We use cookies to provide essential features and services. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies .

×

Warehouse Stock Clearance Sale

Grab a bargain today!


The Resource Handbook for Academic Deans
By

Rating

Product Description
Product Details

Table of Contents

The American Conference of Academic Deans xiii


Preface xv

Carl O. Moses


Editor?s Introduction xix

Laura L. Behling


PART ONE: BECOMING A DEAN 1


1 Preparing for a Successful Career in Academic Leadership:
Understanding Your Role 3

Marc M. Roy


2 A President?s Perspective on Serving as a Dean 9

Philip A. Glotzbach


3 The Qualities of Effective Senior Academic Leadership 21

Robert Holyer


4 The Role of the Academic Dean in a Community College 25

Thomas W. Meyer


5 A Successful Career as an Online Dean 33

Pamela Monaco


6 Moving from Professor to Dean 39

Bonnie D. Irwin


7 Understanding the Social Roles of a Dean 45

Jeffrey R. Breese


8 Working with a Former Dean 51

Karen Ryan


9 Understanding Institutional Climate 57

Frank Eyetsemitan


10 Balancing Management and Leadership 61

Mary L. Lo Re


PART TWO: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BEING A DEAN
71


11 The Case for Servant Leadership 73

Peggy Rosario


12 The Art and Science of Good Decision Making 79

Mark J. Braun


13 The Art of Governance: The Dean?s Role in Shaping
Collective Decisions 83

Frank Boyd


14 Building a Shared Vision of Your Institution 89

Donald Tucker


15 Managing Change Successfully 93

Katie Conboy


16 Understanding the Game and Your Team: Succeeding at Working
with Campus Constituencies 99

Kent A. Eaton


17 The Dean?s Role in Mentoring 105

Adelia Williams


18 Academic Deans Balancing Professional and Personal Lives:
Reframing Balance, Momentum, and Flow 111

Lisa Ijiri


19 Modeling Active Engagement in Teaching and Research 117

James R. Valadez


20 Staying Alive in Teaching and Research 121

David W. Chapman


21 Self-Assessment, or How Do I Know If I Am Succeeding?
127

Kathleen Murray


22 Discerning When to Transition to New Opportunities 131

John T. Day


23 When to Move On, Ready or Not 135

Eugenia Proctor Gerdes


PART THREE: WHAT A DEAN DOES 141


24 The Administrative Dance: Managing Up, Down, and Across
143

Darla S. Hanley


25 Establishing and Implementing Your Vision: Strategic Planning
in Academic Affairs 149

Katie Conboy


26 Working with Regional Accreditors 155

Karen Doyle Walton


27 The Dean?s Roles and Responsibilities in General
Education Curriculum Development 163

Linda Cabe Halpern


28 The Role of the Dean in Department and Program Review
169

Joseph Favazza


29 The Backward Design Process of Curriculum Development
175

Ross Peterson-Veatch


30 Curricular Development in an International Setting: The Arts
and Sciences 183

Mark Rush


31 Online Curriculum Development 189

Pamela Monaco


32 Representing Your Institution Well: Engaging with the Media
195

Larry J. Frazier



33 The Entrepreneurial Dean 199

Kent A. Eaton


34 Creating Powerful Collaborations between the Academic and
Development Divisions 205

Michael K. Wanous and Susan S. Hasseler


35 Productively Working with Advancement and Development
211

David Timmerman


PART FOUR: FOSTERING TEAMWORK ACROSS THE INSTITUTION
215


36 Using Conflict-Handling Modes to Solve Problems and Create
New Collaborations 217

Peggy Rosario


37 What Teams Are You On Now? 223

John T. Day


38 Deans in the (Academic) Game 227

Darla S. Hanley


39 Working with Other Deans 233

Bonnie D. Irwin


40 The Role of the Dean in Decision Making at the University
Level 237

Laura Niesen de Abruna


41 Productive Relationships with Department Chairs and Program
Directors 241

Virginia Coombs


42 Developing Productive Relationships with Assistant and
Associate Deans: What They Might Want You to Know 249

James M. Sloat


43 Effective Hiring and Evaluation of Staff 255

Alison Benders


PART FIVE: DEVELOPING FACULTY EXCELLENCE AND ACHIEVING
STUDENT SUCCESS 261


44 Setting Expectations, Intentionality, and Clarity in Faculty
Hiring 263

Stephanie Fabritius


45 Diversifying the Campus: Some Steps for Deans to Take
269

Laura L. Behling


46 Enhancing Faculty Relationships through Transparent and
Consistent Evaluation 277

Stephanie Fabritius


47 Contingent Faculty: Strategies for Developing an Essential
Resource 283

Maria Maisto, Adrianna Kezar, and Carol Kochhar-Bryant


48 Working with People in Conflict: Conversational Strategies
for Deans 291

Thomas W. Meyer


49 The Responsibility of Leadership in Dealing with Difficult
People 299

Donald Tucker


50 The Bully on Campus: Productively Working with These
Difficult People 305

Elizabeth A. Throop


51 Difficult Disciplinary Decisions: Dismissing Faculty
309

Alison Benders


52 Legal Issues in Faculty Evaluation 315

Jon K. Dalager


53 Addressing Concerns about Harassment, Grievances, and
Discrimination 323

Charlotte G. Borst


54 Fostering Excellent Teaching 329

Kerry Pannell


55 Creating and Maintaining a Supportive Environment for
Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity 335

Kerry Pannell


56 Engaging Faculty in Service and Community Work 341

Stephen J. Kreta


57 ?The War of the Worlds?: Assessment of Student
Learning Outcomes of Academic Majors 347

Karen Doyle Walton


58 Effectively Working with Student Media 359

Patricia S. Poulter and Joe Gisondi


59 Managing Student Relationships: Handling Student Complaints
367

Adelia Williams


60 Establishing an Effective Academic Advising Program 371

Craig A. Almeida


61 Faculty Mentoring and Evaluation: A Model 377

Susan Thompson Gorman


62 Learning How to Work ?In Between?: Advice for
Associate Deans 385

James M. Sloat


63 Supervising Faculty: Legal Issues for Deans 391

Jon K. Dalager


The Contributors 397


ACAD: The American Conference of Academic Deans 407


Index 409

About the Author

Laura L. Behling is dean of the college and vice president for academic affairs at Knox College, Illinois.

Ask a Question About this Product More...
 
Look for similar items by category
Home » Books » Nonfiction » Education » Higher
This title is unavailable for purchase as none of our regular suppliers have stock available. If you are the publisher, author or distributor for this item, please visit this link.

Back to top