Orientation for New Department Chairs and School Directors 2019

2019 Orientation for New Department Chairs and School Directors

Thursday, September 19, 2019

• Leadership and its opportunities - Nancy Waite, Director, Academic Leadership Program (ALP)
• The Waterloo working environment - Katrina Di Gravio, Director, Organizational and Human Development (OHD) and Matt Erickson, Director, Conflict Management and Human Rights Office (CMHRO)
• Wellness : physical and psychological health in the workplace - Linda Brogden, Manager, Occupational Health
• Chair/Director duties, responsibilities and accountabilities - Nancy Waite, Director (ALP) and David Taylor, Former Director, David Cheriton School of Computer Science
• The Secretariat -Alice Raynard, Associate, University Secretary (Secretariat)
• How to stay out of trouble as a Chair/Director - student academics, faculty promotion and tenure, in general - David DeVidi, Associate Vice-President, Academic (AVPA)
• UW Police - Alan Binns, Director, Police Services