New Department Chairs Orientation 2025

DEPARTMENT BUDGET OVERVIEW: TOOLS AND RESOURCES (PDF)

Callie A. Juarez, Senior Director, Academic Resources and Planning

 

FACULTY RECRUITMENT (PDF)

Christina von Mayrhauser, Interim Associate Vice President, Faculty Affairs

Anne Choi, Assistant Vice President, Faculty Programs and Initiatives

Ashley Thompson, Academic Personnel Analyst

Albert Alcazar, Academic Personnel Analyst

 

ADDITIONAL PAY AND FACULTY LEAVES (PDF)

Albert Alcazar, Academic Personnel Analyst

Kimberly Posin-McConnell, Academic Personnel Analyst

Letty Vargas, Academic Personnel Analyst

 

THINGS I WISH I HAD KNOWN AS A NEW DEPARTMENT CHAIR

Adam Kaplan, Department Chair, Computer Science            

David Wakefield, Department Chair, Child and Adolescent Development

Shyrea Minton, Department Chair, Educational Psychology and Counseling

Zeynep Toker, Department Chair, Urban Studies and Planning

 

DEALING WITH DIFFICULT SITUATIONS

Christina von Mayrhauser, Interim Associate Vice President, Faculty Affairs

Mark Benavidez, Deputy Chief, Police Services

Sara Miller, Director, Equity and Compliance

Anne Eipe, Assistant Director, University Counseling Services

 

LECTURER MATTERS: ENTITLEMENTS AND ORDER OF ASSIGNMENT (PDF)

Albert Alcazar, Academic Personnel Analyst

Michelle Kilmnick, Director, Faculty Affairs

 

GRIEVANCES, PERFORMANCE CONCERNS, AND DISCIPLINARY ISSUES (PDF)

FACULTY CONDUCT AND CONCERNS

Michelle Kilmnick, Director, Faculty Affairs

Christina von Mayrhauser, Interim Associate Vice President, Faculty Affairs           

 

RETENTION, TENURE, AND PROMOTION (RTP) AND THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR’S ROLE

Christina von Mayrhauser, Interim Associate Vice President, Faculty Affairs

Vickie Jensen, Department Chair, Criminology and Justice Studies Chair, Council of Chairs

                         

HOW TO BE A CSUN LEADER: DEANS' ADVICE TO NEW CHAIRS

Dan Hosken, Dean, Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication

Jeffrey Reeder, Dean, College of Humanities

Mechelle Best, Dean, College of Human and Health Development

Yan Searcy, Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Science

CSUN Emergency Hire Request Form (.pdf)

CSUN Emergency Hire Request Checklist (.pdf)

Substitute Assignments (.pdf)

Section 672 (.pdf)

Leaves of Absence (.pdf)

 

CSU Red Folder

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