Department Chairpersons

Department chairpersons are elected by their department faculty for a three-year term and are accountable to the Dean.  Please refer to the Chair Handbook for additional information, including the 2023-2024 meeting schedule and the due dates for course schedules.

Visit our Contact Us page for a current list of chairs.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• communication with program faculty and liaison between the Dean and faculty
• coordinate student advising
• coordinate class scheduling in consultation with the Associate Deans
• program development and assessment
• recruitment
• admissions
• monitoring departmental budget
• report writing
• planning department functions
• administrative tasks

More Information

Collective Bargaining Agreement, Section II, Article 25