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Department Chair Manual

The Riverside Community College District Department Chair Manual is a work in progress and will be published and delivered to each Department Chair in binder form when completed.

This website is an attempt to share materials as they become available. You will find materials linked in document or PDF form. Department chairs are encouraged to contribute ideas, questions or content for the manual. Please send these to kristina.kauffman@rcc.edu

Presentation on Program Review and Planning to Academic Planning Council, November 3, 2006

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction 

1.   Calendar - Important Dates

Department Chairs for 2005 -2006

2. Resources
3. Readings:

II. Administrative Relationships

1. Check List (none)

2. Resources

III. Budgeting

1.      Check list

2.      Resources

3. Readings

4.  Forms and processes

IV.  Campus and Community Relationships

1.  Check list (none)

2.      Resources

  • Relationship and Representation within the campus community:  Senate, communities, etc. value of service, efficacy, role in future planning
  • Senate
  • Relationship with CTA:  Need author
  • Advisory Committees (in binder)

V. Classified Relationships

1.      Check list (none)

2.      Resources

3.      Forms

  • Employee Evaluation Forms can be obtained from Human Resources

VI.      Curriculum Matters

1. Check list

2. Resources

3.      Forms

VII. Enrollment Management

1.      Check list

2.      Resources

3.      Forms

VIII. Faculty Matters

1.      Check list

2. Resources

3. Strategies

  • Admissions and Records (see notebook)
  • Books and the Bookstore
    • Agreement in department on process/policies 
    • Plan for classes without faculty to adopt a book
  • Conflict Management
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Evaluation, Tenure Review, Improvement of Instruction
  • Faculty Relationships
    • What you should expect from your faculty
    • What your faculty should expect from you
    • Other faculty expectations
    • Special concerns of multidisciplinary chairs
  • Faculty Survival Guide
  • Relationship to Discipline Facilitators
  • Grievance Procedure (faculty)
    • Tips on avoiding a grievance
  • Hiring
    • Full Time Faculty
    • Part Time Faculty
      • Health Benefits for Adjuncts
  • Keys (see your IDS)
  • Library Orders (see copies of forms in the paper version of this manual)
  • Payroll
  • Professional Development
4. Readings
  • Professional Development:  Supporting the Development of Faculty

4. Forms

  • Attendance (staff/faculty) (for students see section on grades)
  • Affidavits
  • for Personal Necessity, etc.

IX. Program Review & Strategic Planning

1. Check list

2. Resources

3.  Departmental Self Studies

X. Student Relationships

1. Check list

2. Resources

  • Dealing with Student Complaints
  • Grade grievances
    • What is the role, what are the steps
    • Value of the “friendly ear” making 90% of problems go away
    • Student behavior issues – Be a sounding board
    • Grade and attendance records
  • change/ drop and late add exceptions
  • Petitions that require the chair’s signature
  • Harassment
  • Student Services
    • How student services can assist chairs

 


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