Presentation Title
Presentation Themes
Leadership and Management
Presentation Type
Best Practice Presentation (45 minute presentation about a specific best practice)
Abstract
In this session, two academic chairs will share lessons learned during their first years leading a department. This session will include advice related to faculty development, managing conflicts, academic accreditation, initiating new programs, working with higher administration and time management for active teacher-scholars.
Keywords
Departmental leadership, New chairs, Program development, Conflict management, Time management
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Jochum, Christopher and Rawlings, Jared (2019). "Leading from the Middle: Lessons Learned for New Chairs," Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings. https://newprairiepress.org/accp/2019/leadership/11
Additional Files
Session Description--Leading from the Middle.pdf (105 kB)Session Description
Leading from the Middle.pdf (244 kB)
Power Point
Dr. Christoher Jochum CV (August 2018).pdf (609 kB)
Leading from the Middle: Lessons Learned for New Chairs
In this session, two academic chairs will share lessons learned during their first years leading a department. This session will include advice related to faculty development, managing conflicts, academic accreditation, initiating new programs, working with higher administration and time management for active teacher-scholars.
