2005 Chair Conference

$55 for Department Affiliates
$75 for non-Department Affiliates

You must be renewed for 2005-2006 to get the Affiliate price.

E-mail apap@asanet.org for more information. 

11:30 a.m.
Registration

12:15 p.m.
Welcome and kick off

12:30-1:40 p.m.
The Role of the Chair: Avoiding Legal and Ethical Pitfalls

1:40-2:00 p.m.
Break

2:00-3:15 p.m.
Legal Issues for Chairs I
Select one of the following:

Hiring Processes
Promotion and Tenure Procedures
Family Leave and Worklife Issues

3:30-4:30 p.m.
Legal Issues for Chairs II
Select one of the following discussion groups:

Managing Student Complaints
Partner & Spousal Employment
IRB and Human Subject Issues
Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

4:30-5:45 p.m.
Issues Linked to the Institutional Context
Select one of the following discussion groups:

AA and BA Granting Institutions
MA Granting Institutions
PhD Granting Institutions

7:00-8:45 p.m.
Opening Plenary Session on Social Implications and Aftermath of the Tsunami

9:00-10:00 p.m.
ASA Welcoming Party

7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:00-8:45 a.m.
A [Breakfast] Briefing on Key ASA Projects

Rethinking the Sociology Major and Curriculum
Evaluating and Rewarding Public Sociology in Tenure and Promotion Decisions
Assessment of Student Learning

9:00-10:15
Evaluation Issues
Select one of the following:

Evaluating Service and Public Sociology
Evaluation of Teaching: By Students and Peers
Evaluation of the Chair: Who and How?
Evaluation of Your Program/Major: Program Review
Preparing for an Accreditation Review

10:30-11:20 a.m.
Your Life as a Chair
Select one of the following:

Surviving and Thriving in your First Years as Chair
Considering a Career in Academic Administration
Demographic Shifts in the Profession and in the Department
Working Well with the Dean

10:15-10:30 a.m.
Break

11:20 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
BA and Beyond: What We Know About Our BA Graduates' Career Paths

12:30 p.m.
ASA Plenary Session: Comparative Perspectices on the Rightward Turn in US Politics (co-sponsored by ABS, SSSP, and SWS)

2005 DIRECTORS OF GRADUATE STUDIES CONFERENCE

$30 for Department Affiliates
$50 for non-Department Affiliates

You must be renewed for 2005-2006 to get the Affiliate price.

E-mail apap@asanet.org for more information. 

1. The Role of the Director of Graduate Studies

2. Proseminars and other Professional Socialization

3. Student Preparation for the Job Search and Job Placement

11:15 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
Teaching about Ethics Across the Graduate School Curriculum