College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department Chairs' Handbook

Dean: Marvin Kaiser
Associate Deans: Duncan Carter
Grant Farr

CLAS Departments

Anthropology
Biology
Black Studies
Chemistry
Chicano/Latino Studies
Communications
Conflict Resolution
Economics
English
Environmental Studies
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Geography
Geology
International Studies
Judaic Studies
Linguistics
Mathematics
Native American Studies
Philosophy
Physics
Psychology
Center for Science Education
Sociology
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Women's Studi
es


Section I - Department Chairs:  Duties, Responsibilities, and Selection

Section II - Annual Reviews, Promotion and Tenure, and Third Year Reviews of Unclassified Faculty

Section III - Office Management and Clerical Staff

Section IV - Budgeting

Section V - Hiring Unclassified Faculty

Section VI - Departmental By-Laws

 

Note:  This Department Chairs' Handbook is primarily designed for CLAS department chairs and program directors. Although it refers to department chairs, it is also designed for directors of programs or other units within CLAS. It may also be useful to faculty and staff who are not chairs or directors, and to faculty and staff who are in other schools or colleges.