Winter/Spring 2003
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CIC is offering its second annual series of spring workshops for department/division chairs that focus on the distinctive challenges of department leadership in small and mid-sized, private colleges and universities. The 2003 Workshops for Department and Division Chairs will focus on the theme of “Leadership, Campus Culture, and Change,” and will explore leadership styles, the cultures of institutions, and leadership effectiveness.
The workshops, to be held in the San Diego area, CA (April 4-5); Atlanta, GA (May 28-30); Philadelphia, PA (June 3-5); Hartford, CT (June 10-12); and Chicago, IL (June 10-12), are designed to serve both experienced and new chairs of departments or divisions at independent institutions.
Topics will include: Leadership Approaches and Campus Culture: Chairs will explore the varieties of leadership styles—charismatic or “servant leader,” “top-down” or delegational, collegial or hierarchical decision-making—and approaches that are appropriate in a variety of contexts. The Chair’s Vision for the Department/Division: Participants will examine the variety of reasons chairs assume this leadership role and the rewarding aspects of being a department chair. They will consider their vision for their departments and how they might keep the vision in mind as they move the department forward. Leading Departmental Change: Facilitating lasting change will be another focus of the workshop. Chairs will wrestle with issues such as managing change under difficult conditions and attaining “buy in” by faculty members. Dealing with
Difficult Personnel Issues: Participants will address
questions such as: How do you have a frank conversation with a colleague
who has done something potentially harmful to the institution? How
do you encourage civility and collegiality Legal Issues: Lawyers familiar with legal issues at private institutions will explain the principles with which department chairs should be familiar, as well as procedures for dealing with personnel issues and situations in which it is necessary to document actions. Working with the Chief Academic Officer: What do chief academic officers expect of department chairs? What are the do’s and don’ts for department chairs in creating an effective working relationship with the CAO? Among
the speakers at the workshops are Kelly Ward, assistant
professor, educational leadership, Washington State University, and
co-author, The Department Chair’s Role in Developing New Faculty
into Teachers and Scholars; Philip Moots, president
of Moots, Cope and Stanton, a private practice of law with concentration
on legal problems of colleges and universities and employment law;
Jon F. Wergin, professor of educational studies,
Virginia Commonwealth University, and author of Departments That
Work: Building and Sustaining Cultures of Excellence in Academic Programs;
Kent Weeks, attorney with the law firm of Weeks,
Turner, Anderson & Russell, professor of practice at the George
Peabody College, Vanderbilt University (TN), and author of Managing
Departments: Chairpersons and the Law; Daniel W. Wheeler,
professor of agriculture leadership, education and communication,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and co-author of The Department
Chair: New Roles, Responsibilities and Challenges; and Claire
Guthrie Gastañaga, principal of CG2 Consul-ting, and
an expert on faculty hiring, ethics, and sexual harassment policies.
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