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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Education GeneralTable of contents
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE
- Chapter 1. FROM WHENCE THEY CAME: CAREER PATHS TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT POSITION
- Chapter 2. THE ROLE OF GENDER IN THE PROFESSION OF PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT
- Chapter 3. QUALITIES OF A PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT
- Chapter 4. MANAGING THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
- Chapter 5. MANAGING THE LIFE OF THE PRESIDENT
- Chapter 6. PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS AND INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
- Chapter 7. EXECUTIVE SPEECH WRITINGAND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
- Chapter 8. ONCE UPON A MOTION: A BOARD SECRETARY’S TALE
- Chapter 9. THE NASTY STUFF IN A PA’S LIFE: HANDLING COMPLAINTS
- Chapter 10. PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS AS SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS
- Chapter 11. A CAREER AS A PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT
- Chapter 12. WHAT DO PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS DO NEXT?
- Chapter 13. JUGGLING JELL-O: OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED
- Afterword
- APPENDIX A: IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF THE COURTIER: THE PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT1
- APPENDIX B: ADDRESS DELIVERED TO THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, JANUARY 18, 1989
- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
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