Introduction.

PART I: CHAIR.

Hiring.

1 How to Write Job Descriptions and Position Announcements.

2 The Department Chair’s Role in Successful Faculty Searches.

3 How to Interview Candidates for Administrative Positions.

4 How to Let Someone Go.

5 How to Write Outstanding Letters of Recommendation.

Mentoring Challenges.

6 Sharpening Focus.

7 Increasing Productivity.

8 Promoting Collegiality.

9 Dealing With Chronic Complainers.

10 Helping to Resolve Personality Conflicts.

11 Coping With the Passive-Aggressive Faculty Member.

Evaluation and Assessment.

12 Tips for Conducting Effective Faculty Evaluation Sessions.

13 How to Write First-Rate Faculty Evaluations.

14 The Department Chair’s Role in Assessment.

15 The Department Chair and Post-Tenure Review.

16 The Department Chair’s Role in Internal and External.

Program Review.

Budget.

17 What Every Department Chair Needs to Know.

About Fundraising.

18 What Every Department Chair Needs to Know.

About Budgeting

Leadership.

19 Finding Your Administrative Style.

20 Career Planning for Department Chairs.

21 Chairing Small Departments.

22 Chairing Large Departments.

23 Five Case Studies in Decision-Making.

PART II: DEPARTMENT.

24 Departmental Ethics and Politics.

25 Setting Annual Themes for the Department.

26 Setting Course Rotations and Schedules.

27 Building Strong Connections Beyond Your Department.

28 A Departmental Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

29 Developing Colleague-Based Support for Teaching, Scholarship, and Service.

PART III: FACULTY.

30 Designing and Implementing a Successful First-Year Faculty Experience Program.

31 Helping Faculty Members Create Successful Résumés.

32 Helping Faculty Members Document Excellence in Teaching.

33 Helping Faculty Members Improve Course Syllabi.

34 Ten Ways to Promote Creative Learning.