273: Transitioning From a Faculty to an Administrator Role (14315)

The purpose of this Professional Development Workshop (PDW) is to help faculty moving into administrative roles, such as a department chair or head of school, program director, an associate dean. Faculty members selected or asked to serve in administrative roles have very little formal training or background and often struggle through the assignment. In this PDW, we will discuss key issues that confront administrators and provide participants with the opportunity to share experiences with - and learn from - other experienced administrators. We believe that knowledge and skills acquired through is PDW is essential for administrators to function effectively and to innovate for the future, this year’s theme of the Academy. Participants will be required to pre-register. Registration is open to those who are currently serving as chairs, program directors, associate deans or individuals who will be taking on such administrative roles in the future. This two and half-hour workshop includes a leadoff plenary session with two speakers highlighting key challenges and issues that entry level administrators face today. Following the plenary session, there will be five breakout sessions, each of which will be moderated by one to two department chairs (listed below). While most of these administrators have many years of experience, some with less experience have been included to provide perspectives on the challenges that new administrators face. These breakout sessions will focus on the following topics: (1) putting faculty front and center, (2) evaluating and mentoring faculty on research and teaching, (3) dealing with low performing faculty, (4) recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, and (5) managing time and conflict. Participants will rotate through these breakout sessions at 15-minute intervals. There will be a short break during these sessions, providing an opportunity for participants to have individual conversations with other participants. The workshop will end with a wrap-up session where the moderators (topic chairs) will recap and summarize the key issues discussed at their roundtables.