Leadership Essentials for New Department Chairs

Leadership Essentials for New Department Chairs is a three-day immersion in academic leadership, providing new department chairs with the information, resources, and network they need to lead their departments successfully. Each day features discussions with university experts on the key aspects of a department chair’s job, including creating diverse and inclusive workplaces, managing people, interacting with the media, and fundraising. Each day is also designed to foster connection and community among participants.

Leadership Essentials is designed and intended for academic department chairs and directors of department-like units who have less than one year of experience in their role.