New Leader Program
The Office of Faculty Affairs invites campus leaders to register for the fall 2024 New Leader Program. The New Leader Program (NLP) was previously known as New Department Head Training. The title change suggests that not only department heads but also directors, deans, and other academic leaders are welcome. The program introduces newly appointed unit administrators at UGA to important policies and provides them with opportunities to strengthen their leadership skills through the use of interactive discussions and activities.
Participation is expected for department heads, assistant deans, and associate deans who were appointed after September 1, 2023, or who otherwise were unable to participate in their first year of appointment to their current leadership role. Other new campus leaders are encouraged to attend.
To review the 2023 agenda and previous year's agendas, please see below:
Registration requested by Thursday, August 22, 2024. If your appointment begins after this date, you are invited to join this cohort but must let us know via email: ofa-fld@uga.edu.
**If you participate in this program, we will provide you with C.K. Gunsalus's The College Administrator's Survival Guide.
Session 1: Faculty in Leadership Roles, Legal Issues, and Equal Opportunities
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 (8:30 am - 1:30 pm)
In person: Georgia Center, Room F/G
The College Administrator’s Survival Guide
Introduction
Chapter 1: Embrace Your Fate
Chapter 8: Problems, Rules, and Laws
Chapter 9: Violations
8:30
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Continental Breakfast
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9:00 |
Welcome (Elizabeth Weeks and Mary Carney) |
9:05
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Insights into Leadership at UGA (Provost S. Jack Hu)
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9:40
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Embrace Your Fate and Cultivate Leadership (Elizabeth Weeks and Mary Carney)
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10:15
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Break
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10:30
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Guidance on Legal Issues and Equal Opportunities |
11:45
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What Does It Mean to Be Faculty in Administrative Leadership? (Panel) |
12:45
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Networking Lunch
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1:30
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Conclude
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Session 2: Decision-Making, Data Resources, Curriculum Development, and Communication
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 (8:30 am - 1:30 pm)
In person: Georgia Center, Room F/G
The College Administrator’s Survival Guide
Chapter 4: Complaints
Chapter 7: Troubled Units
8:30
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Continental Breakfast
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9:00
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Effective Leadership Communication Panel & Communications Case Studies
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10:15
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Break
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10:30
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Data Resources and Institutional Reporting
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11:00
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Curriculum Development at UGA
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11:30
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Break
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11:45
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Decision-Making and Leadership (Panel)
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12:45
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Networking Lunch
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1:30
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Conclude
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Session 3: Search, Hire, Evaluation, Tenure, and Promotion
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 (8:30 am - 1:30 pm)
In person: Georgia Center, Room F/G
The College Administrator’s Survival Guide
Chapter 5: Negotiations
Chapter 10: Centering
8:30
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Continental Breakfast
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9:00
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Faculty Searches, Hiring, and Offer Letters (Carly Surratt and Elizabeth Weeks)
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| 9:45 |
Negotiating Offer Letters Interactive Breakout Session |
10:45
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Break
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11:00
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Faculty Annual Evaluations, Promotion and Tenure, Post-Tenure Review (Elizabeth Weeks)
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11:30
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Elements (Carly Surratt)
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11:45
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Performance Evaluations and Faculty Mentoring Panel
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12:15
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Performance Evaluations and Faculty Development Case Study
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12:45
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Networking Lunch
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1:30
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Conclude
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Session 4: Student Concerns, Human Resources, Emergency Preparedness, and Fiscal Management
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 (8:30 am - 1:30 pm)
In person: Georgia Center, Room F/G
The College Administrator’s Survival Guide
Chapter 2: Boundaries and Expectations
Chapter 3: Colleagues
Chapter 6: Bullies
8:30
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Continental Breakfast
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9:00
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Student Concerns
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10:00
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Break |
10:15
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Human Resources and Conflict Management Case Studies
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10:45 |
Emergency Preparedness |
11:00
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Break
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11:15 |
Budget Management for Leaders |
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11:45 |
Strategic Financial Management (Panel) |
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12:45 |
Networking Lunch |
1:30
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Conclude
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