Skip to content

Event Tag: Department Chairs

November
18
2025

Creating and Sustaining a Respectful Work Environment Series: Navigating Conflict and Power Dynamics

Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 9:00am - 11:00am
MSU Library @ 366 W Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA, Room W207

Presenters: Shannon Lynn Burton, University Ombudsperson Kathie Elliott, Senior Learning and Organization Development Specialist, Organization and Professional Development, MSU Human Resources Jade Richards, Dialogues Coordinator, Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Francisco Villarruel, Faculty Grievance Official Conflict is an inevitable part of human interactions, yet many of us try and avoid situations where conflict is present. Learning […]

November
14
2025

Leadership Institute – Faculty and Academic Staff Performance Reviews

Friday, November 14, 2025, 9:00am - 10:30am
Zoom

Description Each year, the Leadership Institute series offers academic administrators the opportunity to interact with their peers around key topics. This series of 90-minute sessions are designed to expand upon themes introduced at New Administrator Orientation. These sessions are required for department chairpersons, school directors, and associate deans of non-departmentally organized colleges within the first […]

October
30
2025

Creating and Sustaining a Respectful Work Environment Series – Setting the Tone: An Introduction to Changing Climate & Culture

Thursday, October 30, 2025, 9:00am - 11:00am
MSU Library @ 366 W Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA, Room W207

This series of workshops is intended for leaders (executive managers, deans, directors, chairs, and supervisors, level 12-17) from across the University to work together to improve the current climate and culture in their units and across the greater campus community. This series is a collaboration between the Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs, Human […]

September
26
2025

Leadership Institute – Hiring, Retention, and Partner Hires

Friday, September 26, 2025, 9:00am - 10:30am
Zoom

Each year, the Leadership Institute series offers academic administrators the opportunity to interact with their peers around key topics. This series of 90-minute sessions are designed to expand upon themes introduced at New Administrator Orientation. These sessions are required for department chairpersons, school directors, and associate deans of non-departmentally organized colleges within the first two […]

September
12
2025

Leadership Institute – MSU Budget Basics

Friday, September 12, 2025, 9:00am - 10:30am
Zoom

Each year, the Leadership Institute series offers academic administrators the opportunity to interact with their peers around key topics. This series of 90-minute sessions are designed to expand upon themes introduced at New Administrator Orientation. These sessions are required for department chairpersons, school directors, and associate deans of non-departmentally organized colleges within the first two […]

April
29
2025

NCFDD LIVE ON ZOOM: Department Chair Success: Navigating Leadership Challenges

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) **Please join us on Zoom for this presentation** Join Zoom Meeting Are you a newly appointed department chair or have you been in the role for a while now? Our Department Chair Success Program brings chairs from all stages into a 12-week intensive course […]

March
11
2025

Conversation with MSU Leaders – Kevin M. Guskiewicz

Tuesday, March 11th, 2025, 8:30 am - 10:30 am
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center @ 219 South Harrison Road, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States

These sessions provide the President and Provost the opportunity to speak with deans, directors, chairs, executive managers, and staff supervisors level 15-17, to promote ongoing communication and to discuss current issues, challenges, and opportunities. Each session will begin with a presentation followed by time for questions from participants. Conversation with President Kevin Guskiewicz Date: Tuesday, […]

February
27
2025

Creating and Sustaining a Respectful Work Environment: What You Need to Know — The Discipline Process for Academic Administrators and Managers

This series of workshops is intended for leaders (executive managers, deans, directors, chairs, and supervisors, level 12-17) from across the University to work together to improve the current climate and culture in their units and across the greater campus community. Deborah Johnson, MSU Foundation Professor and Director of the Diversity Research Network Amanda Moses, Senior […]

February
11
2025

Conversation with MSU Leaders – Thomas Jeitschko

Tuesday, February 11th, 2025, 8:30 am - 10:30 am
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center @ 219 South Harrison Road, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States

  Conversation with Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Time: 8:30 – 10:30 AM EST Continental Breakfast at 8:30 AM, Program will begin at 9:00 AM Location: Kellogg Center – Big Ten, Room A We will be streaming this event live, for those who cannot attend be there in-person. These sessions provide […]

January
29
2025

Creating and Sustaining a Respectful Work Environment Series: Management of OCR Investigation, Support, and Resolution Department Cases: Process & Responsibilities of Leaders

Management of OCR Investigation, Support and Resolution Department Cases: Process & Responsibilities of Leaders Robert Kent, Interim Executive Director of OCR’s Investigation, Support and Resolution (ISR) Department Amanda Moses , Senior Human Resource Professional, Office of Employee Relations Melissa Sortman, Assistant Provost, Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs VIRTUAL January 29, 2025 from 9:00 – 11:00 […]