8th Annual Workshop for Department and Division Chairs

June 9-11, 2009

Rich Paul will be a featured presenter at the 8th Annual Workshop for Department and Division Chairs presented by the Council of Independent Colleges in San Diego.

Creative Leadership with Limited Resources

To assist independent colleges and universities in strengthening leadership at the department or division level, the Council of Independent Colleges is offering its eighth annual series of workshops for experienced as well as new department/division chairs. The workshops focus on the distinctive challenges of department leadership in small and mid-sized private colleges and universities.

“Creative Leadership with Limited Resources” is the theme of this year’s workshops, which will provide chairs with tools and strategies to serve as effective front-line administrators and to strengthen their departments in a time of budget constraints. When assuming a department or division chair, few faculty members are fully prepared to assist colleagues in their professional development, motivate underperforming faculty members, develop plans to attract entry-level students to the department, manage conflict situations, use data to understand departmental strengths and guide decisions, adhere to the best legal practices, and work effectively within the administrative structure of the institution. Workshop leaders will share a variety of instruments, strategies, and approaches for addressing these key areas of a chair’s responsibility. The programs will also feature opportunities to try practical applications of the topics presented and provide materials to guide implementation of lessons learned upon return to campus.

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