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Workshop for New and Prospective Chairs and Directors
Friday, November 7, 2008
Midlands Technical College - Airport Campus
Columbia, SC
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Agenda
9:00-9:30 Registration and Coffee
9:30-9:35 Welcome: Dr. Mary Holloway, SCWHE President
9:35-10:35 Becoming and Being a Leader
Ms. H. Elizabeth McLean, Registrar, Francis Marion University
Ms. Debbie Walker, Associate Vice President for Business Affairs, Midlands Technical College
Dr. Karen Kedrowski, Chair, Department of Political Science, Winthrop University
Questions and Answers with the presenters
Break
10:45 What Stands in Your Way to Assuming Leadership? Group discussions
For some the road to leadership is very smooth; for others uncertainty, fear, personal commitments, a difficult coworker, unfocused vision etc present obstacles. Very effective leaders often look back and reflect on “how they learned from their mistakes.”
Case studies will be used to generate discussion about issues good leaders face and skills they must have (i.e., t ime management, delegation of responsibilities, p erformance review, community outreach, financial management, faculty-administrative relationships). Major emphasis will be placed on using the experiences of the subjects in the case studies to help you identify/address “growth issues” career.
Group leaders: Ms. Lisa Mangione, Director, Financial Support Services, Aiken Technical College
Dr. Karen Gainey, Vice President, Academic Affairs, Limestone College
Noon-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:30 Issues and Decisions Leaders Face — Learn from case studies of leaders who face the following issues:
How does a Dean of Continuing Education create a unique mission for her department?
Should the Director of Adult Programs persevere in the development of an outreach program despite faculty disapproval?
How do leaders of s tudent affairs and academic affairs promote diversity, protect first amendment rights, and implement appropriate disciplinary actions?
Should the Dean of the College of Business reverse his decision?
Group Leaders : Ms. Willette Burnham, Executive Director of Student Programs & Director, Office of Student Diversity, Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Sally Boyd, Assistant Vice Provost for Extended University Programs, University of South Carolina-Columbia
2:30-3:00 With a Little Help from Your Colleagues: Build a Network