Publisher's Synopsis
The contributors to this issue present a variety of strategies tohelp chief academic officers not only survive but excel whilejuggling their many and varied responsibilities. They offerseasoned advice on fulfilling the CAO's academic duties, andexplore the CAO's faculty and administrative roles, discussing howto balance the sometimes conflicting roles of faculty mentor,advocate, and disciplinarian and the importance of establishing asynergistic working relationship with the president. They show howto resolve typical crises that arise in the course of the CAO'sdaily duties, and demonstrate how conflict can actually be anopportunity to effect constructive change. The issue also coversthe important areas of resource and data management, providing anintroduction to resource management concepts and terminology andpresenting a case study of an award-winning data-drivendecision-making process.
This is the 109th issue of the Jossey-Bass series NewDirections for Community Colleges.
