Date Topic(s) Presenter(s)
Aug 28 • Creators, Citizens, Sooners
• StrengthsFinder
• Review of VPR and CRPDE		 • Kyle Harper, Interim Senior Vice President and Provost
• Simin Pulat, Vice Provost for Faculty Development
• Alicia Knoedler, Associate Vice President of Research
Sept 11 Managing Your Unit’s Budget Effectively Stewart Berkinshaw, Associate Provost of Finance
Sept 25 • Building a Culture of Excellence {Scenario, Comments}
• Academic Leadership
• Continuous Improvement of Academic Progress		 • Kelvin Droegemeier, Vice President of Research
• Alisa Knoedler, Associate Vice President of Research
• Felix Wao, Director of Academic Assessment
Nov 20 Faculty Performance Evaluation Simin Pulat, Vice Provost for Faculty Development
Dec 4 Panel of Chairs and Directors • Randy Hewes, Associate Professor and Chair, Cellular Neurobiology and Molecular Genetics
• Craig St. John, Chair, Department of Sociology
• Randa Shehab, Director, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Michael Bemben, Chair, Health and Exercise Science
Feb 11 Being an Entrepreneurial Chair Kyle Harper, Interim Senior Vice President and Provost
Mar 11 Drafting and Executing a Strategic Plan Mark Sharfman, Director, Division of Management & Entrepreneurship
Apr 29 Dealing with Difficult People Brandi Cobb, HR Training Specialist