2024 UT Academic Department Head Professional Development Conference
2024 UT Academic Department Head Professional Development Conference
April 4–5, 2024
Drury Plaza Hotel Nashville Franklin
1874 West McEwan Drive, Franklin, TN 37067
The conference is a unique opportunity for department heads and academic unit leadership from across the UT System to enhance leadership skills, network, exchange insights and strengthen their impact within the university system.
There is a $25 registration fee to attend the 2024 UT Academic Department Head Professional Development Conference. Cost centers will be billed following the event. You will enter your preferred cost center at registration.
Event contact: Cheryl Fogler, cherylfogler@tennessee.edu
Conference Materials
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Conference Materials
Event Details
Jeanne A.K. Hey, Ph.D. is principal at Hey University, a leadership-development consultancy. She specializes in developing materials and programs for emerging and experienced leaders in higher education, non-profits and government sectors. At the University of New England in southern Maine, she served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for eight years before finishing her university service as associate provost for student success. Before that, Jeanne served Miami University (Oxford, OH) for 19 years. There she served in roles including interim dean and executive director of Miami’s Middletown Campus, director of international studies, and professor of political science and international studies.
Jeanne is the author of The Balancing Acts of Academic Leadership: A Guide for Deans and Department Heads (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021). She is an active member of the Council on Colleges of Arts and Sciences, the Higher Education Research Service (HERS), and Academic Impressions. She leads professional development seminars, workshops and one-on-one coaching sessions in the areas of leadership development, the unique challenges of academic leadership, administrative-faculty relations, strategic planning and other topics facing academic leaders today.
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Bucknell University, Jeanne earned a Ph.D. in political science from The Ohio State University. Her scholarly research focuses on comparative foreign policy, especially in less developed and small states. She is author or editor of five books and many journal articles and conference presentations. She has conducted research and taught university courses in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Europe. Fluent in Spanish, she has lived and worked in Colombia, Ecuador, Luxembourg and Scotland, in addition to her current home in Saco, Maine.
The Balancing Acts of Academic Leadership: A Guide for Department Chairs and Deans
All registered event attendees will receive a free copy of Jeanne A. K. Hey’s book The Balancing Acts of Academic Leadership: A Guide for Department Chairs and Deans (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021). You will receive the book upon check-in at the conference.
If you are not registered for the conference, but would like a copy of the book, you can order one here.
1874 West McEwan Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
615-771-6778
Hotel reservations can be made at the group rate of $125 per night. To reserve rooms either:
- Visit this page to book online at the group rate. Set your dates, then click “search rooms.” On the next page, be sure to click “add special rate or code” and use the “group code” 10099018
- Or call 1-800-325-0720 and refer to the group number: 10099018
The deadline to book at the group rate is Monday, March 11. Overnight parking at the hotel is free.