Department Chair Conversation Series

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The Office of Faculty Affairs continues its conversation series to help department chairs more effectively lead and respond to challenges they confront in their departments and/or units. We look forward to another year of robust and engaging conversations about departmental life at UB.

About the department chair leadership program

Over this academic year, our office will be sponsoring a series of monthly lunch-time sessions to discuss various issues related to academic leadership. We will address issues related to effective communication, budgets and resources, mentoring and work/life balance, faculty and student diversity, recruitment and hiring, tenure and promotion to name a few.

Conversation Series sessions are:

  • held monthly as 2 hour lunch-time seminars from noon-2:00 pm (refreshments provided).
  • held the second Wednesday of each month during the fall and spring semester.
  • intended to be interactive and responsive; your feedback and requests drive the conversation and future planning.

Conversation Series sessions for the 2025-26 academic year will be held in person in 567 Capen Hall, North Campus.

Spring 2026 Conversation Series

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Register for this session

Join staff from the Office of Institutional Analysis (OIA) for an informative workshop highlighting the range of services it offers to support institutional planning and decision-making. Attendees will gain insights into using Academic Analytics as a tool for strategic planning and benchmarking. The session will also introduce OIA’s catalog of on-demand reports and dashboards designed to support data-informed decision-making. This workshop is especially valuable for department chairs seeking to better understand and utilize institutional data resources.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Wednesday, April 8

Past Workshop Presentations

Requests for past workshop PowerPoint presentations should be directed to Faculty Affairs (facultyaffairs@buffalo.edu)