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Resources for Department Chairs and Program Directors

Below is a list of books available in Butler's Faculty Development Library (located in JH109) geared towards Department Chairs and Program Directors.

Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services: Reallocating Resources to Achieve Strategic Balance	Robert Dickeson	Jossey-Bass
Small Group and Team Communication	Thomas Harris, John Sherblom	MyCommunicationKit Series
Connecting Non Full-time Faculty to Institutional Mission: A Guidebook for College/University Administrators and Faculty Developers	Leora Baron-Nixon	Stylus Publishing
Women in Academic Leadership - Professional Strategies, Personal Choices	Diane Dean, Susan Bracken, Jeanie Allen	Stylus Publishing
Serving on Promotion, Tenure and Faculty Review Committees	Robert Diamond	JB-Anker
Mentor in a Manual - Climbing the Academic Ladder to Tenure	Clay Schoenfeld, Robert Magnan	Atwood Publishing
Faculty Career Paths - Multiple Routes to Academic Success and Satisfaction	Gretchen Bataille and Betsy Brown	American Council on Education
Faculty Success through Mentoring: A Guide for Mentors, Menttees and Leaders	Carole Bland, et al.	American Council on Education
Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate	Ernest Boyer	Carnegie
The Essential Department Chair - A Practical Guide to College Administration	Jeffrey Buller	Jossey-Bass
Chairing an Academic Department	Walter Gmelch, Val Miskin	JB-Anker
Academic Leadership - A Practical Guide to Chairing the Department	Deryl Leaming	JB-Anker
Reframing Organizations - Artistry, Choice and Leadership	Lee Bolman	Jossey-Bass
Peer Review of Teaching - A Sourcebook	Nancy Van Note Chism	JB-Anker

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