A Toolkit for Deans

Dr. Patricia Mosto has a M.S. in Environmental Sciences from Drexel University and a Ph.D. in Environmental Biology. She has been a faculty member since 1989, was the Chair of the Biological Sciences Department at Rowan University, where she was also an Interim Associate Provost for Academic Affairs for 3 years, and the Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for 2 years. After receiving her M.S. in Chemical Engineering from SDSM&T, Dr. Dianne Dorland began her career working for Union Carbide in West Virginia. She received her PhD from West Virginia University in 1985 and over the past 42 years she has combined industry and academic experience as a process engineer, professor and engineering dean.

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Managing ourselves, our office, and planning for the future
Chapter 2: Leading our peers
Chapter 3: Leading and managing staff, associate deans and chairpersons
Chapter 4: Leading faculty
Chapter 5: Leading departments
Chapter 6: Managing student and parents
Chapter 7: Managing up
Epilogue: Our reflections
References
Additional Resources