New Administrators Seminar
The New Administrators Seminar Series is an educational program focused on approaches to academic leadership, featuring guest speakers, panel discussions, networking opportunities, and more. It is designed for and geared toward new Department Heads, School Directors, Associate Deans, and Directors of Academic Affairs.
2021-22 New Administrators Seminar Series
FALL 2022 SEMINARS
SEMINAR I – Academic Leadership and Lessons Learned
Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Monday, September 18, 2023, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Agenda: DOCX PDF
Kaltura Recording
SEMINAR II – Becoming a Leader and Update on the University Budget
Date: Monday, October 31, 2022
Agenda: DOCX PDF
Kaltura Recording
Seminar II Presentation:
- University Budget (PPTX)
Sara Thorndike, Senior Vice President for Finance and Business/Treasurer
SEMINAR III – Faculty Issues and Concerns
Date: Friday, December 2, 2022
Agenda: DOCX PDF
Kaltura Recording
FALL 2021 SEMINARS
SEMINAR I – Academic Leadership and “What I Wish I Would Have Known”
Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Agenda: DOCX PDF
Seminar I Presentation:
- An Overview of Academic Leadership (PPTX)
Kathy Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
SEMINAR II – The University Budget and Becoming a Leader
Date: Friday, October 22, 2021
Time: 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Agenda: DOCX PDF
Seminar II Presentation:
- Budgeting at Penn State (PDF)
Mary Lou Ortiz, Associate Vice President for Budget and University Budget Officer
SEMINAR III – Faculty Issues and Concerns
Date: Friday, November 19, 2021
Time: 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Seminar III Presentation:
- Faculty Issues and Concerns (PPTX)
Katherine Allen, Associate General Counsel
Kathy Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Amanda Jones, HR Strategic Partner and Senior Director for Human Resources
Jennifer Wilkes, Assistant Vice President for Administration
2020-21 New Administrators Seminar Series
SEMINAR I – Academic Leadership and What I Wish I Would Have Known
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Agenda: DOCX PDF
Seminar I Presentations (PPTX):
- Welcome, Introductions, and Academic Leadership (PPTX)
Kathy Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
- What I Wish I Would Have Known: General Suggestions/Thoughts (PPTX)
Elizabeth Wright, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses, and Director of Academic Affairs, Hazleton, Associate Professor of English
SEMINAR II – What Comes Across Our Desk: Your Problem-Solving Partners
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Agenda: DOCX PDF
Seminar II Presentation (PPTX)
Presented By:
Suzanne Adair, Associate Vice President for Affirmative Action
Katherine Allen, Associate General Counsel
Kathy Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
SEMINAR III – Budgeting at Penn State
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2020
Seminar Agenda and Speakers: DOCX PDF
Seminar III Presentation (PDF)
Presented by Mary Lou Ortiz, University Budget Officer
SEMINAR IV – Conducting Faculty Performance Reviews
Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Seminar Agenda and Speakers: DOCX PDF
Seminar IV Presentation Slides (PPTX) on Annual Evaluations (Policy AC40) and the Evaluation of Teaching
Presenters:
- Kathleen Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
- Amanda Jones, HR Strategic Partner and Senior Director for Human Resources – Academic Units
- Tracy Langkilde, Dean, Eberly College of Science
- Angela R. Linse, Associate Dean and Executive Director, Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
SEMINAR V – A Conversation about Non-Tenure-Line Promotions and Promotion and Tenure for Tenure-Line Faculty Members
Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Presenters: Kathy Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, and Abby Diehl, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
2019-20 New Administrators Seminar Series
Fall 2019 New Administrators Seminar
FALL 2019 NEW ADMINISTRATORS SEMINAR
Date: Friday, September 27, 2019
Location: Assembly Room, Nittany Lion Inn
Agenda (PDF)
2019 New Administrators Seminar Presentations (PPTX)