks. This interactive session will provide suggestions on how to prepare for applying for leadership positions above the department chair.
Moving The Faculty Diversity Needle: A View From The Trenches, Amanda Bozack, Darryl L. Corey
Moving The Faculty Diversity Needle: A View From The Trenches, Amanda Bozack, Darryl L. Corey
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Presenters and participants will discuss a real case scenario that brought diversity weaknesses to light in one department and explore diversity-focused strategies that chairs and departments can use to shape departmental culture to yield a more inclusive, diverse candidate pool for faculty searches and hires.