LIFE AFTER DEPARTMENT HEAD

Session Activity -- Time Budget

Getting Started and Introductions -- 5 Minutes

Presentations: Transitioning to

Being a Dean -- 10 Minutes

(Lyle Feisel, SUNY-Binghamton)

Being a Department Head Again -- 10 Minutes

(Jon Bredeson, Texas Tech)

Being a Faculty Member Again -- 10 Minutes

(Dave Conner, UAB)

Open Discussion -- Questions and Answers -- 25 Minutes

TRANSITIONING TO BEING A FACULTY MEMBER AGAIN

The Setup

Question #1: What do you have as a Department Head?

Answer: Control over budgets, personal decisions, space allocations, etc. è Power

Question #2: What do you have when you return to a non-administrative position?

Answer: None of the above

My First Experience -- Returning to the Faculty After Being an Associate Dean

1. Budget -- Absolutely None
2. Office -- Shared Office Space in a Converted Store Room
3. Secretarial Support -- From Personal Secretary to an Overloaded, Shared, Departmental Secretary
4. Teaching Assignments -- Reasonable
5. Research Support -- Had to Start Over
6. Ability to Effect Decision-Making -- Absolutely None

My Second Experience -- Returning to the Faculty After Being a Department Chair

1. Budget -- Laid Aside Funds with Personal Control (Not Controlled by New Chair)
2. Office -- Worked with Dean to Develop Plan for "Appropriate" Office Space
3. Administrative Supplement -- Negotiated Continuation of Supplement
4. Secretarial Support -- Constructed Assignments to Ensure Adequate Support
5. Teaching Assignments -- Negotiated Written Agreement on Teaching Assignment
6. Research -- Began Structuring Research Team and Obtaining Contracts Before Terminating as Chair
7. Ability to Effect Decision-Making -- Developed Administration Positions to Allow Transitioning in Stages
8. Acquisition of New Assignments -- Each One Negotiated (in Writing) with Definite, Specific Accrued Benefits

The "Bottom Line"

PLAN FOR THE FUTURE