ABOUT THIS BOOK
The old aphorism “Where you stand is where you sit” rings true across many sectors of society. For academic administrators, be they provosts, vice-presidents or vice-chancellors, deans or directors, department chairs or heads, or administrative support professionals, the level and scope of responsibilities clearly influence perspectives. Yet, having a understanding of the higher-education enterprise is essential to ensuring professional success and advancement. Such understanding is at the heart of this work.
 
This handbook addresses the three key responsibilities of academic officers: inspiration, evaluation, and representation. “Getting a Good Start” deals with the promise of a new position, communicating with supervisors, and “getting around.” “Offering Inspiration and Direction” looks at the integrated scholar and “academic intrapreneurs”; diversity; the joys, challenges, and failure of professional life; and dealing with tragedies. “Guidance to Various Academic Administrators and Support Staff” examines the development, roles, and responsibilities of academic officers and institutional planning and budgeting. Reviewing the state of the institution and its personnel is covered in “Assessments and Evaluations,” and “Policies and Partnerships” deals with ethics-based policies, academic consortia and partnerships, and international outreach.
 
Throughout this valuable handbook, Smith offers background, advice, and examples that will interest both the novice and seasoned administrator as he takes us on a tour of success stories, challenges, and foibles.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents
Preface	000
About Dusty Higgins and Inclusion of His Cartoons	000
Acknowledgments	000
Section I. Getting a Good Start
	Preamble	000
Chapter 1. The Promise of a New Position	000
	Starting with the Interview	000
	The "New You"	000
	Capturing the "Promise" in Writing	000
	Developing and Maintaining a Written Legacy	000
	Conducting Forums	000
Chapter 2. Communicating with Your Supervisor	000
	Beginning with Listening Skills	000
	Being Truly Present	000
	Interpersonal Interactions	000
Chapter 3. Getting Around	000
	Defining Your Targets
	What to Say and What to Do
	Interpersonal Interactions
Section II. Offering Inspiration and Direction
	Preamble	000
Chapter 4. Where You Stand Is Where You Sit	000
	Views of the Landscape	000
	The Cosmopolitan View	000
	What You Say and What You Write	000
Chapter 5. How Does One Happen to Become a Provost?	000
Chapter 6. The Spirits of Our Teachers Live in Our Souls	000
	Teacher Types	000
	Teachers We Remember	000
Chapter 7. Promoting the Concept of the Integrated Scholar	000
	The Integrated Scholar Model	000
	Advice to Faculty Members on Integrated Scholarship	000
	Writing about Integrated Scholars	000
Chapter 8. Academic Intrapreneurs	000
	Surveying the Academic Resource Landscape	000
	Extramural Funding	000
	Public-Private Partnerships	000
	Development Efforts	000
Chapter 9. Diversity; A Living Mosaic	000
	Look Carefully and Reflect	000
	Setting Tone and Direction	000
	Leadership for Diversity Efforts	000
	Climate Surveys	000
	Strategies and Initiatives for Recruitment and Retention	000
	Climate Initiatives Relative to the Workplace and Learning Environments	000
Chapter 10. Ties That Bind	000
	Use of Objets d'Art and Other Objects as Props	000
	Delving into the Humanities and Social Sciences for Novel References	000
	Finding Props in the Clothes Closet	000
Chapter 11. Understanding the Joys, Challenges, and Failures of 
Professional Life	000
	Pedestals, Parapets, and Pits as Metaphors	000
	The Pedestals of Professional Life	000
	The Parapets and Pits of Professional Life	000
Chapter 12. Tragedies: Preparedness and Responses	000
	Being Prepared	000
	What's Next?	000
Section III. Guidance to Various Academic Administrators and 
Support Professionals
	Preamble	000
Chapter 13. Why a Dean?	000
	Roles and Responsibilities	000
	Inspiration	000
	Evaluation	000
	Representation	000
	Interactions with Students	000
Chapter 14. Why a Chair or Head?	000
	Chair or Head?	000
	Roles and Responsibilities of Chairs and Heads	000
	The Chair as Manager	000
	The Chair as Leader	000
	The Chair as Contributor to Faculty Development	000
	The Chair as Scholar	000
Chapter 15. Why a Director?	000
	Director of What?	000
	What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of Directors of Schools?	000
	What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of Directors of Academic Programs?
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	What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of Directors of Organized Research Units?
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	What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of Directors of Administrative Service and 
Outreach Units?	000
Chapter 16. Why Administrative Support Professionals?	000
	Chief Academic Officer Associates	000
	Associate Deans	000
	Associate or Vice-Chairs	000
	Professionals Who Serve in "Assistant-to" Positions	000
	Professional Development of Associates	000
Chapter 17. Strategic Planning and Budgeting	000
	Considering the Future	000
	Planning at Its Best	000
	Vision	000
	Mission	000
	Environmental Context	000
	Goals and Objectives	000
	Meshing Planning and Budgeting	000
Chapter 18. College- or University-wide Planning and Development
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	Having a Vision	000
	The 2010 Commission	000
	Institutional Planning as a Guide to Fund Raising	000
Section IV. Assessments and Evaluations
	Preamble 	000
Chapter 19. Assessments and Accreditation	000
	Internal Assessments	000
	Accreditation and Assessments	000
Chapter 20. Evaluations of Personnel	000
	They Hired Who?	000
	Yearly Reviews	000
	Looking across a Half Decade	000
Section V. Policies and Partnerships
	Preamble	000
Chapter 21. Survey of Ethics-Based Policies in Higher Education	000
	Ethical Standards and Obligations in Higher Education	000
	Family Rights and Privacy Act	000
	Americans with Disabilities Act	000
	Human-Subjects Research	000
	Animal Research	000
	Biohazards	000
	Radiation Hazards, Toxic Chemicals, and Dangerous Drugs	000
	Research and Scholarly Misconduct	000
	Sexual Harassment	000
Chapter 22. Conflicts of Interest and Commitment	000
	Conflicts of Interest	000
	Conflicts of Commitment	000
	Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Relative to Institutional Roles	000
	Interests and Commitments in Teaching	000
	Interests and Commitments in Research	000
	Interests and Commitments in Service	000
Chapter 23. Multi-institutional Academic Consortia and Related 
Arrangements	000
	The Remarkable CIC	000
	SECAC and Its Early Benefits	000
	Other Multi-institutional Academic Administrative Organizations and 
Arrangements	000
Chapter 24. Partnerships with Academic, Corporate, Government, and 
Non-government Organizations	000
	Partnerships among Academic Institutions	000
	University-Corporate Partnerships	000
	Partnerships of Academic Institutions with Government and Non-government 
Entities	000
Chapter 25. International Outreach
	The "Where" of Internationalization	000
	The "What" of Internationalization	000
	The "How" of Internationalization	000
Chapter 26. Inclement Weather 
	Inclement-Weather Policies	000
	Responding to Inclement-Weather Events	000
	The Impact of Inclement Weather on Academic Missions	000
Epilog	000
Bibliography	000
Index	000

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