New Prairie Press - Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings: Making the Abnormal Normal: Maximizing Diversity in a Virtual Environment
 

Presentation Themes

Issues and Trends in Higher Education

Presentation Type

Best Practice Presentation (50 minute presentation about a specific best practice)

Abstract

With the polarization of opinions around COVID 19, chairs and deans must become experts at navigating conflict and creating synergy from diversity, oftentimes while communicating virtually. Four chairs (of Business, Education and Sports & Exercise Science, Social Sciences, and Psychology Departments), and their dean, will share strategies for encouraging the expression of diverse opinions in virtual faculty meetings.

Keywords

teamwork, conflict resolution, diversity, synergy, virtual meetings

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Making the Abnormal Normal: Maximizing Diversity in a Virtual Environment

With the polarization of opinions around COVID 19, chairs and deans must become experts at navigating conflict and creating synergy from diversity, oftentimes while communicating virtually. Four chairs (of Business, Education and Sports & Exercise Science, Social Sciences, and Psychology Departments), and their dean, will share strategies for encouraging the expression of diverse opinions in virtual faculty meetings.