Department Leaders Summer Institute

 

The Department Leaders Summer Institute provides an opportunity for department leaders to have face-to-face conversations about the various challenges of administering a department and to share successful practices for dealing with these challenges. The inaugural institute was held in 2018, view the recap. 

The second summer institute will be held on June 11-13, 2019 at Loyola University. Department leaders will have an opportunity to assist with shaping the agenda that could include the following topics:

 

• Student mental health
• Connecting students to professions
• Equity and inclusion in hires and student admissions
• Methods training
• Teaching and learning outcome assessment consistency, curriculum mapping
• Service learning and public outreach
• Supporting student research and field experiences
• Title IX & sexual harassment prevention; policy more generally
• Contingent faculty
• Advocating on behalf of your department (fending off threats)

Registration

There is no fee to register for active DSP Partners. The fee for chairs of Non-DSP departments is $100. Join now for $99.

Registration will open in February.

Travel & Lodging

A suggested list of hotel information will be posted after registration goes live in February. AAA will not secure a room block. Participants will be responsible for arranging and covering their own travel/lodging expenses.

Tentative Agenda

• Tuesday
  • 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. | Opening Reception & Dinner
    
    
• Wednesday
  • 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Registration, Breakfast, and Sessions
  • 6 – 9:00 p.m. | Group Activity & Dinner
    
    
• Thursday
  • 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Breakfast and Sessions

Questions?

Please contact: Daniel Ginsberg