CAFE: Offering '50 Things Every Department Chair Should Know' on April 2

by Kathleen McCoy  |   

Friday, April 2, 9-11 a.m.
Rasmuson Hall, Room 101

This is session #3: Communication and Conflict Management. This webinar will address the following questions:

  • What are the strategies for managing conflict and problem solving?
  • How can I deal with conflict within my department? What strategies can I employ to address conflict?
  • How are conflicts between faculty members resolved? And how are ethical issues amongst faculty addressed?
  • How can I resolve conflict between faculty and students? What about conflict around harassment and unethical conducts?
  • How can I be proactive in dealing with conflict?
  • What steps can I take to mediate conflict among faculty members or increase morale among faculty?
  • How are issues from tenure, promotion, and continuation resolved?
  • What steps can I take in mediating tenure, promotion, and continuation grievances?
  • What types of conflicts are moved to another department and not addressed by a chair?
  • What steps can I take to effectively communicate conflict to proper stakeholders? Who is the arbitrator of complaints?

Register for this class here.

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