New Academic Programs in Lean Financial Times: Process Revisited and Lessons Learned
...websites, newsletters, surveys, and community events. Take the nursing program’s initial stage communication plan as an example. The first communication was a strategic planning survey asking faculty members what new...
Publications
...format. Academic Leader provides insights from experienced department chairs and academic deans that will help you support faculty in all their roles enhance communication with internal and external constituents...
Congratulations—You Are a Leader! Now What?
...those same people can be complex. Similarly, joining an existing team as an outsider can pose a comparable challenge. The potential for pitfalls exists in either situation; however, there is...
Petty Principles for Leaders in Higher Education
...a play on my last name, I call them “petty principles.” Excellence: We all have one thing in common, no matter what our role is as it related to higher...
20-Minute Mentors
20-Minute Mentors are video-based programs designed to answer a specific question related to teaching and learning. They deliver actionable insights in highly focused 20-minute presentations designed to fit busy schedules....
How to Create a Values-Driven Department
...contract, but I don’t buy that. At least in this context, community, communication, and relationships make a tremendous difference. It is my strategy to ensure that they know they have...
Rewarding Excellent Support for Non-tenure-track Faculty, Part II
...change management and critical processes related to teaching and learning. Every institution has processes and procedures that compel faculty to engage with the institution in some way. These processes may...
The Challenge of Leading Change: Some Remedies for Resistance (Part 1)
<span class="excerpt_part">...<strong>com</strong>ments <strong>and</strong> questions, some of which may lead to resistance. Resistance results from a variety of personal attributes <strong>and</strong> situations. Two <strong>com</strong>mon <strong>for</strong>ms of resistance are self-interest <strong>and</strong> lack of...</span>
Establishing a Quality Faculty Mentoring Program
Teaching at the collegiate level is a wonderful, complex career. We hire people and expect them to teach effectively, publish frequently, serve as effective committee members, and maybe even serve...
Effective Transitioning to College Teaching: Part 1
...transition programs. The fundamentals are constant, although some adjustments must be made for beginning faculty or faculty coming from different types of institutions to be effective teaching according to the...