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Supplying political science departments with resources to aid in the administration of the department and to keep in touch with trends and development in the discipline is an important mission of the Association.
 CONFERENCE FOR CHAIRS
In February 2007, APSA launched the inaugural Conference for Chairs, which is expected to become an annual event, held in tandem with the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference. For more information on the Conference for Chairs, see /section_712.cfm.
ANNUAL MEETING WORKSHOP FOR CHAIRS
Each year at the APSA Annual Meeting APSA hosts a workshop for department chairs. These sessions focus on issues important to the unique challenges facing department chairs.
2007: The Workshop for Political Science Department Chairs will focus on the role department chairs play in financial development. The Departmental Services Committee and APSA invite you to share major successes or challenges that you have come across while fundraising. Please contact Sarah Munshi at smunshi@apsanet.org for additional information.
2006: Planning for Assessment and Accountability Issues
2005: Chairs and the Law: Legal Issues Facing Chairs (.pdf, from PS: Political Science and Politics, April 2006)
2004: Strategizing in an Era of Resource Constraints
2003: Family-Friendly Policies & Controversies
2002: Professional Preparation & Placement
2001: Distance Learning
2000: Departmental Responsibility
Political Science Enrollment and Majors: An Update
1999: Post-Tenure Review
APSANET.ORG QUICKLINKS FOR DEPARTMENTS
APSA MEMBERSHIP RESOURCES
Department Membership
Departmental Services Program (DSP): Join 700+ departments of political science that belong to APSA through the Departmental Services Program!
Sponsor One Year of APSA Membership for YOUR Masters and Ph.D. Students
To introduce Masters and Ph.D. candidates to the profession, APSA has established a membership subsidy for first and second year Ph.D. students. Through this program, doctoral program may sponsor one year of APSA membership for their students. Extending a complimentary year of membership to graduate students can help orient them in their career and encourage the development of engaged politial scientists.
Free Access to Voting Behavior: The 2004 Election
The newest edition of the Supplementary Empirical Teaching Units in Political Science (SETUPS), Voting Behavior: 2004, is now available exclusively online to members of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) member institutions and APSA's Departmental Service Program members.
REPORTS AND DATA
Family-Friendly Practices
Coalition on the Academic Workforce (PDF)
AAUP Statement on Contingent Faculty
Post-Tenure Review Analyzed
Excerpt from "After the Big Decision: Post -Tenure Review Analyzed," in POLICIES ON FACULTY APPOINTMENT - Standard Practices and Unusual Arrangements, Cathy A. Trower, Editor, Harvard University.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment in Political Science
Resources related to assessment of political science programs and assessment of political science student performance.
FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Program and Development Opportunities
A list of resources that we hope will grow longer over time.
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