Chair Collaboration and Leadership

The Office of Faculty Affairs and Development provides ongoing college leadership enhancement programs for chairs, directors and leadership faculty. These programs take place on the first Thursday during the months of September, December, March and June. They are scheduled in coordination with the Leadership Committee meetings.

Recent Meeting Presentations

2021-2022

June 2, 2022 “Mentoring that Works: Considerations for Mentoring in Professional Communities”
Randi Stanulis, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Professional Development
Adesuwa Olomu, M.D., Professor, Vice Chair for Clinical Research, and Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine  

December 2, 2021 “Responding to New Developments in Faculty and Academic Staff Annual Review”
Kelly Hodges, Faculty Affairs and Development Lead
Nara Parameswaran, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Staff Administration

September 2, 2021 “Supporting Your Employees Through Times of Change and Uncertainty”
Angela T. Hall, J.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, MSU

2020-2021

May 11, 2021 "Chair Meeting for Strategic Planning Feedback"
Randi Stanulis, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Professional Development

March 4, 2021 "Incorporating and Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 in Faculty Performance Reviews"
Nara Parameswaran, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development

December 3, 2020 "Putting First Things First: Essential Leadership in the Time of COVID-19"
Randi Stanulis, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Professional Development
Amy Guenther, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Office of Medical Education Research and Development
Barbara Forney, M.S., Associate Dean for Administration
Dawn Misra, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

October 1, 2020 "The Annual Review Process of Unit Leaders"
Randi Stanulis, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Professional Development
Nara Parameswaran, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development
Michael Brown, M.D., Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine
Lee Cox, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Physiology

2019-2020

March 5, 2020 – "General Updates, Professionalism and COVID-19 Discussion"
Aron Sousa, M.D., Interim Dean, College of Human Medicine

December 5, 2019 – "Inspiring a Culture of Trust: Leadership Development Series Part Two"
Randi Stanulis, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Professional Development
Amy Guenther, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Office of Medical Education Research and Development

2018-2019

June 6, 2019 "Professionalism and Dealing with Difficult People"
Erica Hamilton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Literacy and Technology, Grand Valley State University
Henry C. Barry, M.D., M.S., Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development

March 7, 2019 "The Evolution of Workplace Wellness"
Anthony Avellino, M.D., M.B.A., Assistant Provost for Student Health, Wellness and Safety
Claudia Finkelstein, M.D., Director of Wellness, Resiliency and Support for the Vulnerable

December 6, 2018 "Five Year Review of Department Chairs"
Henry C. Barry, M.D., M.S., Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development

September 6, 2018 "Mentoring Policies, Principles and Best Practices"
William A. Anderson, Ph.D., Director of CHM Tenure System Mentoring Program
Henry C. Barry, M.D., M.S., Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development

Workshops from previous years