60-Minute Recording of Video Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast October 23, 2008 • $249

Professor A and Professor B are at each other’s throats. Professor C sides with Professor A; Professors D and E support Professor B. Professor F isn’t speaking to any of them, and Professor G locks his door when he hears colleagues’ footsteps.

Chair H is stuck in the middle, tearing her hair out.

Civility is on the decline nowadays in society as a whole, and there seems to be a corresponding loss of collegiality among faculty in higher education.

It’s an insidious problem, one that erodes morale, spawns apathy, triggers faculty defections, and sometimes threatens to derail a department entirely.

It can be fixed – but it requires a disciplined, holistic approach covering everything from day-to-day departmental management to hiring and tenure policies.

The problem, and the solutions, are the subjects of a brand-new online seminar.

Dr. Robert Cipriano of Southern Connecticut State University presents Faculty Collegiality: A Tourniquet for a Hemorrhaging Department. This lively, 60-minute presentation will look at departmental collegiality from a chair’s perspective, focusing on what can go wrong with intradepartmental relationships, and how to make them go right. Dr. Cipriano will cover:
• Methods of assessing behavior in the faculty evaluation process
• The “warning signs” of incivility
• Court decisions about collegiality’s role in tenure, promotion, renewal and termination
• The importance of collegiality relative to teaching ability, research and other qualifications
• How chairs can foster collegiality in the department
• University-wide policies and strategies that can nurture civility and respect
• How principles of academic freedom and shared governance can dovetail with a university-wide reward and reprimand system
• And more

Bring others into the discussion at no extra cost
The CD of this seminar is just $249. That means you can project it in a classroom or meeting area, invite other stakeholders from around your campus, and use this opportunity to begin a truly meaningful dialogue on the issues.

You'll want to watch this seminar if you are a:
• Department chair
• Academic dean
• Associate or assistant dean
• Vice president of academic affairs
• Tenured faculty on a department evaluation committee
• Non-tenured faculty member
• Member of a collective bargaining unit

Featured Higher Education Presenter:

Dr. Robert Cipriano

Available in CD or print transcript format. The CD contains a video presentation with PowerPoint and can be viewed on any standard personal computer equipped with Windows Media Player. Our CDs are not compatible with Macintosh computer systems. Presenter's handouts are included as a PDF on CDs and in hard copy with transcript purchases.

60-Minute Recording of Video Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast October 23, 2008 • $249