2015 Chairs and Academic Administrators Management Program (CAAMP)
Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, Atlanta, GA
Day/Time
Topic / Activity
Faculty
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Noon–6:00 pm
CAAMP participants arrive and check-in at hotel
6:00–8:00 pm
CAAMP Reception: Introductions and Program Overview
(Conference Room 4)
AAL Staff & Faculty
Thursday, July 30, 2015 - Conference Room A
7:00–8:00 am
Breakfast (Outside Conf. Room A)
Learning to Lead
8:00–9:15 am
9:15–10:15 am
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Identify major challenges facing department chairs.
Describe a model for life-long learning as a leader.
Discuss general and personal motivations for leadership as a chair or similar
leadership position.
Assessment for Leadership Development: Understanding Your DiSC
Feedback
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Apply the DiSC for better self-understanding.
Discuss a model of competencies for effective leadership.
Dr. N. Karl Haden
AAL Founder and President
Dr. Felicia Tucker-Lively
AAL Director of Professional
Development
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10:15–10:30
am
10:30–11:30
am
11:30 am–
12:30 pm
Analyze feedback from others about one’s leadership competencies.
Develop a plan of action to improve one’s competencies as a leader and
manager using assessment feedback.
Break
Assessment for Leadership Development: Understanding Your DiSC
Feedback (cont.)
Lunch in Dining Room with Coaching Sessions as needed
Building High Performance Teams
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12:30–2:00 pm
Dr. Felicia Tucker-Lively
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Identify the characteristics and practices of high performance teams using
theory and practical application.
Explore how building high performance teams can enhance your leadership
role and your organization’s productivity.
2:00–2:15 pm
Break
2:15 – 3:15 pm
Three Year Reflection: What I Wish I Had Known
 Identify key leadership points for becoming an academic leader.
3:15–3:30 pm
Break / Transition to Round Table Discussions
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Discuss ways to stay engaged and avoid “us vs. them”.
Dr. Carol A. Aschenbrener
Former Executive Vice President
and Chief Strategy Officer,
Association of American
Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Dr. Brian Crabtree
Wayne State University
Professor & Chair
Department of Pharmacy
2012 CAAMP Alumnus
Round Table Discussions - Conf. Room A, Conf. Room 3, Conf.
Room 5, and Conf. Room 9 (alternating in 25 minute intervals)
3:30–5:00 pm
Discuss topics:
 Transition
 Motivation & Engagement
 Diversity & Cultural Competency
Change Management
Retention & Recruitment
AAL Staff & CAAMP Alumni
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5:00–8:00 pm
- One-on-One Coaching Sessions - Conf. Room A, Conf. Room 3, Conf. Room 5, and Conf. Room 9
- Happy Hour in Club Room and Dinner on Your Own
Friday, July 31, 2015 - Conference Room A
7:00–8:00 am
Breakfast (Outside Conf. Room A) and One-on-One Coaching Sessions - Conf. Room A, Conf. Room 3,
Conf. Room 5, and Conf. Room 9 as needed
Strategic Planning: Not Just for Deans Anymore
8:00–10:00 am
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Define Strategic Planning.
List the steps necessary for a successful Strategic Planning process.
Discuss and utilize tools that can be used to aid in the creation and execution
of a successful strategic plan (SWOT Analysis, Gap Analysis, Dashboard).
Dr. Hershey Bell
AAL Senior Consultant, and VP
for Academic Affairs and Dean of
the School of Pharmacy, Lake
Erie College of Osteopathic
Medicine
10:00-10:15 am Break
Developing a Pro Forma to Realize Your Strategic Goals
Analyze how academic institutions make and spend money.
Discuss institutional profit margin and understand how one contributes to it.
Describe components of a pro forma.
Discuss link between strategic plan and budget.
10:15–11:30
am
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11:30 am–
12:30 pm
Lunch in Dining Room with Coaching Sessions as needed
12:30–1:30 pm
The Role of Leadership and Collaboration in Interprofessional
Engagement
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Keynote presentation with Q&A.
Legal Issues in the Academic Environment (Part 1)
1:30–2:45 pm
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Discuss legal guidelines important to faculty recruitment, hiring, and
termination.
List guidelines for ensuring student protections.
Dr. Hershey Bell
Dr. Geraldine Polly Bednash
Former Executive Director and
CEO, American Association of
Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
Prof. Pamela Zarkowski
AAL Senior Consultant, and
Academic Vice President and
Provost at the University of
Detroit Mercy
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Discuss current trends in addressing lapses in academic integrity including
policies and procedures important to student dismissal for academic or
disciplinary reasons.
Identify best practices in faculty/student communication and highlight the
increasing use of social media.
2:45–3:00 pm
Break
3:00-4:00 pm
Legal Issues in the Academic Environment (Part 1)
(cont.)
Senior Administration Panel Discussion
Develop specific tactics for working with different types of administrators.
Discuss how to deal with challenging leaders.
Identify common obstacles to effectively “managing up”.
Prof. Pamela Zarkowski
Q&A Panel with
Dr. Rory Hume,
Dr. Hershey Bell, and
Prof. Pamela Zarkowski
facilitated by
Dr. Karl Haden
4:00–5:00 pm
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5:00–7:30 pm
- One-on-One Coaching Sessions - Conf. Room A, Conf. Room 3, Conf. Room 5, and Conf. Room 9
- Happy Hour in Club Room and Dinner on Your Own
Saturday, August 1, 2015 - Conference Room A
7:00–8:00 am
Breakfast (Outside Conf. Room A) and One-on-One Coaching Sessions - Conf. Room A, Conf. Room 3,
Conf. Room 5, and Conf. Room 9 as needed
Legal Issues in the Academic Environment (Part 2)
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8:00–9:30 am
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9:30–9:45 am
Identify “best practices” in higher education to minimize or prevent legal
problems.
Discuss case-based scenarios.
Break AND Check-out of Hotel Room
Dealing Effectively with Conflict
9:45–11:30 am
Prof. Pamela Zarkowski
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Describe the conflict management model.
List specific conflict resolution tactics.
Dr. Tobias Rodriguez
AAL Vice President
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Apply appropriate tactics to manage given conflict situations commonly faced
by department chairs and academic administrators.
Identify strategies for dealing with difficult/toxic/unproductive peers and
administrators.
11:30 am–
12:30 pm
Lunch in Dining Room with Coaching Sessions as needed
12:30–1:30 pm
Dealing Effectively with Conflict (cont’d)
1:30–1:45 pm
Break
Dr. Tobias Rodriguez
Time Management and Work-life Balance
1:45–3:30 pm
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3:30–4:00 pm
Define the problem of work-life balance.
Describe the relationship of happiness to balance.
Describe the role that habits play in well-being.
Identify two to three action steps to improve life balance.
Dr. N. Karl Haden
CAAMP Evaluation
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