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Department Chairs' Handbook

Section I - Department Chairs: Duties, Responsibilities, and Selection

Section II - Departmental By-Laws

Section III - Hiring Faculty

Section IV - Faculty Mentoring Program

Section V - Annual Faculty Reviews, Promotion and Tenure, and Third Year Reviews

Section VI - Office Management and Clerical Staff

Section VII - Budgeting

Section VIII - Student Relations

Section IX - Program-Level Assessment

Section X - External Unit Reviews


Note: This Department Chairs' Handbook is primarily designed for CLAS department chairs and program directors. Although it refers to department chairs, it is also designed for directors of programs or other units within CLAS. It may also be useful to faculty and staff who are not chairs or directors, and to faculty and staff who are in other schools or colleges.

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