Orientation to the Dean Chair Orientation

1
Orientation to the Dean/ Chair Orientation

• The who, the what, and the basic why

2
The Who

• Introduction of planning team
• Jeff Briggs, Interim Dean of Health and Life
  Sciences
• Curt Brungardt, Chair of Leadership Studies
• Chris Crawford, Assistant Provost for Quality
  Management
• Paul Faber, Dean of Arts and Science
• Tom Jackson, Dean of the Graduate School

3
The What

• Curriculum is designed to be comprehensive review
  of important FHSU processes
• Flexibility important
• Archived for later use email bulletins and video
• Some things will slip through, but your questions
  will help

4
The What, cont.

• Personnel Issues
• Operational Issues
• Academic Issues
• Strategy/Vision/Mission Issues
• Leadership Issues
• Legal Issues
• Structural Issues

5
The Why

• Build a common knowledge set
• Expectation of consistency when possible
• Lots of questions, most can be answered
  personally, but data common to all can be
  presented en masse

6
Our Expectations

• Building knowledge
• Creating conversations
• Preparation for the Year of the Department
• Conduit for feedback
• Informed reflection on processes