Faculty members are recruited,
retained, and promoted for a particular set of skills, including intellectual
curiosity and insight, scholarly ability and ambition, disruptive thinking,
pedagogical expertise and potential, and commitment to student success. While
Associate Deans are (almost exclusively) selected from among the pool of
faculty members, the position of Associate Dean involves a very different, and
in some ways incompatible, set of skills. This session focuses on how Associate
Deans can develop and apply four essential skills for their work: Leadership,
Project Management, Communication, and Integrity. Panelists will discuss each
area, provide examples from their own experience of successful (or
unsuccessful!) application of those skills, and offer practical suggestions on
how to develop and/or improve in these areas. A portion of the session will be
dedicated to separate scenario-driven discussion groups and/or mentoring
sessions for section members.
Business meeting at program conclusion.