Tags: Department Chairs

Engaging with Faculty and Academic Staff on Retirement

This program was designed for MSU Deans, Chairs, and Faculty Excellence Advocates to discuss strategies for engaging about retirement issues with faculty and academic staff within your unit.  Legal restrictions and MSU’s policies were also  provided as guidelines to follow when interacting with academics on retirement. 

Announcing New Award for Academic Leaders

Simmons Chivukula Award for Academic Leadership

The Academic Advancement Network (AAN) is very pleased to announce a new award in recognition of and appreciation for the hard work and dedication exhibited by academic leaders. 

Facilitated Conversations About Current Events and Climate

Conversations during challenging times or on difficult topics can often benefit from guidance by a skilled professional.  The Academic Advancement Network, Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, WorkLife Office, and Graduate School at MSU are working together to develop a pool of individuals to facilitate conversations. 

Leadership: Cara Cilano

This post is the second in a series highlighting fulfilling, innovative work from leaders across campus that you might not otherwise hear about. I welcome your ideas for individuals to write about in the future.

Leadership: Johannes Bauer

Throughout the year, I plan to use the Leadership Blog to highlight the work of mid-level administrators. In meetings with focus groups, I have learned that many academics on our campus (tenure system and fixed-term faculty,

Leadership: Department Executive Officer Seminar

The Leadership Blog series will highlight topics related to leadership development at MSU.  Posts will provide brief, timely information on featured events, as well as some longer stories highlighting the efforts of leaders across a range of positions on this campus.

External Resources related to Academic Staff & Fixed-Term Faculty

Introduction

In addition to the presentation slides based on our October, 2017 Leadership session on Supporting the Development of Academic Staff and Fixed-Term Faculty, these books were listed as resources.