Background
Launched in 2018, in partnership with the Dean’s Offices, Human Resources, and current Chairs/Directors, the Provost’s Chair Development Initiative uses a cohort model to provide support and resources to be more effective leaders in their role as chairs/directors.
The Provost’s Chair Development Initiative is one piece of a larger campus-wide initiatives to support Chairs/Directors:
- Dean’s Activities and Support for Chairs/Directors
- Professional Society Supports for Chairs and Directors (CCAS, ASEE, etc.)
Activities
Activities are driven by needs of Cohort and focus on institutional (i.e., non-college specific topics). Past activities have included:
- Conflict Resolution Workshop Series with Sally Klingel, Director of labor-management relations programming for the Scheinman Institute at Cornell University
- A Conversation with UMBC Legal
- Strategic Planning: A Conversation with the Provost
- Budgeting from an Academic Affairs Perspective: A Conversation with the Provost
Resources for Chairs/Directors
- “Being an Effective Manager During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Webinar
- National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity COVID-19
Questions
Please direct all questions related to the Provost’s Chair Development Initiative to Autumn Reed, autumn2@umbc.edu