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Plenary Session - Wednesday May 18th, 2011
A Collegial Conversation: Leadership in Academic Program Co-ordination
 

Ruthanne Krant - Biography
 

Ruthanne is currently the Program Co-ordinator, Human Resource Studies at Georgian College, Barrie Campus. She has held numerous teaching and administrative roles at Georgian since 1985. Ruthanne has taught in the Teaching and Training Adults Program, the Human Resource Management Graduate Program and recently worked with a team to institute a new Business Administration & Human Resources Advanced Diploma Program.

Other leadership roles have included Academic Director, Business and Computer Studies; Associate Vice-President, Human Resources and Student Services ; Director, Human Resources Development and Program Manager, Continuing Education.

Ruthanne's career as an educator began at Sheridan College as a part-time teacher. She is a Developmental Services Worker Diploma graduate from Sault College; holds an undergraduate Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Wilfred Laurier University and a Master of Education (Human Resources Development) from the University of Toronto. During her summer vacations, Ruthanne enjoys camping trips with her husband, two children and two puppy dogs

     

Collegial Leadership - About the Workshop
 

Through a series of collegial conversations, workshop participants will explore the nature of collegial leadership; what it means, how it applies to academic program leadership, and what contributes to and distracts from collegiality in program co-ordination roles. Upon conclusion of this workshop, participants will:

 
  1. Develop a personal definition of collegial leadership and apply it to Academic Program Co-ordination roles ;
  2. Assess factors that contribute to and distract from a collegial work environment ;
  3. Identify roles and responsibilities that could be shared with colleagues (and student leaders) to distribute the Co-ordinator’s workload ;
  4. Strategize specific action steps that serve to enhance collegiality while minimizing the forces that add to a Co-ordinator’s workload and are detrimental to a collegial approach ;
  5. Create an action plan that identifies what could be stopped, started or continued to enhance collegial leadership within Co-ordinators’ roles at your College.