The Seminar is open to chairs/heads at accredited baccalaureate degree-granting CCAS Member institutions only. Due to space limitations, no more than FOUR chairs from the same institution will be admitted. The first 50 registration requests will be accepted; additional requests will be wait-listed in order of receipt.
CCAS Seminar for New Deans (December 8-11, 2024) & CCAS Seminar for Department Chairs & Heads (December 8-10, 2024)
- Topics include College & Department Organization and Planning, Budget and Resource Management, Development, Recruitment and Retention of Faculty and Staff, Legal Issues, Communicating from the Middle, and more
- Program includes interactive resentations, small group work, case study discussions, and informal networking at meals and receptions
- Collocated in New Orleans, LA, with some shared programming & shared refreshments
- Both seminars begin at 3:00 PM Sunday, December 8
- Chairs conclude before lunch on Tuesday; Deans before lunch on Wednesday
Agenda:
Sunday
3:30pm Seminar Registration
4:00pm - 4:10pm Welcoming Remarks
4:10pm – 5:15pm Opening Plenary: The Chair as Academic Leader
5:15pm – 6:15pm Issues in Resource Management
6:15pm – 7:00pm Networking Social Hour
Monday
7:30am – 8:30am Breakfast
8:30am – 10:00am:
The Basics for New Chairs
Problem-Solving for Experienced Chairs
10:00am – 10:30am Refreshment Break (available all day)
10:30am – Noon Managing People and Conflict
Noon – 2:00pm Luncheon, Table Discussions, & The Doctor is In
2:00pm –3:30pm:
Working with the Dean
Recruitment, Retention, and Development of Faculty
3:30pm – 4:00pm Refreshment Break
4:00pm – 5:30pm:
Recruitment, Retention, and Development of Faculty
Working with the Dean
5:30pm – 6:30pm Taking Care of Yourself and Social Hour
Tuesday
7:30am – 8:30am Breakfast
8:30am – 8:45am Case Studies
8:45am – 10:30am Breakout groups for Case Studies
10:30am – 10:45am Refreshment Break
10:45am – 11:30am Last Burning Questions