What might you do to identify and address the other faculty concerns? Would you ask faculty to list their concerns? How would you respond to the fear of having a division director who is not from the discipline? How would you address the faculty who enjoy the power of electing a department chair who serves at the pleasure of his or her colleagues?

Now assume the role of a department chair in the social sciences division, and consider how you would present the college dean’s proposal to the department faculty.