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Seminar for New Associate Deans (Washington, D.C.)
Seminar Congratulations on your new associate or assistant dean position! Are you asking yourself “Now what?” Do you have more questions than answers?
Maximize your transition to associate dean through networking with other new associate deans and exploring topics that are essential to the administrative role. Create a personal vision and action plan and learn to navigate common administrative challenges through group interactions, breakout sessions, and expert facilitation.
Learn how to motivate people, prioritize and delegate tasks, navigate politics, and deal with adversity while maintaining your and your school’s integrity and achieving balance between the needs of the dean, students, faculty, and yourself.
Through group discussions, take an in-depth look into the role and responsibilities of the associate dean. Facilitators and panelists with extensive administrative leadership experience will provide unique insights into the challenges new associate deans face as well as the resources and methods to handle them.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the role of the associate dean
- Identify effective strategies for successfully managing your diverse responsibilities while supporting your dean and the school
- Acquire the necessary tools for balancing work, life, and personal well-being
- Establish a peer and professional support network of other associate deans
Facilitators
Amit Deokar is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs & Accreditation at the Manning School of Business at UMass Lowell. In his role as Associate Dean, Dr. Deokar oversees the undergraduate program, working closely with the dean and the team of department chairs, faculty, program coordinator, and professional advisors. Deokar also supports the dean in maintaining AACSB accreditation and program assessment efforts for the college. He coordinated the college’s previous CIR report, collaborating with faculty and staff. Prior to his role as Associate Dean, Dr. Deokar served as the Director of Assessment and the Department Chair for Operations & Information Systems. His area of expertise is in Management Information Systems, particularly in business analytics, AI/machine learning applications, and enterprise data management. He has delivered keynote talks on the advancement and adoption of Generative AI in higher education and businesses. Dr. Deokar received his Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona and has prior education in Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
Victoria (Vicky) Parker has served as Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Administration at the University of New Hampshire’s Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics since October 2017. She leads the college’s graduate business programs, faculty development processes, accreditation activities, and champions the college’s DEI efforts. Prior to joining UNH, Vicky led and taught in graduate programs in healthcare management for over 15 years at Boston University’s School of Public Health and served as a commissioner for the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). Education includes A.B. Biology, Brown University, Ed.M., Harvard University, and D.B.A. Organizational Behavior, Boston University. She is also a past recipient of BUSPH’s highest teaching award (2012), and the teaching award of the Academy of Management’s Health Care Management Division (2013), and is a former division chair of AOM’s Health Care Management Division. Her research on organizational factors in healthcare delivery has been published in Health Services Research, Health Care Management Review, Medical Care, and several other journals.
Who Should Attend
New associate and assistant deans, or faculty preparing to take on an associate dean position.
"The personal evaluation and action plan is extremely beneficial and well positioned at the end of seminar. This seminar is well worth my time commitment, attention, and effort. Well done!"
—Harley E. Ryan, Former Associate Dean, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University
"Excellent seminar that addresses a variety of AD-relevant topics and concerns. The facilitators are very open and honest about their experiences."
—Natasha Veltri, Associate Dean & Associate Professor, Sykes College of Business, The University of Tampa
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