AMS Holds Workshop for Department Chairs

The AMS hosted a one-day workshop for mathematical sciences department chairs at the 2007 Joint Mathematics Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana.  This year's workshop was designed around the theme of "growing a mathematics department."  Growing a department, not just in terms of size, can affect a variety of departmental areas including:  students and programs; faculty and staff; relationships within and/or outside the institution; departmental leadership; and the culture or the environment of the department.

Based on input from those attending, the workshop focused on four areas:  personnel; educational programs; research and teaching; and outside relationships and external perceptions.  Over forty-five department chairs and leaders participated in the program sharing ideas and experiences. 

Workshop Leaders included:  Krishnaswami Alladi - Department Chair of Mathematics, University of Florida; Deanna Caveny - Department Chair of Mathematics, College of Charleston; Guillermo Ferreyra - Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Louisiana State University; and David Manderscheid, Department Chair of Mathematics, University of Iowa.

The Department Chairs Workshop is an annual event hosted by the AMS prior to the start of the Joint Meetings.  Past workshop sessions have focused on a range of issues facing departments today, including:

Ferreyra presentation at Department Chairs Workshop

Department Chairs Workshop attendees

If you are interested in attending a future workshop, please look for registration information sent out in advance of the Joint Meetings or contact the AMS Washington Office at amsdc@ams.org