WHY IS RECRUITING FACULTY FOR COLLEGE
GOVERNANCE IMPORTANT?
POWER OF DIVERSE LEADERSHIP
POWER OF DIVERSE LEADERSHIP
• Richer Idea Generation
• Better Representation of the Views of the
Entire Faculty
• More Effective Decision Making
POWER OF DIVERSE LEADERSHIP
• Continuity of Faculty Voice and
Participation in Decision Making
• Share the Workload/Reduce Burn-out
• Serves as Important Check-and-Balance
SOME GENERAL RECRUITING PRINCIPLES
SOME GENERAL RECRUITING PRINCIPLES
Be Authentic
SOME GENERAL RECRUITING PRINCIPLES
Look for Shared Commitment to the College
…And
Complementary
Skills
RECRUITING A DIVERSE LEADERSHIP
Be Authentic and Sincere
Engage with Specific Leadership Issues that Matter to the Person
Remove Structural Barriers to Service
Create Structures that Foster Inclusion
Provide a Continuum of Opportunities for Service
INFORMAL LEADERSHIP GATHERINGS
INFORMAL LEADERSHIP GATHERING
•
Mixture of Faculty Currently Serving as Leaders with Interested and Potential New
Leaders
•
Use of Personal Invitations
•
Informal But With a Theme
•
Emphasis on Building Camaraderie and Relationships
•
Long term versus short term
INFORMAL LEADERSHIP GATHERING:
THE INVITATION
• Be welcoming to all
• Encourage recipients to invite others who may be
interested in leadership
• Provide a meaningful opportunity for input into
decision making
• Include a follow up message directed at those who
attended to encourage further involvement.
MENTORING
MENTORING
• Nominate Potential New Leaders for Senate Leadership Retreats
• Seek Nominations for Committee Assignments from the Senate
as a Whole. Encourage senators to reach out to faculty with
leadership potential as well as established leaders.
• New Faculty Orientation
• Assign Mentors to Newly Hired Faculty
• Avoid Overuse of Acronyms and Other Technical Language
• Establish Formal Successor Structures Such as Senate
President-Elect.
BUILDING DIVERSITY
• Consider Term Limits or Committee Rotation Systems
• Establish a Faculty Diversity Internship Program
• Seek Nominations for Committee Assignments from
the Senate as a Whole. Encourage senators to reach
out to and include underrepresented faculty.
DISCUSSION
What barriers to recruiting new
leaders have you experienced
on your campus?
DISCUSSION
What tactics have you or others on
your campus used to successfully
diversify leadership?