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Academic Leadership at Fort Hays State University

Professional development of all employees is necessary for the growth of any organization - FHSU included. Over the past few years FHSU has been able to find and develop new talent as new Deans and Chairs. Developing emerging leaders is crucial to their effectiveness, and continuous updating of the knowledge resource of already high contributors produces high performing organizations.

Five years ago a team of Deans and Chairs worked to develop a series of short workshops. The result of those discussions was the Dean and Chair Orientation series. While the Dean and Chair Orientation was primarily designed for new personnel, existing Deans and Chairs found some topics very useful, and they attended many of the sessions. Every effort has been made to make sure that new Deans and Chairs have the information they need before they need it, so timing is everything. The continuing purpose of the Academy of Academic Leadership is to facilitate knowledge sharing of critical administrative processes and to contribute to effective leadership practice.

 

2010 - 2011 Academic Leadership Topics

2010 
January 13, 2010  Student Engagement  Ms. Shana Meyer 
February 10, 2010  Secondary Education  Dr. Debbie Mercer 
May 12, 2010  Strategic Documents   Dr. Chris Crawford 
June 16, 2010  AAUP Negotiations   Mr. Todd Powell 
July 14, 2010  Social Networking   D. Larry Gould 
August 25, 2010  E-Portfolios   Dr. Chris Crawford 
September 15, 2010  Alumni   Ms. Debra Prideaux 
October 13, 2010  Student Affairs and KAMS   Dr. Joey Linn and Mr. Ron Keller 
December 15, 2010  Philosophy and Admissions  Dr. Eugene Rice and Ms. Tricia Cline 
2011 
January 12, 2011  Course Development   Dr. Larry Gould 
February 16, 2011 Assessment Dr. Chris Crawford
March 16, 2011 Transfer Day and the Red Balloon Project Mr. Jon Armstrong and Dr. Paul Faber
May 11, 2011 Chair Evaluations Dr. Chris Crawford
June 15, 2011 Morale Dr. Tisa Mason and Mr. Dennis King
August 24, 2011 Tiger Central Mr. Austin Niehaus
September 7, 2011 Forsyth Library Collection Management Mr. John Ross
October 12, 2011 Increasing Course Evaluation Response Rates Mr. Jake Glover
November 16, 2011 Long Term Absence Mr. Todd Powell
December 14, 2011 E-Portfolio Dr. Chris Crawford
2012
January 18, 2012 Cognos Dr. Chris Crawford and Ms. Jane Rajewski
April 18, 2012 Morale Dr. Chris Crawford
May 9, 2012 Accomplishments Dr. Chris Crawford

 

 Resources

Collection Management at Forsyth Library PowerPoint

Forsyth Library Mission, Vision, Values Document

Forsyth Library and Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum Document

Forsyth Library and the Center for Civic Leadership Document

Forsyth Library and Immersive Technologies Document

 

 For more information, contact Chris Crawford or Larry Gould.