2023-2024
Books:
Leadership in Higher Education: Practices that Make a Difference, by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
The Department Chair Field Manual: A Primer for Academic Leadership, by Don Chu
Tentative schedule for 2023-2024Updated August 21, 2023
| Date | Topic | Academic Impressions Webinars | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2024 | New Leaders Bootcamp Introduction/Program Overview | — | — |
| August 23, 2024 | Academic Leadership: Historical, Socioeconomic, and Political Background | Higher Education in America: a 4-Day Foundational Course | — |
| September 13, 2024 | Attend SERP Summit | — | — |
| September 27, 2024 | Practical Strategies for Tenure and Promotion Reviews Managing Up, Down, and Across | Improving P&T Reviews by Using a Deliberative Decision Making Model Managing Up, Down, and Across | — |
| October 11, 2023 | Faculty and Staff Recruitment and Hiring Curriculum and State Board Program Approval Process | The Department Chair as Talent Manager: A Discussion Series (8 sessions) | Chapter 1, Hiring Faculty, in How to Chair a Department Chapter 6, Stewarding the Department’s Curricula, in How to Chair a Department |
| October 25, 2024 | Data-Informed Decision-Making | — | Selections from How Colleges Use Data |
| November 8, 2024 | Supporting Students/Student Success | — | — |
| November 22, 2024 | Legal- and Compliance-related Responsibilities of a Unit Leader | — | — |
| Thanksgiving Break | — | — | — |
| December 13, 2024 | Strategic Planning Program Prioritization and Budgeting Process | — | Chapter 5, Managing Resources, and Chapter 7, Highlighting the Big Picture in Planning in How to Chair a Department |
| Winter Break | — | — | — |
| January 10, 2025 | Faculty Workloads Working with and Evaluating Staff | Managing Faculty Workloads: A Discussion for Department Chairs | Chapter 4, Working with Staff and Administrators, in How to Chair a Department |
| January 24, 2025 | Personnel Processes Managing Time and Commitments | The New Department Chair’s Dilemma: Learning to Manage Commitments To Yourself and Others | — |
| February 14, 2025 | Faculty Development and Support | Taking a Formative Assessment Approach to Annual Faculty Evaluations | Chapter 2, Mentoring Faculty, in How to Chair a Department |
| February 28, 2025 | Faculty Evaluations | Feedback as a Faculty (Re)Engagement Strategy The Art of Faculty Accountability Improving Faculty Evaluations: A Training for Department Chairs | — |
| March 14, 2025 | Effective Communication and Managing Conflict (tentative) | — | Chapter 8, Dealing with Stress and Conflict, in How to Chair a Department |
| Spring Break | — | — | — |
| March 28, 2025 | TBD | — | — |
| April 4, 2025 | TBD | — | — |
| April 11, 2025 | TBD | — | — |
| April 25, 2025 | TBD | — | — |
| May 2, 2025 | TBD | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Reflections Developing a Plan of Work for Next Year | Optimize Your Transition from Faculty to Department Chair: A Discussion Series | Chapter 10, Maintaining a Scholarly or Creative Profile, and Chapter 11, Reinventing Yourself for Life after Chairing, in How to Chair a Department |