New Administrators Seminar

 


The New Administrators Seminar Series is an educational program focused on approaches to academic leadership, featuring guest speakers, panel discussions, networking opportunities, and more. It is designed for and geared toward new Department Heads, School Directors, Associate Deans, and Directors of Academic Affairs.

 

New Administrators Seminar Series

FALL 2023 SEMINARS

SEMINAR I – Academic Leadership and Lessons Learned
Date: Monday, September 18, 2023, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Agenda: DOCX  PDF
Kaltura Recording

SEMINAR II – Becoming a Leader and Update on the University Budget
Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Agenda: DOCX  PDF
Kaltura Recording

SEMINAR III – Faculty Issues and Concerns
Date: Monday, November 13, 2023, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Agenda: DOCX  PDF
Kaltura Recording

FALL 2022 SEMINARS

SEMINAR I – Academic Leadership and Lessons Learned
Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Monday, September 18, 2023, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Agenda: DOCX  PDF
Kaltura Recording

SEMINAR II – Becoming a Leader and Update on the University Budget
Date: Monday, October 31, 2022
Agenda: DOCX  PDF
Kaltura Recording

Seminar II Presentation:

 

SEMINAR III – Faculty Issues and Concerns
Date: Friday, December 2, 2022
Agenda: DOCX  PDF
Kaltura Recording

 

FALL 2021 SEMINARS

SEMINAR I – Academic Leadership and “What I Wish I Would Have Known”
Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Agenda: DOCX  PDF

Seminar I Presentation:

 

SEMINAR II – The University Budget and Becoming a Leader
Date: Friday, October 22, 2021
Time: 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Agenda: DOCX  PDF

Seminar II Presentation:

 

SEMINAR III – Faculty Issues and Concerns
Date: Friday, November 19, 2021
Time:
1:00-2:30 p.m.

Seminar III Presentation:

  • Faculty Issues and Concerns (PPTX)
    Katherine Allen, Associate General Counsel
    Kathy Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
    Amanda Jones, HR Strategic Partner and Senior Director for Human Resources
    Jennifer Wilkes, Assistant Vice President for Administration

 

2020-2021 SEMINARS

SEMINAR I – Academic Leadership and What I Wish I Would Have Known
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Agenda: DOCX  PDF

Seminar I Presentations (PPTX):

 

SEMINAR II – What Comes Across Our Desk: Your Problem-Solving Partners
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Agenda: DOCX  PDF

 

Seminar II Presentation (PPTX)
Presented By:
Suzanne Adair, Associate Vice President for Affirmative Action
Katherine Allen, Associate General Counsel
Kathy Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

 

SEMINAR III – Budgeting at Penn State
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2020
Seminar Agenda and Speakers: DOCX  PDF

 

Seminar III Presentation (PDF)
Presented by Mary Lou Ortiz, University Budget Officer

 

SEMINAR IV – Conducting Faculty Performance Reviews
Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Seminar Agenda and Speakers: DOCX  PDF

 

Seminar IV Presentation Slides (PPTX) on Annual Evaluations (Policy AC40) and the Evaluation of Teaching
Presenters:

  • Kathleen Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
  • Amanda Jones, HR Strategic Partner and Senior Director for Human Resources – Academic Units
  • Tracy Langkilde, Dean, Eberly College of Science
  • Angela R. Linse, Associate Dean and Executive Director, Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence

 

SEMINAR V – A Conversation about Non-Tenure-Line Promotions and Promotion and Tenure for Tenure-Line Faculty Members
Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Presenters:
Kathy Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, and Abby Diehl, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

 

Fall 2019 New Administrators Seminar

 

FALL 2019 NEW ADMINISTRATORS SEMINAR
Date: Friday, September 27, 2019
Location: Assembly Room, Nittany Lion Inn
Agenda (PDF)

2019 New Administrators Seminar Presentations (PPTX)