Each summer, new Department Chairs, School Directors, Associate Deans, and Deans gather for a three-day workshop & retreat designed to jump start their leadership roles. The event includes “how-tos,” theories of leadership, resources, strategy sharing, and cohort building. Leaders from across campus participate in panel discussions and give presentations, while attendees also have time to interact in small groups and reflect on their own choices as leaders.

The Academic Leaders Online Series brings together Department Chairs, School Directors, Program Directors, Associate/Assistant Deans, and Deans for University-wide information sharing and cross-campus communication. We generally meet online the first Thursday of each month from 12:00pm - 1:15pm.

This series provides information for new and veteran chairs. For new chairs, it offers up-to-date information and strategies for being an effective chair. For returning chairs, the seminar is a refresher, one with networking and mentorship opportunities and that allows for regular discussion of problems as they arise. Meetings are scheduled for the third Wednesday of each month and run from 12:00pm - 1:30pm. Lunch will be served.

This series provides a forum through which to build infrastructure and share best practices regarding several Associate Dean for Faculty responsibilities, including faculty conduct, RPT, Career-line Faculty reappointments and promotions, and grade complaints and academic misconduct appeals. The Forum will be run by Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Sarah Projansky and Associate Vice President for Faculty in Health Sciences, Angie Fagerlin.

The Dean Development Program supports deans at all stages of their career, including a year-long orientation process, peer-mentorship, and leadership development.

This one-day workshop is for tenured faculty members who serve in an administrative role, have been Associate Professors for at least four years, and would like to be considered for promotion in the next 1-3 years. If you are already scheduled to go up for promotion in Fall 2025, this workshop/retreat will not be useful to you.

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The Office for Faculty provides customized workshops tailored to interests, opportunities, issues, and challenges in your department and/or college. Contact us if you have a request, or click the button below to see a list of recent workshops we have held.