Common use of RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR Clause in Contracts

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR. Each Department Chair shall exercise professional leadership in the department, shall conduct the routine operation of departmental affairs and shall take appropriate initiative in recommending the development of the curricular and resource requirements of the department. Where applicable, his/her responsibilities shall more specifically include but shall not be limited to the following: 1. in accordance with the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, providing for the scheduling of courses assigned to the department and classes, academic advising, independent and intra-departmental and interdisciplinary learning programs, student practica, fieldwork and internships, faculty research, and other student and faculty activities within the department; 2. making recommendations regarding the extension or modification of the curriculum structure within the department to strengthen the University’s programs and to endeavor to provide students with maximum accessibility to the University’s offerings; 3. assisting in the conduct of periodic academic program reviews and outcome assessments to strengthen and update the curriculum; 4. assisting in the recruitment of faculty; 5. periodically submitting requests for supplies, equipment, library holdings and other needs of the department; 6. maintaining communication with students, prospective students and other faculty at the University relative to departmental matters; 7. assigning on a fair and equitable basis student advisees to members of the faculty of the department; operating and monitoring the advising program of the department to provide for the quality of such program and, where appropriate, its proper interaction with the advising program of the University; and evaluating each faculty member in the department with respect to the quality of advising as it is rendered by him/her to students; 8. supervising members of the faculty in the department and conducting faculty evaluations; 9. advising faculty members of the receipt of any substantial complaint of a student or member of the faculty which the Department Chair believes may affect the employment status of the faculty member; 10. seeking, where appropriate, to resolve informally complaints made against faculty and to resolve conflicts between a student and a faculty member or between one member of the faculty and another; 11. preparing annual and long-range academic and budgetary plans for the department; 12. maintaining an inventory of academic and instructional equipment assigned to the department and developing a long-range plan for the replacement of equipment; 13. meeting regularly with the Vice President and/or Xxxx or Xxxxx and from time to time with members of the department and with the appropriate departmental committees in order to coordinate the interaction of departmental programs and activities with one another and with the programs and mission of the University and to facilitate the discharge of the responsibilities set forth above; 14. making recommendations concerning class sizes; 15. supervising clerical and other non-unit staff where appropriate; and 16. carrying out such other assignments as may be made from time to time by the Vice President. A Department Chair shall not be required to sign off on an ethics disclosure form regarding faculty use of self-authored course materials in classes. The Department Chair shall meet regularly with the Vice President and/or any appropriate Xxxx or Xxxxx and from time to time with the members of the department and the appropriate departmental committees to coordinate the interaction of the various programs, to discuss joint actions to improve educational effectiveness and, consistent with the terms of Section H below, to develop plans for modification and extension of the programs of the University, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In addition, the Vice President and/or any appropriate Xxxx or Xxxxx shall meet with the Department Chairs collectively at least twice during each semester and at such other times as he/she may deem necessary; provided only that the Vice President shall meet with the Department Chairs collectively on at least one (1) such occasion. Whenever any of the foregoing responsibilities must, in the determination of the Vice President, be performed during any period when the Department Chair is unable to or cannot be required to perform such responsibilities, such responsibilities may be discharged by the Vice President. In any such situation, the Vice President shall endeavor to notify or inform the Department Chair of responsibilities he/she deems it necessary to perform, and the Department Chair, if so notified or informed, may undertake to discharge such responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR. Each Department Chair shall exercise professional leadership in the department, shall conduct the routine operation of departmental affairs and shall take appropriate initiative in recommending the development of the curricular and resource requirements of the department. Where applicable, his/her responsibilities shall more specifically include but shall not be limited to the following: 1. in accordance with the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, providing for the scheduling of courses assigned to the department and classes, academic advising, independent and intra-intra- departmental and interdisciplinary learning programs, student practica, fieldwork and internships, faculty research, and other student and faculty activities within the department; 2. making recommendations regarding the extension or modification of the curriculum structure within the department to strengthen the University’s programs and to endeavor to provide students with maximum accessibility to the University’s offerings; 3. assisting in the conduct of periodic academic program reviews and outcome assessments to strengthen and update the curriculum; 4. assisting in the recruitment of faculty; 5. periodically submitting requests for supplies, equipment, library holdings and other needs of the department; 6. maintaining communication with students, prospective students and other faculty at the University relative to departmental matters; 7. assigning on a fair and equitable basis student advisees to members of the faculty of the department; operating and monitoring the advising program of the department to provide for the quality of such program and, where appropriate, its proper interaction with the advising program of the University; and evaluating each faculty member in the department with respect to the quality of advising as it is rendered by him/her to students; 8. supervising members of the faculty in the department and conducting faculty evaluations; 9. advising faculty members of the receipt of any substantial complaint of a student or member of the faculty which the Department Chair believes may affect the employment status of the faculty member; 10. seeking, where appropriate, to resolve informally complaints made against faculty and to resolve conflicts between a student and a faculty member or between one member of the faculty and another; 11. preparing annual and long-range academic and budgetary plans for the department; 12. maintaining an inventory of academic and instructional equipment assigned to the department and developing a long-range plan for the replacement of equipment; 13. meeting regularly with the Vice President and/or Xxxx or Xxxxx and from time to time with members of the department and with the appropriate departmental committees in order to coordinate the interaction of departmental programs and activities with one another and with the programs and mission of the University and to facilitate the discharge of the responsibilities set forth above; 14. making recommendations concerning class sizes; 15. supervising clerical and other non-unit staff where appropriate; and 16. carrying out such other assignments as may be made from time to time by the Vice President. A Department Chair shall not be required to sign off on an ethics disclosure form regarding faculty use of self-authored course materials in classes. The Department Chair shall meet regularly with the Vice President and/or any appropriate Xxxx or Xxxxx and from time to time with the members of the department and the appropriate departmental committees to coordinate the interaction of the various programs, to discuss joint actions to improve educational effectiveness and, consistent with the terms of Section H below, to develop plans for modification and extension of the programs of the University, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In addition, the Vice President and/or any appropriate Xxxx or Xxxxx shall meet with the Department Chairs collectively at least twice during each semester and at such other times as he/she may deem necessary; provided only that the Vice President shall meet with the Department Chairs collectively on at least one (1) such occasion. Whenever any of the foregoing responsibilities must, in the determination of the Vice President, be performed during any period when the Department Chair is unable to or cannot be required to perform such responsibilities, such responsibilities may be discharged by the Vice President. In any such situation, the Vice President shall endeavor to notify or inform the Department Chair of responsibilities he/she deems it necessary to perform, and the Department Chair, if so notified or informed, may undertake to discharge such responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR. Each Department Chair shall exercise professional leadership in the department, shall conduct the routine operation of departmental affairs and shall take appropriate initiative in recommending the development of the curricular and resource requirements of the department. Where applicable, his/her responsibilities shall more specifically include but shall not be limited to the following: 1. in accordance with the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, providing for the scheduling of courses assigned to the department and classes, academic advising, independent and intra-departmental and interdisciplinary learning programs, student practica, fieldwork and internships, faculty research, and other student and faculty activities within the department; 2. making recommendations regarding the extension or modification of the curriculum structure within the department to strengthen the University’s programs and to endeavor to provide students with maximum accessibility to the University’s offerings; 3. assisting in the conduct of periodic academic program reviews and outcome assessments to strengthen and update the curriculum; 4. assisting in the recruitment of faculty; 5. periodically submitting requests for supplies, equipment, library holdings and other needs of the department; 6. maintaining communication with students, prospective students and other faculty at the University relative to departmental matters; 7. assigning on a fair and equitable basis student advisees to members of the faculty of the department; operating and monitoring the advising program of the department to provide for the quality of such program and, where appropriate, its proper interaction with the advising program of the University; and evaluating each faculty member in the department with respect to the quality of advising as it is rendered by him/her to students; 8. supervising members of the faculty in the department and conducting faculty evaluations; 9. advising faculty members of the receipt of any substantial complaint of a student or member of the faculty which the Department Chair believes may affect the employment status of the faculty member;; 3344845_1 66 10. seeking, where appropriate, to resolve informally complaints made against faculty and to resolve conflicts between a student and a faculty member or between one member of the faculty and another; 11. preparing annual and long-range academic and budgetary plans for the department; 12. maintaining an inventory of academic and instructional equipment assigned to the department and developing a long-range plan for the replacement of equipment; 13. meeting regularly with the Vice President and/or Xxxx or Xxxxx and from time to time with members of the department and with the appropriate departmental committees in order to coordinate the interaction of departmental programs and activities with one another and with the programs and mission of the University and to facilitate the discharge of the responsibilities set forth above; 14. making recommendations concerning class sizes; 15. supervising clerical and other non-unit staff where appropriate; and 16. carrying out such other assignments as may be made from time to time by the Vice President. A Department Chair shall not be required to sign off on an ethics disclosure form regarding faculty use of self-authored course materials in classes. The Department Chair shall meet regularly with the Vice President and/or any appropriate Xxxx or Xxxxx and from time to time with the members of the department and the appropriate departmental committees to coordinate the interaction of the various programs, to discuss joint actions to improve educational effectiveness and, consistent with the terms of Section H below, to develop plans for modification and extension of the programs of the University, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In addition, the Vice President and/or any appropriate Xxxx or Xxxxx shall meet with the Department Chairs collectively at least twice during each semester and at such other times as he/she may deem necessary; provided only that the Vice President shall meet with the Department Chairs collectively on at least one (1) such occasion. Whenever any of the foregoing responsibilities must, in the determination of the Vice President, be performed during any period when the Department Chair is unable to or cannot be required to perform such responsibilities, such responsibilities may be discharged by the Vice President. In any such situation, the Vice President shall endeavor to notify or inform the Department Chair of responsibilities he/she deems it necessary to perform, and the Department Chair, if so notified or informed, may undertake to discharge such responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR. Each Department Chair shall exercise professional leadership in the department, shall conduct the routine operation of departmental affairs and shall take appropriate initiative in recommending the development of the curricular and resource requirements of the department. Where applicable, his/her responsibilities shall more specifically include but shall not be limited to the following: 1. in accordance with the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, providing for the scheduling of courses assigned to the department and classes, academic advising, independent and intra-intra- departmental and interdisciplinary learning programs, student practica, fieldwork and internships, faculty research, and other student and faculty activities within the department; 2. making recommendations regarding the extension or modification of the curriculum structure within the department to strengthen the UniversityCollege’s programs and to endeavor to provide students with maximum accessibility to the UniversityCollege’s offerings; 3. assisting in the conduct of periodic academic program reviews and outcome assessments to strengthen and update the curriculum; 4. assisting in the recruitment of faculty; 5. periodically submitting requests for supplies, equipment, library holdings and other needs of the department; 6. maintaining communication with students, prospective students and other faculty at the University College relative to departmental matters; 7. assigning on a fair and equitable basis student advisees to members of the faculty of the department; operating and monitoring the advising program of the department to provide for the quality of such program and, where appropriate, its proper interaction with the advising program of the UniversityCollege; and evaluating each faculty member in the department with respect to the quality of advising as it is rendered by him/her to students; 8. supervising members of the faculty in the department and conducting faculty evaluations; 9. advising faculty members of the receipt of any substantial complaint of a student or member of the faculty which the Department Chair believes may affect the employment status of the faculty member; 10. seeking, where appropriate, to resolve informally complaints made against faculty and to resolve conflicts between a student and a faculty member or between one member of the faculty and another; 11. preparing annual and long-range academic and budgetary plans for the department; 12. maintaining an inventory of academic and instructional equipment assigned to the department and developing a long-range plan for the replacement of equipment; 13. meeting regularly with the Vice President and/or Xxxx or Xxxxx and from time to time with members of the department and with the appropriate departmental committees in order to coordinate the interaction of departmental programs and activities with one another and with the programs and mission of the University College and to facilitate the discharge of the responsibilities set forth above; 14. making recommendations concerning class sizes; 15. supervising clerical and other non-unit staff where appropriate; and 16. carrying out such other assignments as may be made from time to time by the Vice President. A Department Chair shall not be required to sign off on an ethics disclosure form regarding faculty use of self-authored course materials in classes. The Department Chair shall meet regularly with the Vice President and/or any appropriate Xxxx or Xxxxx Deans and from time to time with the members of the department and the appropriate departmental committees to coordinate the interaction of the various programs, to discuss joint actions to improve educational effectiveness and, consistent with the terms of Section H below, to develop plans for modification and extension of the programs of the UniversityCollege, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In addition, the Vice President and/or any appropriate Xxxx or Xxxxx shall meet with the Department Chairs collectively at least twice during each semester and at such other times as he/she may deem necessary; provided only that the Vice President shall meet with the Department Chairs collectively on at least one (1) such occasion. Whenever any of the foregoing responsibilities must, in the determination of the Vice President, be performed during any period when the Department Chair is unable to or cannot be required to perform such responsibilities, such responsibilities may be discharged by the Vice President. In any such situation, the Vice President shall endeavor to notify or inform the Department Chair of responsibilities he/she deems it necessary to perform, and the Department Chair, if so notified or informed, may undertake to discharge such responsibilities.