DEO Leadership Series For Nebraska's Department Executive Officers
The role of Department Executive Officer – a term we use to collectively refer to department chair, department head, and school director – is one of the most important, and one of the toughest, on campus. To recognize and support the faculty who serve in these roles, Faculty Affairs in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor is pleased to offer the DEO Leadership Series.
This monthly series will provide DEOs with useful information as well as connections to the community of department leaders from across campus. This series is co-sponsored by the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
DEO Advisory Board
- Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, Voelte Keegan, Chair Civil Engineering
- Jody Kellas, Chair, Communication Studies
- Nick Pace, Chair, Educational Administration
- John Ruberson, Chair, Entomology
- Rich Bischoff, Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty and Academic Leader Success, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Christopher Marks, Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
DEO Leadership Series
Fall and Spring schedule.
Reading List
Here is a list, compiled by our DEO Leadership Series Advisory Board, of some readings that our DEOs have found helpful. If you’d like to suggest additions to this list, please email Christopher Marks.
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The Essential Department Chair
A Practical Guide to College Administration
Jeffery Buller
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Positive Academic Leadership
How to Stop Putting Out Fires and Start Making a Difference
Jeffery Buller
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Making the Right Moves
A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
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The Department Chair Primer
What Chairs Need to Know and Do to Make a Difference
Don Chu
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Working with Problem Faculty
A Six-Step Guide for Department Chairs
R. Kent Crookston
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Disrupting the Culture of Silence
Confronting Gender Inequality and Making Change in Higher Education
Kristine DeWelde & Andi Stepnick
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Rethinking Faculty Work
Higher Education’s Strategic Imperative
Judith Gappa, Anne Austin, & Andrea Trice
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Chairing an Academic Department
Walter Gmelch & Val Miskip
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The College Administrator’s Survival Guide
C. K. Gunsalus
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10% Happier
How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story
Dan Harris
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Blue Ocean Strategy
How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant
W. Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne
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The No Asshole Rule
Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't
Robert Sutton
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Faculty Incivility
The Rise of the Academic Bully Culture and What to Do About It
Darla Twale & Barbara DeLuca
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The Generational Imperative
Understanding Generational Differences in the Workplace, Marketplace, and Living Room
Chuck Underwood
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Reality-Based Leadership
Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results
Cy Wakeman
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The Academic Chair’s Handbook
Daniel Wheeler et al.
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How to be a Great Boss
Gino Wickman & Rene Boer
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On the lighter side (fiction)
Straight Man: A Novel
Richard Russo