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Table of Contents

Academic Affairs

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  • Book Adoption Policy
  • Faculty Handbook
  • Department Chair's Handbook
    • Preface
    • Table of Contents
    • Role of Department Chairs
    • Length of Term and Transition to a New Chair
    • Departmental Cultures and Chair Styles
    • Searches
    • New Faculty Orientation
    • Care of and Attention to Untenured Faculty
    • Shared Appointments
    • Relationship to Tenured Faculty
    • Retirement
    • Dealing with Complaints and Problems concerning Faculty
    • The Department Curriculum
    • Course Scheduling
    • Enrollment Management
    • Majors and Minors
    • Assessment
    • Delegating
    • Department Meetings
    • Role of Non-tenure-track Positions
    • Sabbaticals and Leaves
    • Working with Faculty Secretaries and Other Support Staff
    • Cultivation and Stewardship of Donors
    • Budgets & Money Transactions
    • Paper Flow
    • Maintaining the Department Website
    • Sample Faculty Job Ads
    • EO/AA Statement
    • Policy on Internal Candidates
    • Sample Candidate Itineraries
    • Sample End-of-the-Year Letter
    • Preface to Knox Handbook
    • Acknowledgments from Knox Handbook
  • Disabilities
  • Faculty Development
  • Fellowships and Scholarships
  • Job Openings
  • Contact Us / Visit
  • Sabbatical Leaves
  • Emeriti Faculty
  • Committees of the Faculty
  • Faculty by Department
  • Chairs & Advisors

The General Picture

  • Role of Department Chairs
  • Length of Term and Transition to a New Chair
  • Departmental Cultures and Chair Styles

The Biggest Responsibilities

  • Searches
  • New Faculty Orientation
  • Care of and Attention to Untenured Faculty
  • Shared Appointments
  • Relationship to Tenured Faculty
  • Retirement
  • Dealing with Complaints and Problems Concerning Faculty
  • The Department Curriculum
  • Course Scheduling
  • Enrollment Management
  • Majors and Minors
  • Assessment

The Day-to-Day Tasks

  • Delegating
  • Department Meetings
  • Role of Non-tenure-track Positions
  • Sabbaticals and Leaves
  • Working with Faculty Secretaries and Other Support Staff
  • Cultivation and Stewardship of Donors
  • Budgets & Money Transactions
  • Paper Flow
  • Maintaining the Department Website

Appendices

  • Sample Faculty Job Ads
  • EO/AA Statement
  • Policy on Internal Candidates
  • Sample Candidate Itineraries
  • Sample End-of-the-Year Letter
  • Preface to Knox Handbook
  • Acknowledgments from Knox Handbook
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