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Higher Ed Department Chair Academy

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About Higher Ed Department Chair Academy

This exciting opportunity is designed for higher education department chairs. Applications are accepted from new and current department chairs, school directors, deans, and associate and assistant deans.

Tuition: $595 (includes meals, lodging, and study materials) 

• May 22-24, 2013, Chairing the Academic Department, Dr. Angela Brenton, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond

• Lodging accommodations: Fairfield Inn & Suites, 301 Meline Dr., Edmond, OK 73034

The responsibilities associated with being the department chair at an institution of higher education require skills that are not necessarily those that scholars and teachers naturally possess. The Higher Ed Department Chair Academy is designed to provide the leadership development chairs need to accomplish administrative duties and lead departments.  

The session facilitator is Dr. Angela Brenton, Provost at Western Carolina University.  Co-author of Organizational Culture in Action published by Sage, she has worked with over a hundred corporations, federal and state agencies, and nonprofit organizations on strategic planning, guiding organizational change, and resolving and managing conflicts.

Objectives:

• Learn strategies for bridging the divide between faculty and administration.

• Analyze effective hiring and scheduling methodologies and apply them to their role as a department chair/school director.

• Correlate the relationship between effective planning and effective budgeting.

• Analyze their use of time, apply strategies that improve time management abilities, and appreciate the impact this has on reducing their own stress levels/increasing their effectiveness.

• Discuss techniques of conducting and writing an effective performance evaluation.

• Outline proven techniques for handling difficult conversations; writing effective reports, emails and memos; and communicating clearly with others.

• Analyze their department's/school's techniques for leading within that culture

• Describe the relationship of and develop the skills necessary to, coach and mentor faculty to meet departmental goals.