ONLINE TRAINING

3/8/2012 12:00 AM

Spring Series

Our two popular online seminar series are back for Spring 2012. Series One: The Essentials will equip new department chairs to succeed in their role. Series Two: Best Practices offers academic leaders the best counsel available on handling the key challenges of the chair position.

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The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to Renewal

From Parker Palmer, best-selling author of The Courage to Teach, and Arthur Zajonc, professor of physics at Amherst College and director of the academic program of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, comes this call to revisit the roots and reclaim the vision of higher education. The Heart of Higher Education proposes an approach to teaching and learning that honors the whole human being—mind, heart, and spirit—an essential integration if we hope to address the complex issues of our time. The book offers a rich interplay of analysis, theory, and proposals for action from two educators and writers who have contributed to developing the field of integrative education over the past few decades.

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JOURNAL

This quarterly periodical for department chairs and deans features practical advice, useful information, and up-to-date resources. Its applications, techniques, case studies, strategies, and guidance are directly relevant to today's academic leaders.

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ONLINE TRAINING

Series Two: Best Practices

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3/15/2012 11:30 AM 5/10/2012 1:00 PM

Fee: $399

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Designed for department chairs with more experience who want to know how to deal successfully with the key challenges of their position. Series Two will take chairs to a whole new level with best practices for excelling at this important role. Save $99 when you register for the five-session series.

All sessions are 90 minutes and begin at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.

The most practical event you'll attend all year! In addition to networking and learning online with colleagues from around the globe, when you register for all five online seminars you will also receive:

Access to all live online sessions of Series Two: Best Practices
On-demand access to recordings of all sessions for six months after the conference
Valuable resource: A complimentary copy of The Essential Department Chair, 2nd Edition
Instant subscription to The Jossey-Bass Department Chair Insider e-newsletter
Discounts on Jossey-Bass products:
- A 30% discount on all Jossey-Bass and Wiley books—perfect for professional development and discipline-specific titles
- A 30% discount on new subscriptions toThe Department Chair, a unique quarterly publication full of sound, practical advice, best practices, and relevant research

Pricing:

Full five-session Series Two: $399; Single session: $99
Early-bird pricing: Register for the Spring 2012 series before February 14, 2012, and get all five sessions for $349. Use special code EBDCH at checkout to take advantage of this offer.

Can’t attend the live online seminar? Recorded versions are available to registrants for six months after the final session in the series, so you can review your session(s) after the event.

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3/15/2012 11:30 AM
3/15/2012 11:30 AM - 3/15/2012 1:00 PM ET

Instructor: Jeffrey L. Buller

Fee: $99

Keys to Effective and Fair Faculty Evaluation

Presented by Jeffrey L. Buller, dean of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University.

Learn the best practices in conducting evaluations of tenured and nontenured faculty and adjuncts, motivating faculty, and dealing with issues of productivity or misconduct. This seminar will address:

Best practices in all types of faculty evaluation
Diagnostic, formative, summative, and formative-summative reviews
Combining quantitative and qualitative analysis in evaluations
Dealing with common problems that occur during evaluations

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3/29/2012 11:30 AM
3/29/2012 11:30 AM - 3/29/2012 1:00 PM ET

Instructor: Susan Hatfield

Fee: $99

Program-Level Assessment: What to Do and What to Avoid

Presented by Susan Hatfield, professor of communication studies at Winona State University.

This informative and practical session will help chairs identify what works and what doesn't work in assessing their program-level student learning outcomes. Specific issues to be addressed in this seminar include:

Writing
Defining and measuring program outcomes
Curriculum mapping
Developing action plans

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4/12/2012 11:30 AM
4/12/2012 11:30 AM - 4/12/2012 1:00 PM ET

Instructor: Barbara Lee

Fee: $99

What Department Chairs Need to Know About Legal Issues and Risk Management

Presented by Barbara Lee, former dean of the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University, professor of human resource management, and counsel to the law firm of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP.

Understand the key issues and best practices that chairs need to know to avoid legal problems and manage risk in acceptable ways. This seminar will address:

Academic Freedom: what it is and what it isn't
Legal risks in promotion and tenure decisions
"New" forms of discrimination and how to avoid them
Handling complaints
Dealing with performance and behavior problems

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4/26/2012 11:30 AM
4/26/2012 11:30 AM - 4/26/2012 1:00 PM ET

Instructor: Linda Cabe Halpern

Fee: $99

Strategies for Leading and Managing Change

Presented by Linda Cabe Halpern, dean of University Studies at James Madison University.

Change is a constant in higher education, and real change on college campuses often starts in academic departments. The department chair’s role is critical in leading and managing change. This seminar will address:

Acting and reacting: responding to change motivations both internal and external to the institution
Leading from behind: identifying leaders, mentoring effectively
Taking the long view
Identifying and dealing with emotional responses to change
Picking your battles: knowing when you can win and when to give up gracefully

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5/10/2012 11:30 AM
5/10/2012 11:30 AM - 5/10/2012 1:00 PM ET

Instructor: Walter Gmelch

Fee: $99

Best Practices in Strategic Leadership and Decision Making

Presented by Walter Gmelch, dean of the School of Education at the University of San Francisco.

The department chair position is the most critical (and unique) role in higher education: 80% of university decisions are made at the department level; one in five of the 50,000 chairs change each year; it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert; only 3% of chairs receive training in leadership. How do chairs learn to be strategic leaders? This interactive online seminar will:

Explore the department chair’s motives, obstacles, ambiguities, and preparation for leadership
Discover the three critical conditions of strategic academic leadership—and prioritize the four roles of department chairs
Develop strategies and skills for “managing up” with your dean
Identify who, when, and how decisions should be made in your department
Learn the three spheres of leadership capacity and how to develop them
Build and maintain your leadership credibility—and leave a legacy