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Chairs Toolkit

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Academic Leadership Resources for Chairs

Data Resources

• UMKC's Decision Theater (login required)
• UMKC Executive Dashboard (login required)
• UM System Accountability Measures
• Almanac of Higher Education (The Chronicle)
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS, Department of Education)
• The Center for Measuring University Performance

Emergency Information

• Emergency Response Guide [PDF]
• Intervention Team [PDF]

Policies

• Academic Affairs Policies
• University of Missouri System
  • Collected Rules & Regulations
  • Accounting Policy and Procedure Manual
  • Business Policy Manual
  • Cash Receipts Manual
  • Human Resources Policy Manual

Promoting Diversity and a Positive Campus Climate

• Recommendations for Supporting Women and Minority Faculty [PDF]
• UC Berkeley: Creating a Family Friendly Department: Chairs and Deans Toolkit [PDF]
• University of Washington: Faculty Retention Toolkit
• Hunter College, CUNY: “Recruitment and Retention: Guidelines for Chairs” (2007)
• University of Wisconsin
  - Improving Climate From Where You Are Right Now [PDF]
  - Enhancing Department Climate: A Guide for Chairs [PDF]
  - Searching for Excellence and Diversity: A Guide for Search Committee Chairs [PDF]
  - Reviewing Applicants: Research on Bias and Assumptions

Promotion and Tenure

• Promotion and Tenure Resources   
• Faculty Affairs Toolkit

Faculty Evaluation

• “Making Faculty Evaluation Count” (PDF) by Malik, David J., and N. Douglas Lees. The Department Chair 11, no. 2 (fall 2000): 6-8. (ACE Department Chair Online Resource Center)
• “The Challenge of Evaluating Faculty Colleagues” (PDF) by Hecht, Irene W. D., Senior Associate, American Council on Education. (ACE Department Chair Online Resource Center)

Resources to Support Faculty

Course Syllabi/Course Design

• On Syllabi and Course Design (The Chronicle)

Faculty Leave

• Leave of Absence Policy for Faculty [UMKC]
• Faculty Leave Policy [UM System]
• U.S. Department of Labor: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Training and Professional Development Resources

• Blackboard Support for Faculty (online learning system)
• Division of Diversity, Access & Equity: http://www.umkc.edu/diversity/trainingservices.asp
• Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching (FaCET)
• Human Resources: http://www.umkc.edu/hr/training-development/
• IT Training: http://www.umkc.edu/is/training/
• Mediated Classrooms/Ideal Learning Environment (ILE) Training: http://www.umkc.edu/is/cts/ILETraining/CTSTrainingTEXT.asp
• Pathway Training – http://www.umkc.edu/registrar/instructors-pathway.asp

Faculty Recognition

• UMKC Awards Program for Faculty and Staff
• UM System Awards

Supporting Junior Faculty

• "A Call for Clarity" by Cathy Trower and Anne Gallagher (The Chronicle)
• "Why Collegiality Matters" by Cathy Trower and Anne Gallagher (The Chronicle)
• "The Demand for Diversity" by Anne Gallagher and Cathy Trower (The Chronicle)

Presentations

• Chairs Retreat 2010 [PDF]

Resources to Support Students

• Understandings Student Privacy and the Law: An Online FERPA Course for Faculty and Staff
• Academic Advising Information
• Case Management Team [PDF] (Provide resources for faculty concerning student behavior)

University and System Policies

• Academic Affairs Policies
• University Catalog of Undergraduate and Graduate and Professional Programs
• University of Missouri System Collected Rules and Regulations

More Online Resources for Chairs

• American Council on Education (ACE) Department Chair Online Resource Center
  Designed for academic leaders responsible for departments or programs
• Tomorrow's Professor Blog: How to Succeed in the Academy: A Chair’s Advice to Junior Faculty
• New Challenges, New Priorities: The Experience of Generation X Faculty: A Study for the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education by Robin Matross Helms
• ProfHacker blog (Chronicle)
• Women in Higher Education blog