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Other Duties As Assigned
Presidential Assistants in Higher Education
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2009
Summary
The position of presidential assistant is relatively new in the world of higher education and can still be a very hard-to-define occupation. In Other Duties as Assigned, veteran presidential assistants from all types of institutions describe the varied duties and responsibilities that they hold. The chapters span analyses of career paths, of gender, and of personal characteristics, as well as practical issues such as writing speeches, handling complaints, serving as the board secretary, and raising funds. The contributors have based their writing both on their experiences and on data from a national survey of the profession. This book is a seminal body of work that gives a comprehensive understanding of the many dimensions of presidential assistants, as well as providing practical advice about several key features of the role. As such, Other Duties as Assigned serves as a reference to existing presidential assistants as well as a guide to presidents contemplating the creation of such a position.
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Bibliographic data
Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-1-60709-172-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-60709-174-5
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
164
Product type
Edited Book
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CONTENTS No access
FOREWORD No access
PREFACE No access
Chapter 1. FROM WHENCE THEY CAME: CAREER PATHS TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT POSITION No access Pages 1 - 14
Chapter 2. THE ROLE OF GENDER IN THE PROFESSION OF PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT No access Pages 15 - 22
Chapter 3. QUALITIES OF A PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT No access Pages 23 - 32
Chapter 4. MANAGING THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE No access Pages 33 - 44
Chapter 5. MANAGING THE LIFE OF THE PRESIDENT No access Pages 45 - 52
Chapter 6. PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS AND INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT No access Pages 53 - 60
Chapter 7. EXECUTIVE SPEECH WRITINGAND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS No access Pages 61 - 72
Chapter 8. ONCE UPON A MOTION: A BOARD SECRETARY’S TALE No access Pages 73 - 80
Chapter 9. THE NASTY STUFF IN A PA’S LIFE: HANDLING COMPLAINTS No access Pages 81 - 90
Chapter 10. PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS AS SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS No access Pages 91 - 100
Chapter 11. A CAREER AS A PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT No access Pages 101 - 114
Chapter 12. WHAT DO PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS DO NEXT? No access Pages 115 - 122
Chapter 13. JUGGLING JELL-O: OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED No access Pages 123 - 132
Afterword No access Pages 133 - 134
APPENDIX A: IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF THE COURTIER: THE PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT1 No access Pages 135 - 146
APPENDIX B: ADDRESS DELIVERED TO THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, JANUARY 18, 1989 No access Pages 147 - 152
