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| ASA's Chair Conference, held the day before the Annual Meeting, is designed for new and current departmental chairs at all types of academic institutions. This conference provides “briefings” on issues of critical importance for departmental leadership and sociology in academia. Panels, roundtables, and informal conversation facilitate sharing information and advice. Topics include trends and transitions in undergraduate and graduate education, ways to improve your department, and other issues such as budgeting, hiring, curriculum, and assessment. Attendees also meet in groups with chairs from similar institutions to discuss common issues. For more information about the Chair Conference, please contact Academic and Professional Affairs (apap@asanet.org). More information and details about registration will be forthcoming. |
American Sociological Association Chairs Conference
Thursday July 31st, 9:00am - 5:30pm
“Assessing Our Work in Terms of Student Learning and Department Effectiveness.”
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Presenters and Breakout Leaders |
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| 8:30 am -9:00 am |
Breakfast and Registration |
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| 9:00 am - 9:15 am |
Welcome |
Margaret Weigers Vitullo,
Director of Academic and Professional Affairs, ASA
Sally Hillsman,
Executive Officer, ASA
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| 9:15 am - 10:00 am |
Assessment – Definitions, History, and Why It’s Hard to Do |
Barbara Hetrick, Senior Vice-President, Council of Independent Colleges |
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| 10:00 am -10:30 am |
Assessment – The Story of One Campus’ Journey
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Judith K. Little, Humboldt State University |
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| 10:30 am -11:45 am |
Student Learning - Assessment within the Department: Where is your department? What’s working? What’s not? What’s the next step?
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Breakout discussions for BA, MA, and PhD Departments |
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| 11:45 am - 12:30 pm |
Department Effectiveness – Report on new data from the ASA Department Survey.
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Roberta Spalter-Roth, Director of Research, ASA |
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| 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
On your own |
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| 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm |
Department Effectiveness –Assessment and Accreditation Pressures. What’s causing them and why will they continue?
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Barbara Brittingham
Director, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
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| 2:30 pm -3:15 pm |
Department Effectiveness – Using Assessment Results to Negotiate with Administrators |
Barbara Hetrick, Senior Vice-President, Council of Independent Colleges
Jay Howard, Interim Vice Chancellor and Dean, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus
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| 3:15 pm - 3:30 pm |
BREAK
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| 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm |
Department Effectiveness – Working on assessment: Facing conflict effectively
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Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, Alliant International University, San Francisco, CA |
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| 5:15 pm - 5:30 pm |
Wrap up and evaluations |
Margaret Weigers Vitullo, Director of Academic and Professional Affairs, ASA |
Past Chair Conference Agendas
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