All employees welcome at chairs/directors workshops

WSU’s annual leadership training series for faculty and staff begins Thursday, Sept. 3, with an overview of the university and information about faculty recruitment, mentoring and retention.

Although it’s titled, “Department Chair and Directors Training Workshops,” the series is open to any employee with an interest in the topics covered, said Fran McSweeney, vice provost for Faculty Affairs.
“One goal of the workshops is to train new department chairs and school directors,” said McSweeney. “Another goal is to help experienced chairs deal with issues that may be unfamiliar to them.

“Nevertheless,” she said, “the workshops should be of interest to any employee who wants to know how the university works, to those who aspire to a future administrative position, and to those who expect to fill a leadership position of any type (e.g., laboratory director, officer in the Faculty Senate).”

This year’s series will include 10 workshops between September and March. Each is 1 ½ hours long.

Training will include basic leadership skills, along with information about WSU policies and procedures. Each workshop is conducted by the administrative official who is the expert on the issue being discussed.

Workshops will be available across the state via WSU Videoconferencing Services. To obtain a schedule, sign up or get handouts for a workshop, please go to www.hrs.wsu.edu/chairs.

If you have questions, please contact Fran McSweeney, fkmcs@wsu.edu.

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