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Department Chair Guide

Support and Resources for Department Chairs

At our institution, we recognize the pivotal role department chairs play in fostering academic excellence and supporting our faculty and instructors' work. This page serves as a comprehensive resource hub, designed to empower you as leaders within your respective departments. Whether you seek guidance on administrative processes, supplemental Instructional documents, or resources to cultivate a collaborative and inclusive team environment, you'll find a wealth of information tailored to your needs. We are committed to providing you with the tools and support necessary to navigate your responsibilities effectively, enabling you to inspire and mentor your colleagues while driving academic innovation.
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Resource Hub

    • Handbook Hub (Faculty Load and Compensation, Department Chair, and Colorado Online @ handbooks) and CETL Faculty and Instructor Resource Guide
    • Supplemental Instructional Documents (Grant Opportunity Application, Disclosure of Outside Employment, CTE notice of non-discrimination, special project request form)
    • Academic Employment Documents (PPSC Faculty/Instructor Minimum Qualifications, generic job descriptions for some key roles in instructional services area)
    • Syllabi Information (master course syllabi and institutional syllabus)

  • The Online Resources page provides a wealth of information and links to the CETL site (to support faculty/instructors in creating a robust learning environments for students), resources for online meeting platforms (Zoom, Webex, Teams, etc.), communication in the online environment (tools and functions), Office 365 information (OneDrive, SharePoint, etc.), video lectures help, and more.

  • The Educational Procedures (EP’s) directory contains the approved guidelines and rules for a variety of Academic processed that serve as regulations and procedural guides for the Instructional Services division. Educational Procedures (EPs) are reviewed and updated periodically at the direction of the Vice President for Instructional Services. Some common educational procedures useful for department chairs:

    • EP 150 Series (Department Chairs)
    • EP 171 Series (Online Courses)
    • EP 190 Series (Evaluations of Instruction)
    • EP 200 Series (Program Review)
    • EP 201 New Program Development
    • EP 202 Program Discontinuance

  • The Program Review page contains guidance on how to complete a program review, expectations, PPSC review flow, additional resources and information about annual review snapshot.

  • The Curriculum Committee page contains important resources for course & program submissions, a meetings' schedule as well as a list of Curriculum Committee Officers at PPSC.

  • Please refer to the Instructional Calendar for important dates such as full and abbreviated semester dates, faculty duty days, drop dates, no show due dates, grades due dates, etc.