Department Chairs

Department Chair Handbook

Department Chair Training
Updated Fall 2024

Duties for Department Chair Outside of Academic Year

Responsibilities of Department Chairs
Humboldt Guidelines

Roles, Responsibilities, Resources, and Rewards for Department Chairs
A report to the Academic Senate, California State University, from the Task Force on Roles and Responsibilities of Chairs

Suggested Readings for Department Chairs

Building your Schedule (and Following the Contract): Assignment of Work under Article 12

General Principles for Lecturer Assignments
Keep in mind this is a general principles guideline when reviewing lecturers for available work, for more detailed explanation please refer to the Building Your Schedule document.

Humboldt Procedures for Substitute Faculty Assignments
Procedures for assigning short-term faculty work to substitute faculty.