Chairs and directors are increasingly responsible for managing the unit budget and facilities within the context of institutional and governing board policies and guidelines. Understanding the University's basic budget procedures, reports and forms facilitates effective budget oversight and accountability. However, it also provides a baseline for effective planning and resource development that fuels the unit's success.

Budget Management (American Council on Education)

Links to articles, web sites, and papers about budgeting for college and university department chairs.

Academic Leadership: A Practical Guide to Chairing the Department, by Deryl R. Leaming
LB 2341 .L269 1998

A guide to being a department chair, including: Budgetary Matters.

Chairing an Academic Department, by Walter H. Gmelch and Val D. Miskin
LB 2341 .G555 2004

A guide to being a department chair. See particularly: Chair as Manager: Budgeting Sets the Stage.

The Department Chair as an Academic Leader, by Irene W. D. Hecht et al.
LB 2341 .D414 1999

A overview of the responsibilities and concerns of a department chair. See: Chapter 9, Resource Management for Chairs.

Effective Communication for Academic Chairs, ed. by Mark Hickson III and Don W. Stacks
LB 2341 .E43 1992

An examination of communication for academic department chairs. A particularly useful chapter: The Budget Process.