The 28th Annual

Academic Chairpersons Conference

Transforming Higher Education: The Department Chair’s Role

February 10-11, 2011The Florida Hotel and

Conference CenterOrlando, Florida

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James AnkerPublisherBarclay Creek Press, LLC

Katherine FrankAssociate Professor and Chair of English and Foreign LanguagesColorado State University-Pueblo

Susan HatfieldProfessor, Communication StudiesWinona State University

Mary Lou HiggersonVice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the CollegeBaldwin-Wallace College

N. Douglas LeesChairman, Department of BiologyIndiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Conference Advisory Board

Christine M. LicataSenior Associate ProvostRochester Institute of Technology

William PallettPresidentThe IDEA Center

Gary ShulmanProfessor and ChairpersonMiami University

Lynda SpireAssistant DeanDivision of Continuing EducationKansas State University

Daniel W. WheelerProfessor Emeritus and Former Department Head of Ag Leadership, Education and CommunicationUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln

The Florida Hotel and Conference Center Map

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Pre-Conference Workshops

Thursday, February 106:30 a.m. Registration open7:30 – 8:20 a.m. Conference Welcome and Continental Breakfast, Salon 28:30 – 10:00 a.m. Featured workshops10:00 – 10:25 a.m. Networking break10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Featured workshops continue12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon, Salon 21:15 – 3:00 p.m. Concurrent sessions – workshops, panels, and papers3:00 – 3:25 p.m. Networking break3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Concurrent sessions4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Pool-side reception (weather permitting, in the event of

inclement weather, the reception will be held in Salon 2)

Friday, February 116:30 a.m. Registration open7:30 – 8:20 a.m. Breakfast with round table presentations, Salon 28:30 – 10:15 a.m. Concurrent sessions – workshops, panels, and papers10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Networking break10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Concurrent sessions – workshops, panels, and papers12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Luncheon, Salon 21:30 – 3:15 p.m. Concurrent sessions – workshops, panels, and papers3:30 p.m. Conference adjourns

Tuesday, February 8

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.with lunchManaging Conflict and Especially Difficult PersonalitiesPresented by Mary Lou HiggersonLegacy South 2

Standing on the Precipice: Selecting Strategies for Success and SurvivalPresented by Daniel Wheeler, Al Seagren and Ed KinleyLegacy South 3

Wednesday, February 9

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.with lunchCollegiality: Chairs’ Role in Facilitating a Civil DepartmentPresented by Bob CiprianoLegacy South 2

A Chairperson’s Guide to Program Level AssessmentPresented by Susan HatfieldLegacy South 3

1:00 - 4:00 p.m.Departments that Work—Transforming DepartmentsPresented by Jon Wergin and Bill PallettLegacy South 1

Mezzanine LevelWednesday, February 9

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 10Friday, February 11

Beginning at 6:30 a.m.

Conference Check-In

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Salon 1 (2nd Floor)2. Managing Conflict and Colleagues:

Mending Cracks in the Ivory TowerWalter GmelchUniversity of San Francisco

This session will address three Rs of creative conflict management: recognize the nature and causes of conflict; identify key interpersonal conflict skills and explore effective response options; and practice the art of strategic resolution.

Introduction: The Call to LeadershipI. Recognize the nature and causes of conflict in

departments and universitiesA. Eight Work Relationships Creating ConflictB. Power and InfluenceC. Department Chair Role Conflict

II. Conflict Management Styles and StrategiesA. Conflict Mode InstrumentB. Managing Conflict ModelC. Advantages and Disadvantages of

Conflict Styles

III. Practice the Art of Principled Conflict ResolutionA. Conflict Resolution Organizing QuestionsB. Principled Negotiation SkillsC. Roland-Jones Conflict SimulationD. Anderson-Lawson Interest Exercise

Salon 3 (2nd Floor)3. Three Keys to Effective Decision-Making

for Academic LeadersR. Kent CrookstonBrigham Young University

Is it really possible to identify just three key determiners of effective decision-making? Books and articles offer an extensive array of practices and techniques for making decisions; one suggested 50 strategies to help one decide. This workshop briefly reviews the classic approach to decision making, and then focuses on three keys: 1) be proactive, 2) be humble, 3) be composed. These three keys will be considered in depth in the setting of higher education. Participants will work short case studies and identify ways to use the three determiners to make better decisions both individually and in groups.

Legends 2 (Lobby Level)4. Department Chair Leadership in Good

Times and BadDonald ChuUniversity of West Florida

We don’t hear chairs say very often “I have too much!” More often it’s the opposite: “I don’t have what I need!” Higher education reality is that there will be times of scarcity as well as plenty. During bountiful economic periods, when the greatest problems involve the distribution

of resources, how do we determine the best places to invest in positions and operations? When times are tight, as they are in most parts of American higher education today, how do we stay true to our mission while paying the bills? In this workshop, participants will learn to identify the assets they have to help them get through times when resources are scarce on campus. They will develop the tools to negotiate the environment that challenges them. Who are the key players? What can chairs do to help key decision makers do as much as they can to help their departments? What can chairs do to position their departments to weather storms and prepare for sunnier days ahead? Participants will be provided conceptual frameworks to help them appreciate their department’s position on campus. They will be guided through exercises to help them understand their campus organizations, resources, expenditures, personnel, course schedules, and other factors critical in times of financial change. Chairs will learn the tools necessary to help them navigate their way through the difficult financial currents buffeting departments today.

Legends 3 (Lobby Level)5. Transforming Your Department (If You

Need to) without Losing Yourself: Personal and Departmental Well-BeingTim HatfieldWinona State University

Department chairs, whose roles include significant leadership and advocacy responsibilities, daily confront a unique array of personal and organizational stressors.

This participatory workshop will include structured activities as well as time for personal reflection and small group discussion to help chairs cope with the ongoing demands of their positions. Core beliefs and empowering perspectives, preferred stress management skills, and building on department colleagues’ strengths will be addressed.

Legacy North 1 (2nd Floor)6. Positive Chairing: Stop Putting Out Fires;

Start Making a DifferenceJeffrey BullerFlorida Atlantic University

An interactive workshop on strategies that help move departments from focusing on complaints, problems, and perceived injustices towards exploring creative and innovative possibilities.

Thursday, February 10

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.Featured Workshops

Legacy South 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)1. The Academic Portfolio: A Successful New

Way to Document Teaching, Research, and ServicePeter SeldinPace University

An important change is taking place in higher education. Faculty are being held accountable – as never before – for how well they do their jobs. The traditional approach to evaluating and developing their performance has been to focus on the “what,” but not on the “why.” Thoughtful reflection, significance, and context were not built into the system. But these failings limit the understanding of the full range of a professor’s work in teaching, research/scholarship, and service. Evaluators and faculty developers might understand a professor’s teaching philosophy and methodology if they did a teaching portfolio. But they wouldn’t easily understand the nature of the professor’s research, the significance of selected publications, the context of their work, or their most noteworthy accomplishments and goals.

And they likely wouldn’t know how a professor’s teaching, research, and service are integrated to form a cohesive whole or how they fit with the institutional or departmental mission.

The best way to get at the individuality and complexity of faculty work is the academic portfolio. It may prove to be the most innovative and promising faculty evaluation and development technique in years. What is it? The portfolio is a 16-18 page selective gathering of documents and materials highlighting a professor’s performance and suggesting its scope and quality. It’s based on deep reflection and provides context and significance. The portfolio template used is the result of extensive research by the presenter. More than 200 faculty members and department chairs from across disciplines and institutions provided specific suggestions and recommendations. The result is a comprehensive template that can easily be adapted to individual faculty and department needs.

The academic portfolio concept has gone well beyond the point of theoretical possibility. Today, it is being adopted or pilot-tested by an increasing number of institutions. Significantly, they are institutions of every size, shape, and mission. This highly interactive session will describe the what, why, and how to develop an academic portfolio. It will discuss the critical role played by department chairs as they assist individual faculty to develop their portfolios. It will provide proven advice for getting started, discuss red-flag dangers, and benchmarks for success.

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Thursday, February 10 (continued)

10:00 a.m.BreakMezzanine

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Featured workshops continue

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.LuncheonSalon 2

Concurrent Presentation KeyLook for the intended audience symbol by each presentation title.

N = New ChairsI = Intermediate ChairsA = All Chairs

1:15 - 3:00 p.m.Concurrent Workshops

Legacy South 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)7. Dual-Career Academic Couples:

Concerns, Opportunities, and Priorities AScott Martin, Lara Lengel, Terry Rentner Bowling Green State University

Dual-career academic couple concerns and opportunities are increasingly a priority of the professoriate. Universities that best meet dual-career partners’ needs are most effective in recruitment and retention.

This workshop explores issues raised by dual-career couples, university policies, initiatives, best practices, and case studies addressing this important issue in higher education.

Salon 1 (2nd Floor)8. Stalking Distinction: Strategies for

Enhancing Departmental Claims IJane Halonen, University of West FloridaMaureen McCarthy, Kennesaw State UniversityDana Dunn, Moravian CollegeSuzann Baker, James Madison University

This workshop will provide participants with a model for evaluating departmental effectiveness and identifying areas of distinction. Chairs will use the benchmarking model to document elements of distinction in their home departments.

Salon 3 (2nd Floor)9. Context and Career—Stage Specific

Considerations for Faculty Growth and Renewal AAmy Strage, Joan Merdinger, San Jose State UniversityJerome Neuner, Canisius CollegeDennis Pitta, University of BaltimoreBinnie Singh, Barbara Horwitz, University of California, Davis

Panelists, all recipients of ACE/Sloan Faculty Career Flexibility awards, will share resources they have developed to help chairpersons identify and meet professional growth and work-life balance needs of faculty across stages of the academic career.

1:15 - 2:00 p.m.Concurrent Paper Presentations

Legacy South 3 (2nd Floor)10. Coaching Faculty to Take Ownership of

New Program Development ASusanne Marshall, Nova Southeastern University

This presentation is a step-by-step guide to coaching faculty in building the administrative skills and financial sense of rigor needed to develop a successful new graduate program. This presentation will show how faculty can be successfully coached to use their creativity to take ownership for the new program.

Forum West 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)11. Four Chairs in Four Years: Mending a

Fractured Department NRandall McClure, Georgia Southern University

This presentation offers strategies to department chairs leading troubled departments. The stresses and realities of the economic recession have placed additional burdens on faculty, staff, and students and created daunting challenges for department chairs. This presentation is designed to facilitate discussion on (re)building community within fractured academic departments.

Legacy North 1 (2nd Floor)12. Using Social Networks to Enhance

Departmental Trust and Community ALaura Gurak, University of Minnesota

This paper examines “Web 2.0” tools that can be used by chairs to enhance departmental trust and community. The paper begins with an overview of trust and community in digital settings, then compares email to social networks, wikis, and blogs. Case snapshots of successful and unsuccessful uses of social networks by chairs/departments are then offered. The paper concludes with best practices.

2:15 - 3:00 p.m.Concurrent Paper Presentations

Legacy South 3 (2nd Floor)13. Bloom Where You are Planted: A Guide

for Department Heads NAnne Balazs, Eastern Michigan University

The department chair position offers challenges that, if managed strategically, can be met and provide real growth opportunities. This presentation recommends “blooming where you’re planted” and developing leadership skills and practices to advance professionally. Audience participation will be encouraged through interactive exercises.

Forum West 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)14. When Do You Need a Vice Chair? A

Ron DeBellis, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Vermont

As a department chair, there are times for leading and times for managing. Most chairs relish leadership but occasionally are over burdened by managing functions that may deter reaching goals. When infrastructure is such that a chair’s workload compromises department goals and faculty development, then a vice-chair should be considered.

Legacy North 1 (2nd Floor)15. Understanding and Communicating with

Today’s Students AMary Lou Higgerson, Baldwin-Wallace College

Today’s students are different. Students arrive at college with perceptions and expectations that are very different from those held by previous generations. The presenter will describe three cultural themes that contribute to the attitudes and disposition exhibited by today’s traditional-aged students and illustrate how this understanding can guide how best to communicate and work with them.

3:00 p.m.BreakMezzanine

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Thursday, February 10 (continued)

3:30 - 4:15 p.m.Concurrent Paper Presentations

Legacy South 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)16. The Importance of, and Resources for,

Successful Strategic Planning ABeverly King, Cynthia Saylor, University of North Carolina at PembrokeJennifer Bonds-Raacke, Fort Hays State University

This presentation will emphasize the importance of, and outline principles associated with, true “strategic” planning. Examples will be given of how chairs can work with academic support units to create and carry through with successful strategic plans without dramatically increasing their own work loads.

Salon 1 (2nd Floor)17. IDEA’s Coaching Process for Chair

Development: A New Service ADaniel Wheeler, Alan Seagren, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

The IDEA Center is offering a new service to assist department chairs in assessing performance and considering suggestions for improvement. This session explains how coaching can assist in determining improvement priorities and suggestions for addressing improvement goals. Research suggests working with a coach can strengthen performance.

Salon 2 (2nd Floor)18. Where’s the Safety Net? Mentoring

Chairs Towards Success and Longevity AKatherine Frank, Carol Langer, Colorado State University–Pueblo

This paper discusses the importance of the mentoring process for preparing new and diverse chairpersons for success. Through the combination of current literature on leadership in higher education and specific case studies, recommendations will be made for how to appoint and mentor new chairs within the landscape of the academy.

Legacy South 3 (2nd Floor)19. Mentoring of Probationary Faculty A

Jean Filetti, Christopher Newport University

This presentation will discuss the findings of our first-year assessment of the mentoring partnerships developed to support probationary faculty, sharing some of the successes and failures of the different mentoring functions (career and psychosocial), and their impact on helping faculty socialize to and understand institutional culture, achieve success in the classroom, and advance professional career goals.

Forum West 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)20. Building Sustainable Spaces through

Collaborative Partnerships AJan Erkert, Julie Larsen, Roger Hubeli, University of Illinois

Students and faculty from the Department of Dance and the School of Architecture at University of Illinois designed and created dance studios in an old, underused building using recycled materials. This presentation shares the process of building the space utilizing creative partnerships and limited resources during a budget crisis.

Legacy North 1 (2nd Floor)21. Energizing the Full Professor - Making

Later Years Best ABarbara Garvey, Hanover College

Departments are faced with less “new blood” due to hiring cuts and colleagues retiring later.

Hanover College faculty adopted a statement of purpose of post tenure review which embraces a pluralistic approach offering genuinely energizing and revitalizing experiences. Formative approaches are seen as central to post tenure review.

This presentation, aimed for all chairs, will explain how to develop a review process that energizes the long time educator and will give examples for departmental post tenure review projects.

Friday, February 11

7:30 - 8:20 a.m.Continental Breakfast & Roundtable PresentationsSalon 2

Table 1 Beyond Apple Polishing: Emotional Manipulation in the Academic Workplace ASuzanne Cataldi, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Emotional manipulation is a way of taking advantage of others. This roundtable will look at different types of manipulative maneuvers chairs are likely to encounter and discuss constructive ways of responding to them.

Table 2 Vertical Violence in Academe: The Lived Experience AKaren Crouse, Western CT State University

There is a paucity of research on the experience of vertical violence in the academic setting. Yet we know it exists. The purpose of this roundtable discussion is to shed light on the existence of vertical violence in academe and what can be done to recognize it, deal with it and prevent it.

Table 3 Using Tao’s Principles to Lead Department in Times of Change NQingwen Dong, University of the Pacific

Based on his ten year experience as Department Chair and working under four deans, Dr. Qingwen Dong will share his ideas and thoughts to lead departments in dealing with challenges in the times of change.

Table 4 Overcoming the Negative Influence of a Dominate Course AJoanne Gavin, Elizabeth Purinton-Johnson, Della Sue, Marist College

One challenge of developing effective curricula is ensuring that all areas of critical knowledge are included. An equal challenge is to guarantee that each area is given the appropriate weight and consideration. The focus of this discussion will be how to manage faculty who want their course to overshadow others.

Table 5 Three Presidents, Three Deans, Three Years: The Challenges of Change AHelen Gilles, Marian University

That we live in a time of change has become a cliché. However, when change is frequent and involves campus administration it may be unnerving. How does the effective Department Chair preserve departmental stability yet foster departmental involvement in campus change? This roundtable identifies specific strategies for positively responding to change.

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.Poolside Reception

Join featured presenters, conference advisory board members, and new colleagues for a poolside reception! Relax and enjoy the opportunity to network with experts in higher education. Hors d’œuvres will be served and a cash bar is available.

Dinner is on your ownA list of nearby restaurants is included in your packet.

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Friday, February 11 (continued)

7:30 - 8:20 a.m.Continental Breakfast & Roundtable Presentations (continued)

Table 6 Leadership for a Healthy Campus/Community Initiative ALeslie Griffin, Tim Colbert, Jan Haynes, Scott Hutchens, Jenetta Waddell, Delta State University

The College of Education at Delta State University provides leadership for a Healthy Campus/Community Initiative, with division chairs serving important leadership roles related to programs in counseling; dietetics and nutrition; health, physical education, and recreation; and teacher/leadership preparation. Presenters will share the vision driving this health initiative and its impact.

Table 7 Empowering Faculty to Prevent and Manage Academic Misconduct ASuzanne Prestoy, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Academic misconduct is a growing problem in academic settings. Infractions can include misuse of technology, plagiarism, cheating on tests, and other unethical behavior in the classroom. Academic Chairpersons have a responsibility to create a department culture that empowers faculty to prevent and manage any form of academic misconduct. New and seasoned faculty often have learning needs related to the spread of academic dishonesty. As department leaders, chairs must be familiar with educational resources available in the university for assisting faculty in their role for maintaining ethical behavior in the classroom. Chairs also have a role of teaching and mentoring faculty. This roundtable discussion will focus on the rise in academic misconduct, and identify methods the chair can take to assist faculty with classroom prevention and management of misconduct.

Table 8 Dealing with Faculty Criticism: You Work Too Hard AElizabeth Purinton-Johnson, Joanne Gavin, Della Sue, Marist College

With a series of changes both in administration and procedures, one result was that the department chairs moved from their third floor offices among the faculty to the first floor dean’s suite. Following this move, the three department chairs received censure from their peers that they put in too many hours, performed tasks outside their position description in their Faculty Handbook, and were “setting a bad precedent” by “working too hard”.

Table 9 Your Program Has Been Eliminated, What Do You Do Now? AElba Rohena, Lillie West, Millersville University of Pennsylvania

This presentation chronicles the experiences of two newly appointed department chairs as they developed three new certification programs as mandated by the state department of education while terminating existing programs. The presentation will include the challenges and lessons learned during program and curriculum design, approval process, and implementation.

Table 10 Building Resiliency: The Key to Successful Change ACynthia Schubert-Irastorza, Suzanne Evans, National University

Resiliency is a key skill for surviving and thriving in these changing and challenging times. Resilient people adapt to change quickly and flourish in new environments. Participants consider and discuss specific strategies for building and maintaining the positive attitudes and resilient mind-set required for dealing successfully with academic transformation.

Table 11 Avoiding Internship Blues: Strengthening the Department Through Student Work Experiences AAlan Seidman, Johnson & Wales University, Hollywood, FLStephen Pyle, Johnson & Wales University, Denver, COMary Buckley, Johnson & Wales University, North Miami, FL

Internships are an important yet often overlooked part of the student experience. As chairs, we have a moral imperative to make sure our students have positive experiences but we often lack the time to make this happen. Understanding the internship process adds value to both the student and the department.

Table 12 Integrating the International Student into Your Classroom AJoel Shapiro, Green Mountain College

This hands-on session will sensitize professors to cultural differences, behaviors, expectations and assumptions that both international students and professors bring to college classrooms. Teaching strategies and appropriate interventions will be offered so professors will be better able to assist students who manifest attitudes and behaviors representative of diverse homelands.

Table 13 Creating a Chair’s Council and Challenges in Making it Work ABeverly Zeakes, Radford University

Developing a meaningful chair’s council requires shared vision, purpose, a degree of autonomy and administrative and faculty acceptance. Challenges lie in defining the role of the council: mentoring, planning development opportunities, addressing common concerns, serving as an advisory council. A chair’s council presents an opportunity to improve communication campus wide.

8:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.Concurrent Workshops

Legacy South 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)22. Guidelines for Conducting a Feasibility

Study for Academic Programs ATim Laurent, Lynchburg College

As budgets get tighter and the competition for students escalates, higher education administrators will likely be expected to be entrepreneurial. This workshop guides participants through conducting a feasibility study for new academic programs to help ensure that good decisions are based on complete information.

Salon 1 (2nd Floor)23. Seven Steps for Dealing with Difficult

Faculty AKent Crookston, Brigham Young University

This workshop considers seven steps for dealing with problem faculty: 1) evaluate yourself and your department; 2) listen; 3) draw on mission & values; 4) follow policy; 5) benefit from trusted colleagues; 6) set expectations & consequences; 7) take action. Case studies include the academic bully.

Salon 3 (2nd Floor)24. Legal Issues and Risk Management for

Department Chairs ADarrell Ross, Valdosta State University

This presentation examines common legal issues facing chairs and presents risk management strategies in order to reduce personal and institutional risk exposure.

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Friday, February 11 (continued)

8:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.Concurrent Workshops (continued)

Traditions (Lobby Level)25. Negotiating the Minefield of

Collaborative Leadership ALucien Winegar, Dave Ramsaran, Jeffrey Graham, Susquehanna University

This workshop provides participants opportunities to explore departmental leadership by interactively developing strategies addressing issues such as leadership transition, student complaints, collegial relations and matters related to race and gender. Participants are encouraged to consider case examples within the context of their organizational culture and its influence on appropriate solutions.

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.Concurrent Paper Presentations

Forum West 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)26. So How Different is my Work from my

Colleagues in those Other Disciplines? ASteve Benton, The IDEA Center

This paper session will describe the most important department chair responsibilities as identified by chairs completing the IDEA Feedback for Chairs instrument. Participants will learn about similarities and differences in departmental priorities and faculty ratings of the chair’s performance between departments defined as “hard” vs. “soft,” “applied” vs. “pure,” and “life-oriented” vs. “nonlife-oriented.”

Legacy North 1 (2nd Floor)27. Reflections on Changing the Culture of a

Department IPaula Kramer, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

The changing environment of higher education often requires changes in departments. When a department is stable, it is difficult to modify its culture. Yet, this is frequently required. This paper reviews the changes in culture in one department and outlines the elements that made that transformation possible.

9:30 - 10:15 a.m.Concurrent Paper Presentations

Forum West 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)28. Redefining a Department: Transitions and

Strategic Positioning of Faculty AJoanna Mott, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

This presentation will discuss strategies for leading a department through transitions such as moving to a greater research focus, adjustments in enrollment or adding/dropping degrees. In each case the roles of faculty members are affected and the chair’s leadership in redefining their positions becomes critical.

Legacy North 1 (2nd Floor)29. Educate Me: Conducting Evaluations in

Areas Beyond the Evaluator’s Expertise ADeborah Palmes, North Central College

This presentation examines several of the approaches, themes and techniques that a chairperson can utilize for objectively and successfully evaluating faculty members with areas of expertise that differ from those of the evaluator. Emphasis will be placed on teaching faculty how to prepare an effective self-evaluation file.

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.BreakMezzanine

10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.Concurrent Workshops

Legacy South 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)30. Leadership: Coaching as a Powerful Tool

for Academic Chairs AJudith DePalma, Slippery Rock UniversityJanice Sabatine, Avanti StrategiesSusan English, Duquesne University

This interactive workshop will emphasize the value of coaching in addition to managing and mentoring as an important approach for chairpersons as leaders. Participants will strengthen active listening and powerful questioning skills to increase their leadership effectiveness and develop an action plan for continued improvement.

Salon 1(2nd Floor)31. Out from Behind Closed Doors: Program

Reviews as Professional Development AKatherine Frank, Colorado State University-Pueblo

This workshop will focus on using program reviews as a form of professional development that improves department collaboration and communication, understanding of programmatic and institutional issues, use of formative and summative assessment, and application of results. Two case studies from different disciplines and degree programs will be considered.

10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.Concurrent Panel Sessions

Salon 3 (2nd Floor)32. Globalization: Building Sustainable

Academic Partnerships ADaniel West, Michael Costello, Steven Szydlowski, Robert Spinelli, University of Scranton

The globalization of higher education provides a unique opportunity to implement university-based partnerships in other countries. Such partnerships enable schools, departments and faculty to develop new teaching, research, and service agendas. Several sustainable partnership models have been developed, implemented and evaluated in the Slovak Republic, Georgia, and Mexico.

Traditions (Lobby Level)33. Teaching Graduate Students to Teach in

the 21st Century AMaxine Atkinson, NC State UniversityBarbara Risman, University of Illinois at ChicagoJohn Zipp, University of Akron

Each of the presenters will share their successful programs for re-defining and re-designing graduate education to include teacher training. Systematic and incremental steps are parts of each doctoral program discussed with the goal of preparing the professoriate for the challenges of the 21st century.

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12:15 - 1:15 p.m.LuncheonSalon 2

1:30 - 3:15 p.m.Concurrent Workshops

Legacy South 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)38. Onward and Outward: Transforming

Departments Through Off-Campus Programming ACharles Howell, Terry Borg, Northern Illinois UniversityBoyd Bradbury, Minnesota State University MoorheadSteven Koch, Community High School District 155

Well-designed off-campus programs provide quality, economy, and convenience that today’s students demand. Department chairs often have little prior experience with such programs. This workshop is a boot camp for novice and experienced chairs who would like to use such programs to expand enrollment, attract new resources, and cultivate faculty talents.

Salon 1 (2nd Floor)39. Retention-Now That We Have ‘em, Let’s

Keep ‘Em ACheryl Davids, Central Carolina Technical College

The participants will learn how cross-functional teams developed approaches build a college community that is supportive of the teaching and learning environment while focusing on student persistence.

1:30 - 2:15 p.m.Concurrent Paper Presentations

Salon 3 (2nd Floor)40. From Top Heavy to Bottom Full: Managing

Rapid Generational Turnover AWilliam Staples, University of Kansas

Academic departments may find themselves dealing with rapid generational turnover where older cohorts of faculty retire and younger scholars are hired en masse. In this session, we will outline various kinds of challenges that may arise during such transitions and identify a number of strategies to successful navigate these issues.

Traditions (Lobby Level)41. A Dangerous Gift: Honoring Heritage &

Renewal in Transformation AErnest Bogue, University of Tennessee

Transformation challenges for higher education include the call to (1) lower costs, (2) enhance efficiency/productivity, demonstrate accountability, revise structure and organization, and adopt marketplace management principles. These calls for transformation warrant critical scrutiny of specific goals, policy implications, performance evidence and a prioritized transformation plan at the department level.

Forum West 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)42. Motivating Faculty & Going Green with

iPads AJill Lindsey, Wright State University

This paper describes a departmental initiative to motivate faculty to use new technologies through job-embedded professional development and conduct paperless meetings using iPads. The initiative is described from it inception through the first year of implementation and focuses on faculty response to job-embedded professional development.

Legacy North 1 (2nd Floor)43. Rewiring the Small Program A

Douglas Masini, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The small program is particularly threatened by the financial woes of the academy. The faculty rewired this program to better connect with the constituency while improving access to a growing number of students. The rewired community enhanced advisor and student input on curriculum, and partnered in measuring program process improvement.

2:30 - 3:15 p.m.Concurrent Paper Presentations

Salon 3 (2nd Floor)44. A Department Chair’s Role in Program

Assessment ALori Collins-Hall, Hartwick College

Assessment plays a critical role in informing successful academic program development and implementation. This presentation examines the chair’s role in clarifying departmental mission and values, facilitating understanding of the role of assessment, and setting clear and consistent expectations for departmental improvement and enhanced student learning.

Friday, February 11 (continued)

10:30 - 11:15 a.m.Concurrent Paper Presentations

Forum West 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)34. Beyond PowerPoint: Presentation

Technology for the Millennial Generation AAllison McFarland, Bethel College

Do you and your colleagues beam with pride as you present lectures on PowerPoint slides? To Millennial students, PowerPoint is as ordinary as overhead transparencies were to your generation. Move over slides, make room for “PREZI,” a free flowing electronic presentation canvas. Come learn about this transformational tool.

Legacy North 1 (2nd Floor)35. Leading Change in a Stagnant Program

Through the Assessment Process ASusan Vessella, Behnoush McKay, Woodbury University

Through visual examples and lecture this presentation will showcase a case study of the journey of reinventing a lethargic program through the parallel processes of assessment and design. Significant changes were made in everything from policies and procedures to curriculum and faculty resulting in enhanced student performance, and recognition among the educational and professional communities.

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.Concurrent Paper Presentations

Forum West 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)36. Transforming the Department Chair

Role: Institutional Strategies to Facilitate Change ACharles Haberle, Sheila Adamus Liotta, Providence College

This session will showcase how one institution has begun to transform the role of the academic department chair. The goal of this transformation was to make the chair role more significant at the institution and more desirable for faculty by increasing the emphasis on leadership in the role.

Legacy North 1 (2nd Floor)37. Planning Your Escape: Exiting the Chair

Position AN. Douglas Lees, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Chairs spend varying amounts of time in their positions depending on institutional or unit culture, perceived effectiveness and personal choice. Chairs should plan early for their next position and prepare their departments for a smooth transition to new leadership.

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Thank you so much for attending the conference.

A conference survey will be sent to you by email. Your comments and suggestions are valuable to us as we develop content for future conferences.

Presentations will be posted to the conference web sitewww.dce.k-state.edu/conf/academicchairpersons/

within two weeks. You will be notified by email when presentations are posted.

Your conference proceedings will be sent to you by mail after publication. The anticipated mailing date is May 2011!

Friday, February 11 (continued)

2:30 - 3:15 p.m.Concurrent Paper Presentations (cont.)

Traditions (Lobby Level)45. A Departmental “Wizard” Program for

First-Year StudentsMaureen Murphy, Huntingdon College

Design, implementation, and assessment of our “First-Year Chemistry Wizard” program is presented so that you may start your own departmental “wizard” mentor/tutor program for first-year students. Use of “wizards” resulted in dramatic increases in student learning outcomes in first-year chemistry courses and increased retention of first-year students in our department.

Forum West 1 & 2 (2nd Floor)46. Academic Leadership Strategies to Foster

Personal Responsibility in Students AKaren Thacker, Dolores Bertoti, Mary Ellen Symanski, Ellen Engler, Edgar Hartung, Alvernia University

This presentation will focus on strategies that department chairs can use to move students from an attitude of entitlement to one of personal and professional responsibility. Representative case studies will demonstrate how specific solutions and polices developed in a collaborative, consistent manner will help most students develop positive healthy behaviors.

Legacy North 1 (2nd Floor)47. Virtually the Same: Comparison of

Traditional and Online Departments ACalandra Davis, Donna Brouillette, Georgia Perimeter College

This presentation will lead participants through the creation and implementation of an online department that was developed within a traditional (campus-based) institution. The presenters will share their experiences regarding managing faculty, scheduling, testing, and other relevant topics. Discussion will be encouraged at the end of the session.

3:30 p.m.Conference Adjourns

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Alternate Presenters

Pre-Conference Workshop PresentersCipriano, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 3Hatfield, Susan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 2, 3Higgerson, Mary Lou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 2, 3, 5Kinley, Ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 3Pallett, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 2, 3Seagren, Alan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 3, 6Wergin, Jon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 3Wheeler, Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 2, 3, 6

Half-Day Workshop PresentersBuller, Jeffrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 4Chu, Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 4Crookston, Kent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 4, 7Gmelch, Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 4Hatfield, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 4Seldin, Peter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 4

Concurrent Presentation PresentersAdamus Liotta, Sheila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9Atkinson, Maxine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Baker, Suzann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Balazs, Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Benton, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Bertoti, Dolores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 10Bogue, Ernest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9Bonds-Raacke, Jennifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6Borg, Terry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9Bradbury, Boyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9Brouillette, Donna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 10Buckley, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Cataldi, Suzanne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6Colbert, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Collins-Hall, Lori . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9Costello, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Crookston, Kent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 4, 7Crouse, Karen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6Davids, Cheryl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9Davis, Calandra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 10DeBellis, Ron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5

Concurrent Presentation PresentersDePalma, Judith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Dong, Qingwen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6Dunn, Dana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Engler, Ellen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 10English, Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Erkert, Jan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6Evans, Gregory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg 11Evans, Suzanne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Filetti, Jean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6Frank, Katherine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 2, 6, 8Garvey, Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6Gavin, Joanne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6, 7Gilles, Helen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6Golding, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg 11Graham, Jeffrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Griffin, Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Gurak, Laura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Haberle, Charles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9Halonen, Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Hartung, Edgar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 10Haynes, Jan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Higgerson, Mary Lou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 2, 3, 5Horwitz, Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Howell, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9Hubeli, Roger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6Hulnick, Gail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg 11Hutchens, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7King, Beverly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6Koch, Steven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9Kramer, Paula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Langer, Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6Larsen, Julie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6Laurent, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Lees, N. Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 2, 9Lengel, Lara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Lindsey, Jill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9Marshall, Susanne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Martin, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Masini, Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9

2011 Academic Chairpersons Conference Index of Presenters

Concurrent Presentation PresentersMcCarthy, Maureen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5McClure, Randall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5McFarland, Allison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9McKay, Behnoush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9Merdinger, Joan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Mott, Joanna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Murphy, Maureen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 10Neuner, Jerome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Palmes, Deborah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Pitta, Dennis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9Prestoy, Suzanne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Purinton-Johnson, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6, 7Pyle, Stephen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Ramsaran, Dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Rentner, Terry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Risman, Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Rohena, Elba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Ross, Darrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Sabatine, Janice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Saylor, Cynthia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6Schubert-Irastorza, Cynthia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Seidman, Alan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Shapiro, Joel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Singh, Binne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Spinelli, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Staples, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9Strage, Amy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Sue, Della . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 6, 7Symanski, Mary Ellen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 10Szydlowski, Steven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Thacker, Karen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 10Vessella, Susan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 9Waddell, Jenetta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7West, Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8West, Lillie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Wheeler, Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 2, 3, 6Winegar, Lucien. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8Zeakes, Beverly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 7Zipp, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8

We appreciate the presenters who agreed to be on stand-by for presentations in the event of last minute cancellations.

Effectively Managing Faculty Over Geographically Distant Locations AGregory Evans, University of Phoenix

I manage faculty across 4 different countries, including U.S. and NATO bases in Belgium, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. This presentation includes specific steps to manage faculty remotely: set clear expectations; offer continuous training; consistent touches; and, monitor and provide effective feedback.

Can Academic Chairs Afford Not to Fundraise? AJoe Golding, Advancement Resources

Tuition hikes and government grants will not take universities and colleges through the critical years to come – philanthropy will. Everyone involved in the organization plays a critical role in successful resource development. This session will provide academic chairs with the precise knowledge, skills and tools needed for their role fundraising.

Reaching Out: Mainstream Media Strategies and Skills AGail Hulnick, WindWord Communications

It is important to do, and it is important to be seen to be doing. Academic departments can build credibility, gather public support and stimulate civic engagement through strategic use of print and broadcast media. Consultant Gail Hulnick presents recommendations for designing an effective media plan and polishing media skills.

2012 Call for Proposals29th Annual Academic Chairpersons Conference

Orlando, Florida – February 9-10, 2012

2012 Call for ProposalsThe conference goal is to provide academic chairpersons and administrators a forum in which to share their most successful, innovative ideas and strategies to assist each other in becoming more effective in their positions.

Presentations are to be relevant, useful and practical to chairpersons. They should actively involve participants through discussions and activities and should be applicable to multiple disciplines and various institutional sizes.

Call for Proposals Opens: March 2011

Submission Deadline: June 30, 2011

Notification Date: August 12, 2011

All presenters must register and pay a reduced registration fee. They are responsible for expenses related to travel and lodging for the conference.

Submit proposal online at www.dce.ksu.edu/conf/academicchairpersons

Submission deadlines are subject to change.

The Academic Chairpersons Conference is co-sponsored by Kansas State University and The IDEA Center.

Special AssistanceA conference or noncredit program participant who needs accommodations due to a disability or who has special dietary requirements should indicate services needed at the time of registration. If you have further questions please contact the Conference Registration Office 785-532-5569 or 1-800-432-8222. Early notification is requested to ensure that accommodations can be provided in a timely manner.