Essential Leadership Skills for Department Chairs 

Baltimore, MD | October 23, 2025 10:00 am ET - October 24, 2025 7:00 pm ET

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This training will not be available asynchronously.

Essential Leadership Skills for Department Chairs 

Baltimore, MD | October 23, 2025 10:00 am ET - October 24, 2025 7:00 pm ET


Explore how you can enable the engagement, collaboration, and success of your faculty and staff.

Event Information

Leading as an academic department chair is a challenging role, requiring the navigation of competing priorities, resource constraints, and an evolving higher education landscape. This two-day, in-person conference is designed to equip department chairs with practical strategies to lead effectively. On day one, participants will reflect on their leadership approach, focusing on enhancing influence, engagement, and collaboration. Day two will address managing conflict, offering tools and techniques to handle challenging situations with confidence and ease. 

Who should attend?

Department chairs, program directors, and center directors of all experience levels will benefit from this conference, as will assistant and associate deans who primarily focus on supervision and evaluation of faculty. The conference will also help faculty who will be assuming a chair role in the next year or who aspire to become a chair to plan for the future.  

Register 3 or more people and save more than $1,000! Discounts will be automatically applied at checkout. 

Agenda

Start and end times: 

Day 1

  • Registration and breakfast begin at: 8:00 a.m. ET
  • Sessions begin at: 8:30 a.m. ET
  • Day 1 ends at: 5:30 p.m. ET

Day 2

  • Breakfast begins at: 8:00 a.m. ET
  • Sessions begin at: 8:30 a.m. ET
  • Conference ends at: 4:00 p.m. ET

Meals included in registration price: 

  • Day 1: Breakfast, lunch, and networking reception
  • Day 2: Breakfast and lunch

To learn more about what we’ll cover, check out the session descriptions

Location

A photo of the Royal Sonesta Harbor court Baltimore hotel

The Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore

550 Light Street

Baltimore, MD 21202

A discounted room rate of $185/night is available if you use this link to book your room before October 2, 2025.