The chairperson provides leadership for the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. The roles and responsibilities of the chairperson are to: 1) Develop and implement immediate and long-range departmental goals and objectives. 2) Prepare schedules for course offerings and for the delivery of instructional services. 3) Coordinate activities within the department and between the department and other units of the university. 4) Maintain communication between the department, the college administrative offices, community, and alumni. 5)Participate in college and university deliberations; contribute to policy formulation. 6)Prepare and administer department budget. 7) Review student grievances and grade appeals. 8) Evaluate, civil service staff and faculty for tenure, promotion, retention, professional advancement increases, and annual review of tenured faculty; make recommendations to the Dean. 9)Supervise the development of the department curricula and improvement of instruction, including selection of texts and instructional materials. 10)Provide classroom instruction as appropriate 11) Communicate and provide information (reports) to the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) 12)Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the college dean and/or the provost and vice-president for academic affairs.