Fall 2025
Dealing with Deans • Assigning Faculty Activities • Legal Implications of Being a Chair • Delegating and Using Committees • Faculty Evaluations & Performance Counseling. See Agenda
Presentations
- AI in Higher Education: Pros, Cons, and Encouraging Faculty Engagement — A Department Chair’s Perspective
by Sherry Rankins-Robertson | slides
- Dealing with Deans
by Janet Kistner | Reading material | slides
- Assigning Faculty Activities
by Stephen Stark | Reading material | slides
- The Prof said what?!?! Navigating the Intersection of Academic Freedom and Public-Employee Speech Rights at Public Universities
by Clay Calvert | slides
- Legal Implications of Being a Chair
by Ryan Fuller | Reading material
- Delegating and Using Committees
by Veronica Yon | Reading material | slides (coming soon)
- SUS 30 State University System of Florida Strategic Plan
by Emily Sikes | slides
- Faculty Evaluation & Performance Counseling
by Craig Stanley | Reading material | slides
Fall 2023
Faculty Evaluation & Performance Counseling • Assigning Faculty Activities • Legal Implications of Being a Chair • Delegating and Using Committees • Dealing with Deans. See Agenda
Presentations
- Academic Freedom
by Clay Calvert | slides
- Faculty Evaluation & Performance Counseling
by Craig Stanley | reading material | slides
- Assigning Faculty Activities
by Lawrence G. Abele | reading material | slides
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Teaching
by Nancy Stanlick | slides
- Legal Implications of Being a Chair
by Ryan Fuller | reading material
- Delegating and Using Committees
by Glenn Cunningham | reading material | slides
- Chairs are from Mars; Deans from Pluto
by Joe Glover | slides
- Dealing with Deans
by Janet Kistner | reading material | slides
Fall 2022
Faculty Evaluation & Performance Counseling • Assigning Faculty Activities • Legal Implications of Being a Chair • Dealing with Deans. See Agenda
Presentations
- Faculty Management and Assignments
by Jeff Moore | slides
- Faculty Evaluation & Performance Counseling
by Gwendolyn Singleton | reading material | slides
- Assigning Faculty Activities
by Lawrence G. Abele | reading material | slides
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Teaching
by Nancy Stanlick | slides
- Legal Implications of Being a Chair
by Ryan Fuller | reading material
- Delegating and Using Committees
by Glenn Cunningham | reading material | slides
- Time Management
by Jim Gray | slides
- Dealing with Deans
by Janet Kistner | reading material | slides
Spring 2022
Academic Leadership • Departmental Missions, Goals, and Assessment • Teaching Effectiveness • Conflict Resolution and Maintaining Morale • Departmental Budgeting. See Agenda
Presentations
- Effective Teaching
by Lawrence G. Abele | reading material and slides
- Budget and Legislative Updates
by Tim Jones | slides
- Assuming a Leadership Role
by Janet Kistner | reading material and slides
- Dealing with Conflict and Maintaining Morale
by Nancy Stanlick | reading material and slides
- Discussion of House Bill 7
by Joe Glover and Ryan Fuller | slides
- What your General Counsel and Human Resource Office would like you to know as Chair
by Ryan R. Fuller | slides
- Mission, Goals and Assessment
by Jeffrey Moore | reading material and slides
- Departmental Budgeting
by Joe Glover | reading material and slides
- Transitioning into an Administrative Role and Leadership
by Paul Hart | slides
- Other Workshop Material
2022 Legislative Bills of Interest | document
2022-23 LBR Executive Summary | document
2022-23 FCO Budget | document
Fall 2019
Faculty Evaluation & Performance Counseling • Assigning Faculty Activities • Legal Implications of Being a Chair • Delegating and Using Committees • Dealing with Deans. See Agenda
Presentations
- Collective Bargaining
by Ryan Fuller | slides
- Faculty Evaluation & Performance Counseling
by Gwendolyn Singleton | reading material | slides
- Assigning Faculty Activities
by Lawrence G. Abele | reading material | slides
- An Introduction to the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
by Norman Anderson
- Delegating and Using Committees
by Glenn Cunningham | reading material | slides
- Time Management
by James Gray | slides
- Dealing with Deans
by Janet Kistner | reading material | slides
Spring 2019
Academic Leadership • Departmental Missions, Goals, and Assessment • Teaching Effectiveness • Conflict Resolution and Maintaining Morale • Departmental Budgeting.
See Agenda
Presentations
- Board of Governors & Financial and Legislative Update 2019
by Tim Jones | slides
- Assuming a Leadership Role
by Barbara Ridener | slides
- Departmental Budgeting
by Joe Glover | slides
- Life on the Bridge – Conflict Management, Leadership and Lifelines
by Monique McKay
- Mission, Goals and Assessment
by Jeffrey Moore | slides
- Effective Teaching
by Lawrence G. Abele | slides
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Ethics and Legal Issues in Teaching
by Nancy Stanlick | slides
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Dealing with Conflict and Maintaining Morale
by Karen Bryan | slides
- Other Workshop Materials
2019 Legislative Bill Summary | document
CS/SB 190, Higher Education Bill Summary | document
Fall 2018
Higher Education Leadership • Faculty Evaluations & Performance Counseling • Assigning Faculty Activities • Performance Measures • Legal
Implications of Being a Chair • Delegating and Using Committees • Time Management • Dealing with Deans. See Agenda
Presentations
- Social Media
by Marcia DiStaso | slides
- Faculty Evaluations & Performance Counseling
by Gwendolyn Singleton | slides
- Assigning Faculty Activities
by Lawrence G. Abele | slides
- Departmental Graduation Rates
by Lawrence G. Abele | slides
- Delegating and Using Committees
Glenn Cunningham | slides
- Time Management
by James Gray | slides
- Dealing with Deans
by Janet Kistner | slides
Spring 2018
Academic Leadership • Departmental Missions, Goals, and Assessment • Teaching Effectiveness • Conflict Resolution and Maintaining Morale • Departmental Budgeting. See Agenda
Presentations
- Legislative Update 2018
by Janet Owen | slides
- Assuming a Leadership Role
by Barbara Ridener | slides
- Tools of the Trade
by Isis Carbajal de Garcia | slides
- Mission, Goals and Assessment
by Jeffrey Moore | slides
- Effective Teaching
by Lawrence G. Abele | slides
- Social Media
by Stephanie Vie | slides and handout
- Dealing with Conflict and Maintaining Morale
by Karen Bryan | slides
Fall 2017
Higher Education Leadership • Faculty Evaluation & Performance Counseling • Assigning Faculty Activities • Performance Measures • Legal Implications of Being a Chair • Delegating and Using Committees • Time Management • Dealing with Deans. See Agenda
Presentations
- Effective Listening Skills
by Diann Newman | handout
- Faculty Evaluation & Performance
by Gwendolyn Singleton | slides
- Assigning Faculty Activites
by Larry Abele | slides
- Staff Evaluations
by Jamie Sprague | slides
- Delegating and Using Committees
by Glenn Cunningham | slides
- Time Management
by Jim Gray | slides
- Dealing with Deans
by Janet Kistner | slides
Spring 2017
Academic Leadership • Departmental Missions, Goals, and Assessment • Teaching Effectiveness • Conflict Resolution and Maintaining Morale • Departmental Budgeting. See Agenda
Presentations
- Implicit Bias
by Kate Ratliff | slides
- Assuming a Leadership Role
by Barbara Ridener | slides
- Positive Academic Leadership
by Jeffrey Buller | slides
- Mission, Goals and Assessment
by Jeffrey Moore | slides
- Effective Teaching
by Larry Abele | slides
- Performance Funding
by Joe Glover | slides
- Dealing with Conflict and Maintaining Morale
by Karen Bryan | slides
- Other Workshop Material
2017-2018 Operating Budget
Governor's Vetoes 2017
Vetoed SB 374 Summary
Fall 2016
Higher Education Leadership • Faculty Evaluation & Performance Counseling • Assigning Faculty Activities • Performance Measures • Legal Implications of Being a Chair • Delegating and Using Committees • Time Management • Dealing with Deans. See Agenda
Presentations
- Higher Education Leadership in Uncertain Times
by Ralph C. Wilcox | slides
- Faculty Evaluation & Performance Counseling
by Gwendolyn Singleton | slides
- Assigning Faculty Activities
by Larry Abele | slides
- Performance Measures
by Joe Glover | slides
- Delegating and Using Committees
by Glenn Cunningham | slides
- Time Management
by Jim Gray | slides
- Dealing with Deans
by Janet Kistner | slides
Presentations
- A Healthy Department
by Lawrence G. Abele | slides
- This presentation reviews activities and qualities essential for a highly functioning academic department.
- Academic Leadership
by Barbara Ridener | slides
- Leadership style, seeing the big picture, leading by example, communication, and relationships are highlighted in this look at leadership.
- Deans and Chairs Roles
by Joe Glover | slides
- This presentation discusses how and why the roles and functions of the Dean and Chairs are different and how to make the most of it.
- What Your General Counsel and Human Resource Office Would Like you to Know as Chair
by Ryan Fuller | slides
- Defining and identifying types of issues that arise within an academic department and when to contact the General Counsel or Human Resources Offices.
- Missions, Goals, and Assessment
by Jeffrey Moore | slides
- This presentation reviews the purpose, design, and implementation of program assessment and highlights common misconceptions associated with assessment.
- Departmental Conflict
by Carolyn Henne | slides
- This discussion offers approaches for dealing with different types of conflict within a department, along with maintaining faculty morale.
- Teaching Effectiveness
by Lawrence G. Abele | slides
- This look at teaching explains the course syllabus, eight factors of effective teaching, the assessment of learning, and the validity of student evaluations.
- SUS Performance Funding
by Joe Glover | slides
- Academic Maps
by Larry Abele | slides
- A History of Higher Education
by Randy Hanna | slides
- This presentation examines public higher education in Florida, including the structure of the State University System and legislative action regarding university issues.
- Conflict Resolution
by Patricia Price | slides
- Defining and identifying types of conflict and recognizing different approaches to conflict situations are among the objectives of this presentation.
- Federal Rating System
by Lawrence G. Abele | slides
- This look at college affordability reviews measures of the federal rating system: paying for performance, promoting innovation and competition, and ensuring the affordability of student debt.
- Managing (ir)Rational Behavior
by Robert F. Kenny | slides
- This presentation focuses on case studies in managerial psychology, including a discussion of perception and the effect of expectations.
- Effective Fiscal Management
by Johnny Pherigo | slides
- Financial management principles are covered, including account types such as educational and general, foundation, contracts and grants, student fees, and auxiliary/agency.
- Turning Administrative Chores into a Lucrative Career
by Jaap Vos | slides
- Guidelines for success as a department chair, such as being a good listener, thinking about trends, and preparing for change, are provided.
- A Brief Look at Finances
by Lawrence G. Abele | slides
- This financial overview covers the two sources of funding—general revenue and tuition and fees—and also presents a timeline for submission of the SUS legislative budget request.
- Departmental Budgeting and Assessment
by Glenn Cunningham | slides
- Fiscal management, budget planning, database procedures, and the role of staff are described in this review of departmental budgeting, annual reports, and outcome assessment.
- Distance and Electronic Education
by Joseph Glover | slides
- State-funded and self-funded policies of distance and electronic platform education are detailed in this presentation.
- Essential Department Chair
by Jeffrey Buller | slides
- The concept of positive academic leadership, alternatives to common administrative practices, and the development of leadership strategies are explored.
- Lessons Gleaned from Howey
by Jaap Vos | slides
- This overview details the requirements of a good chair, including knowledge of the departmental unit, understanding of external factors, and leadership skills.
- Strategies for Success
by Lawrence G. Abele | slides
- Key strategies for the success of a chair include integrity, trust, and openness; belief in the university; creation of the environment; and knowledge of the department.
- Written Evaluations
by Catherine Longstreth | slides
- The purpose of the written evaluation is to assess performance and this look at the evaluation process provides suggestions for preparing the draft and final letter.
- A Time for Everything
by James Gray | slides
- This department chair’s survival guide offers insights on topics ranging from time management to student, faculty, and dean expectations.
- Delegation and Using Committees
by Glenn Cunningham | slides
- How a chair can maximize effectiveness through efficient delegation and thoughtful committee assignments is described in this presentation.
- Faculty Evaluation
by Kay Pasley | slides
- This presentation reviews the why, what, and how of faculty evaluations, with an emphasis on developing a plan for remedying deficiencies and building strengths.
Case Studies
- Academic Legal Case Studies
PDF
- These legal case studies deal with issues such as evaluation, leave, faculty relations, academic performance, public records, tenure and promotion, and special accommodations. These cases will be discussed during the small group discussion. Following the small group discussion, the attorneys will review the disposition of the cases.
