How Departments Work…

1. How Departments Work… Bill Bernhard Political Science Spring 2010

2. Why Should You Care? • Your Responsibilities NOW: Research, Teaching, Show Up to Department Committees • More Effective • Happier

3. How Are Departments Organized • Heads vs. Chairs • By-laws and Tradition • Different Committee Configurations, Voting Rights, and Procedures

4. University Hierarchy • Board of Trustees • President • Chancellor • Provost • Dean • Department Chair/Head

5. Department Functions • Budget • Tenure and Promotion • Recruitment • Course Scheduling • Annual Reviews • Planning for Next Year

6. Promotion and Tenure • Interests of the Institution • Need to Justify Decision • Organizationally • Internal Committee • External Letters • Department Vote • College and University Approval

7. Recruitment • Planning • Determining Priorities • Gaining Budgetary Approval (Competitive Process) • Assembling Search Committee • Searching • Identifying Candidates • Organizing Visits to Learn About & Impress Candidates • Hiring • Finding Department Approval • Getting Approval from Above • Affirmative Action • Sealing the Deal • Preparing a Competitive (but Fair) Offer • Negotiation • Selling the Dream

8. Annual Review • Who gets an annual review • Faculty and Staff • Purpose • Salary Increases • Promotion and Tenure

9. Course Scheduling • Bodies in Seats • Equity Across Faculty • Faculty Availability • Programmatic Requirements • Student Satisfaction • Specific Requests • Budgetary Implications

10. Other Administrative Activities • Personnel • Retention • Retirements • Staff • Complaints • Faculty, Student, Parents • Alumni Affairs • Programmatic Initiatives • Emergencies

11. What Motivates Administrators? • New Challenges • Sense of Loyalty, Duty • Desire to Build Institution • Ambition • Resources

12. What Is a Good Administrator? • Communication • Proactive • Reflective • Sense of Perspective • Values

13. Questions, Comments, Concerns, Thoughts, Reactions