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Do you ever feel like you’re all alone in your work as an associate dean? Do you wish that there was a job manual that you could consult? Do you doubt that anyone could really understand the work that you do–and the pressures that you face? Do you wonder how you could improve your skills at the important work of associate deaning?
If so, please consider registering for the Associate Dean Leadership Lab (ADLL).
Facilitators
Jim Sloat is Senior Associate Provost at Colby College (Waterville, ME) where he has served for 14 years. His responsibilities have included strategic planning, curriculum, faculty development, SIS implementation, accreditation, and the Colby Liberal Arts Symposium. Jim is a board member of the American Conference of Academic Deans (ACAD) where he has led over a dozen workshops on associate deaning. Prior to joining Colby, Jim was Associate Dean for Assessment and New Initiatives at Washington & Jefferson College (Washington, PA). He has served as founding director of the Center for Learning & Teaching (at W&J) and also the Center for Public Speaking (at Dickinson College). His academic field is political philosophy, with a focus on Christian political thought. Jim enjoys time with his family, sports, photography, painting, and pickleball.
Nick Metz is Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Geneva, NY). He has served in this role for 4 years. His responsibilities include new faculty hiring/training, department chairs, grants, advancement/admissions liaison, development of new science building, intersessions, summer research program, budgets, and endowments. Nick’s academic field is meteorology, and his research has included storm chasing. He enjoys time with his wife and two kids, traveling, and cheering for his beloved Buffalo Bills.
Kim Specht is Senior Associate Provost at Denison University (Granville, OH). She has served in this role for 8 years. Her primary responsibilities include data, budgets, space, and new initiatives. As a faculty leader and administrator, Kim has designed and implemented new student programs, created and led faculty development workshops, led multiple successful grant writing efforts, managed academic facilities design efforts, and managed the implementation of new technology platforms, including serving as a division lead on our current full ERP conversion to Workday. Her academic field is biochemistry. She enjoys time with her husband and three underfoot cats. They enjoy traveling to see their two daughters–on opposite coasts.
Jim Sloat is Senior Associate Provost at Colby College (Waterville, ME) where he has served for 14 years. His responsibilities have included strategic planning, curriculum, faculty development, SIS implementation, accreditation, and the Colby Liberal Arts Symposium. Jim is a board member of the American Conference of Academic Deans (ACAD) where he has led over a dozen workshops on associate deaning. Prior to joining Colby, Jim was Associate Dean for Assessment and New Initiatives at Washington & Jefferson College (Washington, PA). He has served as founding director of the Center for Learning & Teaching (at W&J) and also the Center for Public Speaking (at Dickinson College). His academic field is political philosophy, with a focus on Christian political thought. Jim enjoys time with his family, sports, photography, painting, and pickleball.
Nick Metz is Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Geneva, NY). He has served in this role for 4 years. His responsibilities include new faculty hiring/training, department chairs, grants, advancement/admissions liaison, development of new science building, intersessions, summer research program, budgets, and endowments. Nick’s academic field is meteorology, and his research has included storm chasing. He enjoys time with his wife and two kids, traveling, and cheering for his beloved Buffalo Bills.
Kim Specht is Senior Associate Provost at Denison University (Granville, OH). She has served in this role for 8 years. Her primary responsibilities include data, budgets, space, and new initiatives. As a faculty leader and administrator, Kim has designed and implemented new student programs, created and led faculty development workshops, led multiple successful grant writing efforts, managed academic facilities design efforts, and managed the implementation of new technology platforms, including serving as a division lead on our current full ERP conversion to Workday. Her academic field is biochemistry. She enjoys time with her husband and three underfoot cats. They enjoy traveling to see their two daughters–on opposite coasts.
We look forward to your participation in these community-driven conversations and learning opportunities. Contact workshops@acsouth.edu with questions.