Presentation Type
Best Practice Presentation (45 minute presentation about a specific best practice)
Abstract
Participants will explore the challenges that newly-tenured or junior faculty department chairs may face. Representing a small, private college and a regional comprehensive university, our panelists will offer recommendations for building credibility and consensus within the department even when there may be a gap of age and/or experience between the chair and faculty.
Keywords
credibility, consensus, experience, strategy, management
Recommended Citation
Skaggs, Carmen T. and Eimers, Jennifer (2015). "Building Credibility and Consensus as Newly-Tenured or Junior Faculty Chairs," Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings. https://newprairiepress.org/accp/2015/Leadership/11
Building Credibility and Consensus as Newly-Tenured or Junior Faculty Chairs
Participants will explore the challenges that newly-tenured or junior faculty department chairs may face. Representing a small, private college and a regional comprehensive university, our panelists will offer recommendations for building credibility and consensus within the department even when there may be a gap of age and/or experience between the chair and faculty.
