Other duties as assigned
Subtitle: presidential assistants in higher education
By: edited by Mark P. Curchak.
Contributors: Curchak, Mark P.; American Council on Education.
Series: American Council on Education series on higher education
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education; American Council on Education
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781607091721; 9781607091745
Subjects: College administrators -- United States; Universities and colleges -- United States -- Employees; Administrative assistants -- United States
Notes: "Published in partnership with the American Council on Education."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Preface / Mark P. Curchack; title: From whence they came: career paths to the presidential assistant position / Belinda Miles; title: The role of gender in the profession of presidential assistant / Emily Sinsabaugh; title: Qualities of a presidential assistant / Laura Katrenicz; title: Managing the president's office / Marc Schaeffer; title: Managing the life of the president / Antoinette G. Gifford; title: Presidential assistants and institutional advancement / Marcus Lingenfelter, Michael McGreevey; title: Executive speechwriting and other communications / Richard P. Haven; title: Kevin boatright; title: Once upon a motion: a board secretary's tale / Nancy Kelly; title: The nasty stuff in a PAs life: handling complaints / Steve Givens; title: Presidential assistants as senior administrators / Mark P. Curchack; title: A career as a presidential assistant / Elizabeth Schoenfeld; title: What do presidential assistants do next? / Anthony R. Ross; title: Juggling jell-o: other duties as assigned / John Cummins; title: Conclusion and afterword / Mark Curchack; title: Appendix I: in the grand tradition of the courtier: the presidential assistant / Pamela Transue; title: Appendix II: address delivered to the Second Annual Meeting of Presidential Assistants in Higher Education / James J. Scally.