College of Arts and Sciences

External Web Resources for Chairs/Directors

This page lists web sites external to Illinois State that may be useful to department chairs and school directors. Links to other universities provide some information that is unique to local practice, but much of the information is of general use.

Please feel free to suggest additions.  

Faculty Hiring and Development

  1. American Council on Education (ACE) Chairs Resource Center—“The Chair and Faculty”

  2. MLA Report on Evaluating Faculty Scholarship

  3. University of Minnesota Office of Human Resources—Best Practices in Chairing an Academic Department—Faculty Development and Performance

  4. University of Minnesota Office of Human Resources—Best Practices in Chairing an Academic Department—Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

  5. Searchable Data from AAUP Salary Survey (On Chronicle.com):

  6. Archive of Average Faculty Salaries at selected Four-Year Institutions (Chronicle.com):

Resource Management and Planning

  1. ACE Chairs Resources—“Resource Management”

  2. University of Minnesota Office of Human Resources—Best Practices in Chairing an Academic Department—Planning and Resource Management

Miscellaneous Resources

  1. NASULGC’s “Useful Links;” links to a wide variety of organizations at the State, National, and International level

  2. Reflections on the Chair’s Role (from the Chronicle of Higher Ed): “Is it really that tough?”

  3. Tips for Dealing with the Media (University of Minnesota)

  4. Advice for New Administrators (University of Minnesota)

  5. Samford University—Center for Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Department Chair Resources (includes several downloadable files organized by topic):

  6. Academic Leader, an on-line publication for Department Chairs and Academic Deans (requires subscription):

  7. Good Practice in Tenure Evaluation: Advice for Tenured Faculty, Department Chairs and Academic Administrators