June 1, 2005

Academic Leader - June 1, 2005 - Full Issue
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A Purposeful Approach to Team Work
Leading teams successfully requires an understanding of what teams are, when they are appropriate, and how to establish an environment in which they can thrive.

Exchange Brings International Experience to Department
Since 1995 George Brown College in Toronto has had a framework for international work, most of it focused on recruiting international students. However, with an infusion of new resources, the college looked at ways to internationalize by sending faculty overseas.

Balancing Teaching, Scholarship, and Service
Faculty roles are defined by a combination of institutional culture and discipline standards, and achieving the right balance among teaching, scholarship, and service should be an important consideration for individual faculty members and their chairs and deans.

Leading With a Little Help From Your Friends
The scope and complexity of the role of academic leader — whether you’re a dean, department chair, or program director — often demands the expertise and skills that are beyond those of a single person. In order to be effective, the academic leader should cultivate relationships with people from within and outside the institution.

A Flexible Approach to Program Review
Before Karen Talentino became dean of faculty at Stonehill College, a liberal arts institution in Massachusetts, formal academic program reviews were infrequent and usually were prompted by administrators during times of crisis. Needless to say reviews under crisis conditions were stressful and less than ideal. So one of Talentino’s goals was to be more systematic in the college’s approach to program reviews.

Bulletin Board
Student Success Research Grant, Educating the Net Generation, Education Development and Leadership in Higher Education, The Higher Education Manager's Handbook, University, Inc.