Department Chair Essentials

What employment laws and federal reporting requirements impact department chairs? What provisions of the staff and faculty collective bargaining agreements must you uphold? Now that you are an agent of the University, what are principles that can guide your decision making and protect you from legal claims?

This session will address how to approach scenarios commonly faced by department chairs and identify campus resources, policies and personnel that are available to support you.

Presenters: Jessica Weltman, Director of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action/Title IX Coordinator, Sara Drake, Director of Labor Relations for Human Resource Services, and Alex Bulmahn, Grievance Officer, University Faculty Association (invited).