Original Policy Source | APPM Section 2. Item 20. |
Policy Approval Authority | University Council |
Primary Audience |
Faculty
Staff |
Status | Active |
Last Review Date | 07-17-2002 |
Policy Category/Categories |
Faculty & Academics
Governance / Administration |
A chair (or director) of a department (or school) is the chief academic and administrative officer for an academic department (or school) and is accountable directly to the dean of the college for all aspects of the operation and development of that department (or school). The chair is the spokesperson of the department in all official transactions with department members, as well as with other units of the university, and is responsible for the proper functioning of the department as an instructional, research/artistic, and public-service unit. The department chair is responsible, in consultation with appropriate departmental faculty committees, for developing and administering operating policies and practices for the department which are effective and consistent with college and university provisions; for making budget, curricular, and personnel recommendations (in accordance with applicable university bylaws), for managing all the resources assigned to the department; for defining the department's scope, mission, and objectives within institutional guidelines, and within the resources available; and for assuring and, whenever possible, improving the department's capacity to carry out its mission and accomplish its objectives with distinction. The quality of departmental leadership can be measured by such factors as:
In addition, a department chair's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following activities.
Approved by University Council, May 6, 1998
Modified editorially, July 17, 2002
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