Faculty evaluations are one of the most challenging aspects of serving as a department chair. Emotions run high, performance rubrics aren’t always clear, and both parties may become defensive and react more than they listen. Still, these conversations don’t have to be difficult, and they don’t have to take a negative tone. They key is to develop an evaluation process that establishes clear goals, uses objective data to assess those goals, and allows you to treat performance-related issues before your annual meeting.
Join us online to learn how to make your next faculty evaluation session easier and more productive by implementing four key steps:
- Goal Setting and Communication
- Using and Applying Evaluation Data
- Phrasing Comments Appropriately
- Delivering Feedback
Who Should Attend
Current department chairs, program directors, and anyone who will be stepping into a similar role evaluating faculty will find this session valuable. Deans interested in mentoring or leading department chairs in their evaluations will also benefit.
Agenda
After reviewing common challenges chairs encounter when providing feedback to faculty, we will discuss the four necessary steps to leading an effective faculty evaluation:
- Goal Setting and Communication: Use checkpoints and self-evaluations to assure that support is being provided in areas where a faculty member may be struggling.
- Using and Applying Evaluation Data: Guide the conversation with notes and metrics that support your performance-related decisions.
- Phrase Comments Appropriately: Maximize language that identifies places for growth and next steps for getting on track.
- Delivering Feedback: Organize a meeting that lets the concerns of both parties be heard while still maintaining your authority as chair.
Questions About the Event? Email this event's Program Manager, Mark Pleiss.
Speaker
Brian Shook
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Music, Lamar University
Brian Shook is Department Chair and Associate Professor of Music in the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music at Lamar University where he has over 10 years of experience in higher education as a faculty member and administrator. Prior to joining the faculty at Lamar University, Shook toured the United States with The King’s Brass. Since 2009, he has been principal trumpet of the Symphony of Southeast Texas. Most recently, Shook was appointed as an accreditation evaluator for the National Association of Schools of Music.
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