University of Waterloo

Chair's Role

The Chair Policy

Reading for New Chairs

Online Resources

University of Waterloo Library Website

If you are on campus you can go directly to these publications, but if you are viewing these from home please login to the library's remote access to resources using the 14 digit barcode number on your WatCard and your last name before you click on the following links or you will be prompted.

Book Resources

Innovations in Public Leadership Development Transformational Trends in Governance and Democracy - Morse, Buss (DPL)
"Developing and Evaluating Administrative Leadership: New Directions for Higher Education - Fischer (Dana Porter Library)
Examining Departmental Management - Smart, Montgomery (Dana Porter Library)
Environmental Scanning for Strategic Leadership: New Directions for Institutional Research - Callan (DPL)
Effective Communication for Academic Chairs - Hickson, Stacks (DPL)

The College Administrator's Survival Guide - C.K. Gunsalus Communication Skills for Department Chairs - Higgerson, M.L. (CTE)
Chairing Academic Departments: Traditional and Emerging Expectations - Lees, N.D., 2006 (CTE)
The Essential Department Chair: a Practical Guide to College Administration - Buller, J.L., 2011 (TUG)

Please email us recomendations to any other resources you may find helpful so we can make them accesable by this handbook.

DPL - Dana Porter Library
CTE - Centre for Teaching Excellence
TUG - TriUniversity Group of Libraries

References

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Aitken, R. (1966). Administration of a university. London, England: University of London Press.

Belshaw, C.S. (1964). Anatomy of a university. Vancouver, Canada: University of British Columbia.

Brown, D.G. (1979). Leadership vitality. Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education.

Buller, J. L. (2011). Academic leadership day by day: Small steps that lead to great success. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Bryant, P. T. (2005). Confessions of an habitual administrator: An academic survival manual. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Buller, J.L. (2006). The essential department chair: A practical guide to college administration. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Chu, D. (2006). The department chair primer: Leading and managing academic departments. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Coffman, J. R. (2005). Work and peace in academe: Leading time, money, and intellectual energy through managing conflict. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Creswell, J.W., Wheeler, D. W., Seagren, A. T., Egly, N. J., & Beyer, K. D. (1990). The academic chairperson’s handbook. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press.

Eble, K. E. (1978). The art of administration. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Gmelch, W. H., & Schuh, J. h. (Eds.) (2004). The life cycle of a department chair. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Gunsalus, C. K. (2006). The college administrator’s survival guide. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Hecht, I. W. D., Higgerson, M. L., Gmelch, W. H., & Tucker, A. (1999). The department chair as academic leader. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.

Higgerson, M. L. (1996). Communication skills for department chairs. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Hoppe, S. L., & Speck, B. W. (Eds.) (2003). Identifying and preparing academic leaders. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Leaming, D. R. (1998). Academic leadership: A practical guide to chairing the department. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Leaming, D. R. (2003). Managing people: A guide for department chairs and deans. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Lucas, A. (1994). Strengthening departmental leadership: A team-building guide for chairs in colleges and universities. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Seldin, P., & Higgerson, M. L. (2002). The administrative portfolio: A practical guide to improved administrative performance and personnel decisions. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Tucker, A. (1981). Chairing the academic department: leadership among peers. Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education.

Wergin, J. R. (2003). Departments that work: Building and sustaining cultures of excellence in academic programs. Bolton, MA: Anker.