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Chair's corner

2023-24 Department Chairs

Find the list of current department chairs here.

Development Opportunities

• ACE Leadership Academy for Department Chairs
• The Council of Independent Colleges Workshops for Department and Division Chairs
• Leading and Influencing as a Department Chair (Academic Impressions)
• Marquette FELOS (Faculty Exploring Leadership Opportunities) Program

Upcoming Workshops

To be Announced.

Articles of Interest

• Adjunct Faculty: A Department Chair's Guide to Orienting New Instructors (Teresa Focarile, Academic Impressions, 2018)
• Advice on Being a Good Team Leader (Adriana Bankston, Insider Higher Ed, August 28, 2017)
• Getting Them to Trust You (Rob Jenkins, The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 18, 2017)
• Don't Cry for Me, Academia! (Kevin Dettmar, The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 27, 2016)
• Your To-Do List as Chair (Rob Jenkins, The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 10, 2016)
• They Don't Train Us for This (Fred Schwarzback, The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 31, 2016)

Books of Interest

• The Infinite Game (Simon Sinek, 2019)
• Dare to Lead (Brené Brown, 2018)
• Discover the Joy of Leadership (William Steiner, 2017)
• The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders: Unlocking Your Leadership Potential (N. Karl Haden & Rob Jenkins, 2015)
• Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't (Simon Sinek, 2014)
• The Essential Department Chair: A Comprehensive Desk Reference (Jeffrey Buller, 2012)
• Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High (Patterson et al., 2012)
• The Way of the Sheperd (Leman & Pentak, 2004)
• Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company that Changed the World (Chris Lowney, 2003)
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Lencioni, 2002)
• The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership (James Hunter, 1998)

Leadership Quotes

• "Leadership is a choice, not a position." (Stephen Covey)
• "Anyone wanting to be a leader among you must first be the servant...If you choose to lead, you must serve." (Jesus Christ)
• "The true price of leadership is the willingness to place the needs of others above your own. Great leaders truly care about those they are privileged to lead and understand that the true cost of the leadership privilege comes at the expense of self-interest." (Simon Sinek)

• "True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up." (Sheri Dew)

• "What distinguishes a great leader from a mediocre one is that a great leader has a heart for his people." (Leman / Pentak)
• "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." (John Quincy Adams)