David A. Farris

Understanding University Committees (eBook, PDF)

How to Manage and Participate Constructively in Institutional Governance

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides guidance on how to create committees that are conducive to fair, equitable, and engaging participative decision-making experiences to yield the best results and to promote enthusiasm for participation in committees, whether as chairs or committee members.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000973624
• Artikelnr.: 68356218

Autorenporträt

David Farris is the Executive Director for Safety and Emergency Management at George Mason University. In addition to developing the university's emergency management program, David helped design and implement environmental protection, laboratory safety, occupational safety, and fire safety programs while working for the university's department of Safety, Emergency, and Enterprise Risk Management. David has extensive experience collaborating with administrators and faculty on a variety of projects and has served on numerous committees to address topics to include but not limited to minors on campus, space utilization and schedule, international student and faculty travel, threat assessment, emergency operations, and governance for state and national associations. David completed his Ph.D. with a concentration in Higher Education Administration from George Mason University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2016 and is an affiliate faculty member with George Mason University's Higher Education Program. His research interests include organizational citizenship behavior, university committees, and small group research. David also holds an MBA from George Mason University's School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology from Texas A&M University. For more information about David's research and work, please visit https://universityadmin.com. Walter H. Gmelch is the Dean of the School of Education at the University of San Francisco. Formerly he served as Dean of the College of Education at Iowa State University and Interim Dean of the College of Education, Professor, and Chair of the Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology Department at Washington State University. Currently, Walt Gmelch also serves as Director of the National Center for the Study of Academic Leadership.As educator, management consultant, university administrator, and former business executive, Gmelch has conducted research and written extensively on the topics

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword-Walt Gmelch Acknowledgements Introduction 1. What is a Committee?
2. The Ideal State 3. Committee Foundations 4. Committee Composition 5.
Committee Planning and Management 6. Committee Leadership 7. Committee
Member Characteristics 8. Committee Group Dynamics 9. Committee Life Cycle
10. Closing Thoughts Appendix. Virtual Committees References Author and
Contributors Index