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| Procedure Title | Department Chairs |
| Procedure Number | 03-0102 |
| Originating Department | Academic Affairs/VPAA |
| Board Policy | n/a |
| Florida Statute | n/a |
| Florida Administrative Code | n/a |
| Effective Date | 6/1/2010 |
| Date(s) Reviewed/Revised | 2/15/2011; 10/14/2013; 8/4/2017; 7/15/2019; 2/12/2025 |
Purpose Statement
Department Chairs are full-time faculty who serve as leaders and assist Academic Deans with managing the academic discipline(s).
Guidelines
The Department Chair is responsible for providing academic direction and support for discipline-related issues College-wide, assisting the appropriate academic dean to select, mentor, and evaluate faculty, and facilitating communication within the department and with other departments of the College.
Procedures
The Department Chair is elected by his/her department, subject to the approval of the Vice President of Academic Affairs. She/he receives a stipend and assigned time as defined in the most current Collective Negotiations Agreement. Department Chairs have the following responsibilities:
Leadership, Planning, and Curriculum
- Serves as the academic leader and advocate for the department within the College
- Provides oversight for any coordinators within the department (e.g. Dual Enrollment, e-learning, Learning Assessment) to unify and clarify departmental initiatives
- Oversees and manages the development and revision of curriculum, department-wide
- Monitors consistency of the departmental syllabi
- Fosters procedures designed to ensure the integrity of the completion of the department assessment process
- Is a vital member of the leadership team and provides input and recommendations to unit planning and program review
- Organizes, leads, and oversees the documentation of proceedings from department meetings
- Regularly communicates with departmental faculty and fosters an atmosphere of collegiality and professionalism
- Is accessible to faculty on all campuses, in keeping with the one-college model
Administrative and Organizational
- Uses expertise and knowledge to lead departmental faculty in guiding and shaping the curricular offerings and the course schedule
- Assists in preparing and maintaining the department budget
- Provides departmental information to faculty committees
- Oversees selection process of textbooks for the department
- Provides department information to appropriate administrative offices
- Provides organizational vision to the department, including faculty, staff, and students
- Is current with accreditation standards as relevant to the department discipline(s) and oversees the department's contribution to compliance
Faculty Searches, Evaluation, and Development
- Participates in departmental searches for faculty positions, full time and adjunct
- Ensures mentoring to new faculty in the department
- Evaluates departmental adjunct faculty credentials and performance and determines eligibility for course assignments
- Provides feedback to the supervising administrator in regard to departmental faculty's contributions to the department and the College
- Suggests opportunities for growth to inform the supervising administrator's evaluation of, and goal-setting with, departmental faculty