Department Chairs, School Directors, and Program Directors are encouraged to take advantage of this resource for advice, mentorship, and supportive problem-solving. The following Faculty Fellows for Chair Mentorship would be happy to meet with you one-on-one to discuss any topic at all related to running your academic unit or to leadership in general.
Miguel Chuaqui
Miguel Chuaqui
Miguel Chuaqui is the former Director of the School of Music, a performing arts academic unit with over 350 undergraduate and graduate students and over 90 faculty members (50 of whom are adjunct) focusing on areas as diverse as scholarship, performance, creative research, and education. Miguel is happy to talk with chairs and directors about all aspects of leadership, but he has particular skill with RPT and Career-line reviews, faculty searches, personnel issues, working with different leadership styles within the department level and above the department level, donor relationships, and performing arts management and marketing.
m.chuaqui@utah.edu
Lori Kowaleski-Jones
Lori Kowaleski-Jones
Lori Kowaleski-Jones is the former chair of the Department of Family & Consumer Studies and the current Director of NEXUS (the Center for Interdisciplinary Exchange for Utah Science. She is also the executive director for the Wasatch Front Research Data Center (WFRDC). Lori is happy to talk with chairs and directors about all aspects of leadership, but she has particular experience with :
lori.kowaleski-jones@fcs.utah.edu- Managing centers within a department unit
- Collaborating with other units on shared interests
- Developing new degree programs
- Navigating departmental graduate council reviews
- Promoting department morale
Kent A. Ono
Kent A. Ono
Kent A. Ono is the former Chair of the Department of Communication. Kent is happy to talk with chairs and directors about all aspects of leadership, but he has particular skill with policy, budget, strategic planning, and complex personnel matters.
kent.ono@utah.edu