Chair Collaboration and Leadership
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Development provides ongoing college leadership enhancement programs for chairs, directors and senior college leaders. 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 Workshop Topics
2025-2026
March 6, 2026 “Building the Future: The Importance of Leadership Development in Departments/Units”
Ade Olomu, M.D., M.S., Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Carol Parker, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Administration
Kelly Hodges, M.A., Director of Faculty Development and Mentoring Programs
December 4, 2025 “Navigating Change in RPT and Annual Review”
Ade Olomu, M.D., M.S., Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Kelly Hodges, M.A., Director of Faculty Development and Mentoring Programs
2024-2025
June 5, 2025 “Leading through Challenging Times”
Victor DiRita, Ph.D., Chairperson, Department of Microbiology, Genetics and Immunology, MSU, panelist
James Forger, Dean, College of Music, MSU, panelist
Marsha Rappley, M.D., Dean Emerita, College of Human Medicine, MSU, panelist
Ade Olomu, M.D., M.S., Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, facilitator
March 6, 2025 “Debriefing the Health Sciences Council Report – Implications for Leaders”
Ade Olomu, M.D., M.S., Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Carol Parker, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Administration
Kelly Hodges, M.A., Director of Faculty Development and Mentoring Programs
September 5, 2024 “Understanding Employee Satisfaction and Engagement”
Ade Olomu, M.D., M.S., Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Kelly Hodges, M.A., Director of Faculty Development and Mentoring Programs
2023-2024
June 6, 2024 “Guiding Supervisor Careers”
Ade Olomu, M.D., M.S., Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Kelly Hodges, M.A., Director of Faculty Development and Mentoring Programs
March 7, 2024 “Coordinating Delegated Responsibilities for Effective Supervision”
Ade Olomu, M.D., M.S., Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Kelly Hodges, M.A., Director of Faculty Development and Mentoring Programs
December 1, 2023 “Annual Review: Toward a Shared Language”
Nara Parameswaran, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Staff Administration
Kelly Hodges, M.A., Director of Faculty Development and Mentoring Programs
September 7, 2023 “The Role of Effective Supervision in Staff and Faculty Success”
Nara Parameswaran, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Staff Administration
Kelly Hodges, M.A., Director of Faculty Development and Mentoring Programs