University of Waterloo

Current Activities

Chair's Forum

The Chairs’ Forums are designed to provide meaningful and relevant information to Department Chairs on various administrative procedures and policies, and offer techniques and solutions to challenges they may face.

Date	Speakers	Topic	Location	Time	Resource
September 27	G. McBoyle	Highlights of Executive Retreat May 2011	Laurel Room SCH	11:45
October 26	Three Chairs	Faculty Performance Reviews	Laurel Room SCH	11:45
November 30	D. Ellis, et al	Innovative Teaching & Deep Learning	Laurel Room SCH	11:45
January 31	M. Haslett and S. Roultiffe	The Latest Word on Copyright	Laurel Room SCH	11:45
~~February 29~~	~~R. Padacz~~	~~Developments Re: Accessibility~~	Laurel Room SCH	11:45	CANCELLED
March 28	D. Ellis	Peer Evaluation of Teaching	Laurel Room SCH	11:45

Forums are held in the Laurel Room from 11:45 - 1:30. For information or to register, please contact Faye Schultz (fschultz@uwaterloo.ca or ext. 38562).

Past Forums

The 2010-2011 series of Chairs' Forums were held on:

Date	Speakers	Topic	Location	Time	Resource
September 29, 2010	Ken Coates & Adel Sedra	Dean's Expectations	EV1 221	11:45 - 1:30
October 25, 2010	Jim Barnett, David Rose & Paul McDonald	Leading Planning at the Department/School Level	Laurel Room	11:45 - 1:30	Actvision Biolvision HSG
December 1, 2010	Mary Jane Jennings	Integrated Budgets and Planning	Laurel Room	11:45 - 1:30	Integrated Planning
January 25, 2011	Sean Van Koughnett	Student Success	Laurel Room	11:45 - 1:30	Student Success
February 17, 2011	Geoff McBoyle	Provost's Message	Laurel Room	11:45 - 1:30	Provost Message
March 30, 2011	Janet Passmore & Tracey White	Chairs' Roles in Organization Change	Laurel Room	11:45 - 1:30

Workshops for Chairs

Extended Workshops

In conjunction with the Office of Organizational and Human Development, extended workshops are offered to Department Chairs and Directors on specific topics.

The 2011-2012 workshop series:

October 5, 2011
Recruiting, Hiring, Renewing, Promoting, Tenuring (or NOT)

November 3, 2011
Leading Change in an Academic Environment

November 17, 2011
Evaluating Performance and Providing Constructive Feedback

December 1, 2011
~~Dealing with Conflict Productively and Without (Too Much) Regret~~ CANCELLED to be rescheduled

Janaury 11, 2012
Time and Meeting Management

February 17, 2012
~~Inclusivity: Doing Academic Work and Diversity~~ CANCELLED to be rescheduled

March 7, 2012
Dealing with Money and Space (and Finding Joy in Both!)

April 11, 2012
Complying with Legal, Ethical and Policy Requirements

April 25, 2012
Leaving the Chair - and Helping with the Transition

The workshops entail interactive sessions and will be informative, insteresting, and thought provoking. Workshops are held in MC 4068 from 9:00 to noon. For information or to register, please contact Faye Schultz (fschultz@uwaterloo.ca or ext. 38562).

Past Workshops

The 2010-2011 series of Chairs' Forums were held on:

October 13, 2010 (Wednesday)
Policy and People

November 10, 2010 (Wednesday)
Alumni and Advancement
Speaker: Erin Sargeant Greenwood
Resource: Fundraising

February 16, 2011 (Wednesday)
Conflict
What chairs and directors need to know and where they can get help in dealing with difficult people and difficult conflict situations.

March 8, 2011 (Tuesday)
Getting Things Done
Tips (presented briefly) for getting yourself organized to use your time more effectively, including how to make meetings more efficient and productive.
Resourse: Time & Meeting Management

March 22, 2011 (Tuesday)
Compliance
What are chairs and directors accountabilities resulting from legal directives (especially new or recent ones), and how Waterloo deals with such directives.
Resource: Compliance

Orientation for New Chairs

In May 2010 Dean's Council agreed unanimously that all newly appointed academic department chairs and school directors will be required to attend an Orientation Session.

In conjunction with the Office of Organizational and Human Development, two in-depth training sessions are offered to all new Chairs and Directors, to provide them with the tools they need to succeed in their administrative portfolios.

The Orientation Session will be held over two half days. The session is held in two parts. Part one in September - choose between September 6, 1:00 - 4:30 pm or September 8, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm . Part two will be held in December - choose between December 6, 1:00 - 4:30 pm or December 7, 9:00am - 12:30 pm

All session will be held in MC 4068.

Please contact Faye Schultz (fschultz@uwaterloo.ca or ext. 38562) to register.

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