Where You Stand Is Where You Sit : An Academic Administrator¿s Handbook

by Smith, Robert V.; Higgins, Dusty

• ISBN13: 9781557288295
• ISBN10: 1557288291
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-01
• Publisher: Univ of Arkansas Pr

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
About Dusty Higgins and Inclusion of His Cartoons	xvii
Acknowledgments	xix
Section I. Getting a Good Start
Preamble	1	(2)
The Premise of a New Position	3	(7)
Starting with the Interview	4	(1)
The ``New You''	4	(1)
Capturing the ``Promise'' in Writing	5	(2)
Developing and Maintaining a Written Legacy	7	(2)
Conducting Forums	9	(1)
Communicating with Your Supervisor	10	(3)
Beginning with Listening Skills	10	(1)
Being Truly Present	11	(1)
Interpersonal Interactions	11	(2)
Getting Around	13	(5)
Defining Your Targets	14	(1)
What to Say and What to Do	15	(1)
Interpersonal Interactions	16	(1)
Section II. Offering Inspiration and Direction
Preamble	17	(1)
Where You Stand Is Where You Sit	18	(4)
Views of the Landscape	20	(1)
The Cosmopolitan View	20	(1)
What You Say and What You Write	21	(1)
How Does One Happen to Become a Provost?	22	(7)
The Spirits of Our Teachers Live in Our Souls	29	(6)
Teacher Types	30	(2)
Teachers We Remember	32	(3)
Promoting the Concept of the Integrated Scholar	35	(5)
The Integrated Scholar Model	36	(1)
Advice to Faculty Members on Integrated Scholarship	37	(1)
Writing about Integrated Scholars	38	(2)
Academic Intrapreneurs	40	(6)
Surveying the Academic Resource Landscape	41	(1)
Extramural Funding	42	(1)
Public-Private Partnerships	43	(1)
Development Efforts	44	(2)
Diversity--A Living Mosaic	46	(10)
Look Carefully and Reflect	46	(3)
Setting Tone and Direction	49	(1)
Leadership for Diversity Efforts	50	(1)
Climate Surveys	51	(1)
Strategies and Initiatives for Recruitment and Retention	52	(1)
Climate Initiatives Relative to the Workplace and Learning Environments	53	(3)
Ties That Bind	56	(10)
Use of Objets d'Art and Other Objects as Props	57	(2)
Delving into the Humanities and Social Sciences for Novel References	59	(4)
Finding Props in the Clothes Closet	63	(3)
Understanding the Joys, Challenges, and Failures of Professional Life	66	(6)
Pedestals, Parapets, and Pits as Metaphors	67	(1)
The Pedestals of Professional Life	67	(2)
The Parapets and Pits of Professional Life	69	(3)
Tragedies: Preparedness and Responses	72	(6)
Being Prepared	73	(1)
What's Next?	74	(3)
Section III. Guidance to Various Academic Administrators and Support Professionals
Preamble	77	(1)
Why a Dean?	78	(7)
Roles and Responsibilities	79	(1)
Inspiration	80	(1)
Evaluation	80	(2)
Representation	82	(1)
Interactions with Students	82	(3)
Why a Chair or Head?	85	(7)
Chair or Head?	85	(1)
Roles and Responsibilities of Chairs and Heads	86	(1)
The Chair as Manager	87	(1)
The Chair as Leader	88	(1)
The Chair as Contributor to Faculty Development	89	(1)
The Chair as Scholar	90	(2)
Why a Director?	92	(7)
Director of What?	93	(2)
What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of Directors of Schools?	95	(1)
What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of Directors of Academic Programs?	96	(1)
What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of Directors of Organized Research Units?	97	(1)
What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of Directors of Administrative Service and Outreach Units?	97	(2)
Why Administrative Support Professionals?	99	(9)
Chief Academic Officer Associates	99	(3)
Associate Deans	102	(1)
Associate or Vice-Chairs	103	(1)
Professionals Who Serve in ``Assistant-to'' Positions	103	(1)
Professional Development of Associates	104	(4)
Strategic Planning and Budgeting	108	(9)
Considering the Future	109	(1)
Planning at Its Best	110	(1)
Vision	110	(2)
Mission	112	(1)
Environmental Context	113	(2)
Goals and Objectives	115	(1)
Meshing Planning and Budgeting	115	(2)
College-and University-wide Planning and Development	117	(7)
Having a Vision	118	(1)
The 2010 Commission	118	(2)
Institutional Planning as a Guide to Fund Raising	120	(3)
Section IV. Assessments and Evaluations
Preamble	123	(1)
Assessments and Accreditation	124	(5)
Internal Assessments	125	(2)
Accreditation and Assessments	127	(2)
Evaluations of Personnel	129	(9)
They Hired Who?	129	(2)
Yearly Reviews	131	(2)
Looking across a Half Decade	133	(4)
Section V. Policies and Partnerships
Preamble	137	(1)
Survey of Ethics-Based Policies in Higher Education	138	(15)
Ethical Standards and Obligations in Higher Education	138	(2)
Family Rights and Privacy Act	140	(1)
Americans with Disabilities Act	141	(1)
Human-Subjects Research	141	(3)
Animal Research	144	(3)
Biohazards	147	(1)
Radiation Hazards, Toxic Chemicals, and Dangerous Drugs	148	(2)
Research and Scholarly Misconduct	150	(1)
Sexual Harassment	151	(2)
Conflicts of Interest and Commitment	153	(12)
Conflicts of Interest	154	(2)
Conflicts of Commitment	156	(1)
Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Relative to Institutional Roles	156	(2)
Interests and Commitments in Teaching	158	(2)
Interests and Commitments in Research	160	(3)
Interests and Commitments in Service	163	(2)
Multi-institutional Academic Consortia and Related Arrangements	165	(6)
The Remarkable CIC	166	(1)
SECAC and Its Early Benefits	166	(2)
Other Multi-institutional Academic Administrative Organizations and Arrangements	168	(3)
Partnerships with Academic, Corporate, Government, and Non-government Organizations	171	(8)
Partnerships among Academic Institutions	172	(2)
University-Corporate Partnerships	174	(1)
Partnerships of Academic Institutions with Government and Non-government Entities	175	(4)
International Outreach	179	(5)
The ``Where'' of Internationalization	180	(1)
The ``What'' of Internationalization	181	(1)
The ``How'' of Internationalization	181	(3)
Inclement Weather	184	(5)
Inclement-Weather Policies	185	(1)
Responding to Inclement-Weather Events	186	(1)
The Impact of Inclement Weather on Academic Missions	187	(2)
Epilogue	189	(2)
Bibliography	191	(8)
Index	199	(18)
About the Author	217