Harmonious Collaborations: The Art of Making Music Happen in a Small Department

01 September 2009 programs, many offering a single Bachelor of Arts degree and many with limited means, grow, thrive, and gain recognition? Nancy Ypma, head of the Department of Music at McKendree University, offers ideas for the smaller department on curricular...

Now That I’m Here, What Should I Do? Encouragement and Advice for New Department Chairs: Part 1

31 August 2008 Patterson (Fairmont State University) Todd Sullivan (Northern Arizona University) Keith Ward (University of Puget Sound) Nancy Ypma (McKendree University) authors: Keith C. Ward author_ids: 209 authors: Keith C. Ward author_ids: 209

Now That I'm Here, What Should I Do? Encouragement and Advice for New Department Chairs: Part 2

31 October 2008 In the first of this two-part article members of the Committee on Administration, now titled the Committee on Academic Leadership and Administration, offered words of reflection and advice to faculty entering administration. In this second article...