Chairs and Directors Council

The Academic Chairs and Directors Council is made up of all department chairs and academic program directors to support, connect and provide information and resources for success. The council meets monthly to discuss challenges, provide insights, and make recommendations on matters of concern for faculty and faculty leaders. The Executive Council consists of one representative from each college/school. The council is under the direction of Dr. M. Francyne Huckaby, Associate Provost of Faculty Affairs.

 

Meetings

Members: Check the D2L site for locations and updates.
New Chairs and Directors: Contact facultyaffairs@tcu.edu to join the email list and D2L site.
Times: All meetings are held 2:30-4:00 p.m. Locations are listed in D2L and emailed to members.

Fall 2025
August 1: Orientation for new members
August 8: ACDC Academy
September TBD
October 3
October 31
November 14

Spring 2026
January 16
February 13
March 20
April 17

 

Executive Council Members 2025-26

AddRan College of Liberal Arts: Brie Diamond
Bob Schieffer College of Communication: Andrew Ledbetter
College of Education: Gabriel Huddleston
College of Fine Arts: David Elizalde
College of Science & Engineering: Marlo Jeffries
John, V. Roach Honors College: Stacy Landreth Grau
Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences: Suzy Lockwood
Neeley School of Business: David Preston

 

Resources For Department Chairs and Directors

Policies and Procedures

• Faculty Handbook 
• Student Handbook
• Title IX

Onboarding New Faculty

• Timeline and Process for Newly Hired Faculty

Calendars

• Registrar’s Office – Academic Calendar, Final Exam Calendar, Five-Year Calendar
• Tenure and Promotion Calendar
• Example Timeline for TCU Department Chairs

Professional Development and Training

• Leadership in Higher Education Conference
• Academic Chairpersons Conference
• Academic Impressions
• Council of Independent Colleges Workshops
• Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences – Seminars for Department Chairs
• The Chair Academy