ACAD Leader Archive: October 2018
The 2017 ACAD Member Survey
Frank A. Boyd • Vice President of Academic Affairs and Academic Dean • Guilford College • Greensboro, North Carolina
Peter R. Skoner • Associate Provost • Saint Francis University • Loretto, Pennsylvania
October 24, 2018
ACAD Board members, Boyd and Skoner, summarize the results of the 2017 member survey, including which resources and programs are little known to members and which might be expanded.Effective Orientation for New Faculty Members: A New Approach at Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University (AAMU)
Pamela G. Arrington • Associate Vice President for Faculty and Programs and Undergraduate Studies • Alabama A&M University • Normal, Alabama
October 24, 2018
Arrington details the year-long orientation that AAMU developed for its new faculty members and shares the positive results of its Post-Evaluation Survey.Civically Minded, Civically Responsible, and Civically Engaged: The Impact of Competency-Based Education on Democracy
Steven L. Sewell • Dean of Academic Programs • College of the Mainland • Houston, Texas
October 24, 2018
In this critique of CBE, Sewell connects a number of key articles on the subject while emphasizing the importance of social responsibility in higher education curricula.The Evaluation of Teaching and Learning: Faculty Evaluation in the Age of Assessment
Andrew Adams • Associate Dean, David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts • Western Carolina University • Cullowhee, North Carolina
October 24, 2018
Within the context of annual self-evaluations at WCU, Adams explores the purpose and benefit of faculty reflection on student learning as well as teaching technique.The Role of the Dean of the College
William C. DeVane (1898-1965) • Dean (1938-1963) • Yale College • New Haven, Connecticut
October 24, 2018
Taken from the Proceedings of the American Conference of Academic Deans 1964 the author reflects on the role of the dean at the time.
