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Describes the fundamental responsibilities of the chairpersonof the board: to ensure the functioning of the board and the integrity of the board process Offers invaluable tips for helping the chair lead more effectively, such as leading the board to define its own job, design its discipline, and evaluate its performance..
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When we think of leadership – in academe or elsewhere – we tend to envision it coming either from the very top or from the grassroots level. But as Michael Johnson, Donald Hanna, and Don Olcott, Jr., write in Bridging the Gap, "the most important leadership in the academy emanates from the center" – that is, from you and your colleagues who serve as the chairpersons of academic departments or the deans of academic divisions. "Deans and chairpersons seldom get the glory and the press," the authors note, "but they and their units are the heart and soul of the modern college and university."

As a dean or chair, you have an enormous responsibility – and opportunity – to lead dynamic change within your unit. But how do you do that without alienating your faculty colleagues and throwing out what’s already working? How do you mix the best of the old with the best of the new? The key is to simultaneously manage three interconnected dimensions of organizational change in the academic setting: leadership, technology, and culture.

Bridging the Gap shows you how to do just that – using a theoretical perspective in the early chapters followed by a unique practical approach in the later chapters that features the real-life experiences and advice of deans and chairpersons who were interviewed specifically for this book..
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It's a universal truth that a Father holds the key to a daughter's heart. Cathy Nordlund organized her first Father-Daughter Valentine Dance in February 1999 when her daughter, Samantha, was 7 years old. She was inspired by a Focus on the Family radio broadcast on the subject and decided to start a Father-Daughter Valentine dance tradition in her own community. Her vision was "to make the world a better place by giving fathers (and father-figures) an opportunity to positively influence their daughters." Assisted by an inner circle of co-founders and many volunteers, Cathy would go on to organize eleven more dances over an eight year period. Six were "community-based", three were "faith-based", and three were "school-based". Attendance at the dances ranged from 200 to 500 guests, involving daughters from 1 to 18 years old. She shares everything she learned about running a successful Father-Dance Valentine Dance in this well-organized, easy to read guide that is chock-full of insights, good advice, and practical resources. Study after study shows that fathers can set their daughters up for success. A dance provides a fun, natural, and enchanting way to nurture that relationship as she grows up. The goal of the guide is to make it easy for people all over the world to establish their own Father-Daughter Dance tradition. Cathy and her husband live in southern California and have two children..
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A Descriptive and Illustrated Guide in Accord with Recognized Codes and Standards Defensive sub-systems to mitigate the lightning hazard include air terminals, conductors, bonding, shielding, grounding, surge protection, and inspection & maintenance. These subjects are covered in an objective manner, with hundreds of practical details not found in any of the Codes. A useful reference document for designers, engineers, inspectors, installersand lightning safety professionals in the private and public sectors. Revisedand updated Sept 2006...
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This work addresses specifically and concretely the responsibilities and demands made upon the chair. After broadly sketching the situation and circumstances facing today's departmental leader, the book reviews the various roles and responsibilities of chairs..
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From the author: Find out why the trend toward hiring interim VPMAs and CMOs is growing and learn how three interims handled their posts.

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Title: Is there an interim in your future?(Author Abstract)
Author: George Linney
Publication:Physician Executive (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
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Volume: 31 Issue: 5 Page: 45(3)

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Title: Tools for zebrafish research.(Announcements / Fellowships, Grants, & Awards)
Publication:Environmental Health Perspectives (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 113 Issue: 9 Page: A618(2)

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Title: Cheryl B. Johnson, senior vice president and community bank president of the Mississippi Gulf Coast division of Regions Bank in Gulfport.(Mississippi's 50 Leading Business Women)
Publication:Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 17, 2005
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Volume: 27 Issue: 42 Page: S38(1)

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