University at Buffalo (UB)
Department Chair Conversation Series
The Office of Faculty Affairs continues its Conversation Series to help department chairs more effectively lead and respond to challenges they confront in their departments and/or units. We look forward to another year of robust and engaging conversations about departmental life at UB.
About the Department Chair Leadership Program
Over this academic year, our office will be sponsoring a series of monthly lunch-time seminars to discuss various issues related to academic leadership. We will address issues related to effective communication, budgets and resources, mentoring and work/life balance, faculty and student diversity, recruitment and hiring, tenure and promotion to name a few.
Conversation Series are:
- held monthly as 2 hour lunch-time seminars from 12:00 to 2:00 pm (food and refreshments provided)
- held every 2nd Wednesday of each month during the fall and spring semester
- intended to be interactive and responsive; your feedback and requests drive the conversation and future planning
Conversation Series for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semester will be held in person. Location in Capen Hall TBA.
Questions? Please email BB Bakavoli (bbmahdib@buffalo.edu) or call: 716-645-3594
Fall 2024 Conversation Series
WEDNESDAY, September 11, 2024
The first session in our Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 Department Chair Conversation Series will bring together experienced chairs from across the university to discuss their victories, challenges, transformations, and impacts on their professional lives. This session is designed to provide a space for these chairs to reflect on their experiences so as to offer newer department chairs the opportunity to gain perspective from those experiences.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
TBA
wednesday, November 13, 2024
TBA
Spring 2025 Conversation Series
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
TBA
wednesday, march 12, 2025
TBA
Wednesday, april 9, 2025
TBA
Past Workshop Presentations
Requests for past workshop PowerPoint presentations should be directed to Faculty Affairs (ubvpfacultyaffairs@buffalo.edu)