401 Physical Sciences Building
1-4 PM with lunch provided at 12:30 PM
Invited Faculty Welcome
Designed for new and seasoned chairs, the session covers such topics such as how to transition from the focused, self-driven life of a faculty member to academic leadership as well as the first days/months/year of your position as department chair; self-presentation strategies and best practices in hiring. Other topics to be discussed include providing and receiving faculty feedback; annual reviews; setting up mentoring; post-tenure reviews; the role of the chair in the evaluation process, and pre-emptive vs reactive retention.