LEADING THE ACADEMIC
DEPARTMENT: A WORKSHOP FOR CHAIRS OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENTS
Arnie Ostebee, Jon Scott
June 16-19, 2005
Washington, DC
Whether new to the position or with years of experience, department
chairs are constantly faced with questions that test their management
skills. The emphasis in this workshop is on vision and leadership;
those elusive qualities that chairs are expected to possess but have
little opportunity to develop and refine while dealing with the
day-to-day demands of
academic administration. This program is unique in that
mathematics department chairs will have time to discuss issues and gain
insights from colleagues in the same position at other institutions.
We will discuss many issues facing department chairs. These include the
recruitment, retention, men