The Faculty Leadership Development Breakfast Meetings is convened by Holden Thorp, Provost and Adrienne Davis, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Institutional Diversity. Consisting predominantly of associate level faculty, the group was formed about in 2012 by Wayne Fields, Lynne Cooper Harvey Chair Emeritus in English, with the purpose bringing faculty members together who will be a source of campus leadership in the coming years and provide an opportunity for faculty to become better acquainted with one another and the University. At these session, discussions are focused on the transitions taking place at Washington University and in higher education more broadly.
Faculty Leadership Breakfast Meetings
Program for FY’17
Breakfast Serve Time: 8:30am
Discussion Time: 9:00am – 10:00am
(Unless otherwise noted)
Christopher Newfield, Professor of Literature and American studies, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Location: North Brookings, Chancellor’s Conference Room 300.
Breakfast Serve Time: 8:15am
Discussion Time: 8:45am – 10:00am
A Discussion with Chris Newfield
In preparation for this session, attendees are asked to read: “Unmaking the Public University” Chris Newfield, chapters 10-13
Chris Newfield is the author of Unmaking the Public University: The Forty Year Assault on the Middle Class (2008), Ivy and Industry: Business and the Making of the American University, 1880-1980 (2003); and the forthcoming The Great Mistake: How We Wrecked Public Universities and How We Can Fix Them.
Holden Thorp, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
November 17, 2016
Location: Harry and Susan Seigle Hall, 1st Floor, Department of Education, Conference Room 148
Holden Thorp, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Rita Levi-Montalcini Distinguished University Professor
Shared Governance
The balance between administration and faculty participation in planning and decision–making and administrative accountability.
Aaron Bobick, Dean
January 27, 2017
Location: Harry and Susan Seigle Hall, 1st Floor, Department of Education, Conference Room 148
Aaron Bobick, Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science; James M. McKelvey Professor
Dean Bobick will use his strategic vision for the School of Engineering & Applied Science as an example of how to create and manage institutional change.
February 24, 2017
Location: Harry and Susan Seigle Hall, 1st Floor, Department of Education, Conference Room 148
Book Discussion
Adam Grant’s, “Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives our Success”
Introduction – Chapter 9 and Actions for Impact
April 26, 2017
Location: Harry and Susan Seigle Hall, 1st Floor, Department of Education, Conference Room 148
Case Study: Cornell Pledges To Reduce Administrative Burdens On Faculty That Detract From Central Mission Of Excellence In Research And Teaching
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