Chairs are responsible for the daily operation of the department/division, in consultation and collaboration with the dean, provost, departmental faculty, and the university administrative team, as appropriate.  General responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

Faculty and Staff Development

• Organizing and overseeing departmental recruiting program to ensure the highest quality, integrity, and diversity of faculty and staff
• Meeting annually with individual faculty and staff to discuss workload and performance
• Preparing annual evaluations of faculty and staff
• Making recommendations for merit and salary adjustments for faculty and staff
• Coordinate faculty promotion and tenure applications in accord with departmental, college, and institutional processes and deadlines
• Supporting professional development of faculty and staff (e.g., research proposals, pedagogy, curriculum development) in a fair and transparent manner
• Working with faculty and staff administrators in setting vision for the department, both long- and short-term, and developing outcome-based goals that support the department, college and university strategic plan(s)
• Maintaining collegiality and engaging in creative problem-solving

Curricular Responsibilities

• Maintaining strong undergraduate and graduate programs through curricular development, assessment, revision, and implementation
• Enforcing academic requirements and regulations
• Assigning faculty workloads in ways that fulfill the department’s responsibility to provide reasonable student access to courses across days and times, using prime time and non-prime time teaching slots
• Preparing long term course schedules that allow students to matriculate to their degrees in a timely manner
• Preparing course schedules and teaching assignments to ensure appropriate allocation of resources, including university facilities, and consistent with the Registrar’s guidelines
• Providing leadership and oversight in program reviews and outcomes assessment including the core curriculum for internal and external reviews and/or to meet accreditation or licensing standards
• Working collaboratively with on-campus and off-campus university officials to assign proper curriculum alignment with community colleges and high schools

Student Affairs

• Developing and implementing plans to recruit, advise, mentor, retain, and graduate students in a timely manner
• Providing information and access to student services
• Adjudicating students concerns and grievances in a fair and consistent manner while upholding University policies and processes.
• Maintaining appropriate student records

Management and Administrative Responsibilities

• Overseeing facilities/office space allocation and equipment for faculty and staff in collaboration with dean; filing appropriate space allocation reports
• Ensuring that all departmental and college committees are appropriately staffed each year
• Managing course fee requests and ensuring appropriate use
• Managing departmental M & O, travel and part-time budget, and/or other fiscal affairs for department, while maximizing equity and ensuring appropriate stewardship of resources
• Responding promptly to accountability and compliance matters
• Participating in college and/or university governance and planning
• Gathering data and preparing documents or reports regarding departmental activities
• Developing and/or managing advisory boards
• Communicating resource needs to the college/school and university administration
• Securing resources for the department, when appropriate, through grant writing and fund-raising initiatives
• Working with college and university advancement officers to develop unit resources
• Serving as liaison between University administration and faculty/staff
• Representing department internally and externally (e.g., Commencement, Honors Day, Student Affairs activities)
• Serving as liaison with professional associations
• Maintaining professional decorum and creating a climate of collegiality among faculty, staff, and students
• Attending professional development activities, meetings, and events to represent the interests of the department, college or university, as requested or required by the Dean, Provost, or the other university offices
• Delegating authority and specified responsibilities to Associate Chairs, when deemed appropriate, with the understanding that the Chair is ultimately accountable.