Presentation Themes
Leadership and Management
Presentation Type
Interactive Workshop (105 minute solution-based workshop)
Abstract
Expectations of Department Chairs focus on managerial functions often at the expense of creativity. However, leadership expectations often require creative responses. This workshop explores the benefits of (and resistance to) creative chairing, and invites the audience to help generate and explore new and creative approaches to being an academic chair.
Keywords
Chair, Creative, Unique, Alternative, ACC-History, Revitalize
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Line, David A.; Pyle, Stephen; and Youngquist, Jeffery (2020). "Alternative Chairing; Academic Chair Conference Presentations from the Fringe," Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings. https://newprairiepress.org/accp/2020/leadership/17
Alternative Chairing; Academic Chair Conference Presentations from the Fringe
Expectations of Department Chairs focus on managerial functions often at the expense of creativity. However, leadership expectations often require creative responses. This workshop explores the benefits of (and resistance to) creative chairing, and invites the audience to help generate and explore new and creative approaches to being an academic chair.
