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About the position
The position is focused on improving student outcomes through college-wide benchmarks supported by every academic school, department, and unit of the College. The role involves providing leadership in student engagement, learning, career pathways, and faculty development. It requires leading comprehensive planning and assessment processes to enhance institutional quality and effectiveness, ensuring alignment with the College's mission. The position also entails continuous improvement through institutional planning linked to decision-making and budgetary processes, managing budgets, and developing academic reports that meet quality and accreditation standards. Additionally, the role includes fostering innovative student programs, supporting faculty professional development, and addressing challenges collaboratively.
Responsibilities
- Improve student outcomes through college-wide benchmarks supported by every academic school, department, and unit of the College.
- Provide college-wide leadership in student engagement, student learning, career and academic pathways, and faculty and staff development.
- Lead ongoing, comprehensive, integrated, research-based planning and assessment processes focused on institutional quality and effectiveness.
- Effect continuous improvement through an institutional planning and assessment process involving all programs, services, and constituencies.
- Prepare and manage budgets consistent with strategic goals and institutional outcomes.
- Provide leadership in the development of class schedules, college catalogs, course and program publications, and key academic reports.
- Provide expert leadership in developing innovative student programs and initiating national best practices.
- Support and implement professional development opportunities for faculty.
- Demonstrate effective leadership qualities including patience, persistence, compassion, and urgency.
- Evaluate programs and identify existing and emerging programs of study for institutional investment.
- Articulate and carry out effective strategies for increasing and supporting diverse populations.
- Perform all duties assigned by the Chancellor.
Requirements
- Doctorate from a university accredited by an authorized accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Experience in academic leadership at a large, comprehensive community college or university.
- Minimum of six (6) years of leadership experience at the dean level or higher in a community college or university setting.
- Demonstrated experience in providing academic instruction or training in a formal setting.
- Experience in increasing student access/enrollment and improving retention, transfer, and graduation rates.
- Proven leadership experience in institutional and academic program accreditation processes.
- Experience working with academic deans and faculty on curriculum and program development.
- Experience in participatory governance with involvement of all constituent groups.
- Excellence in forming and maintaining strategic alliances with economic development organizations and the community.
- Experience securing grants and external resources for academic programs.
- Sensitivity to and ability to work with diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
Benefits
- Attractive benefits package with a variety of options.
- Retirement plans.
- Multiple medical insurance options.
- Supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.).
- Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan for child care and medical expenses.
- 14 holidays per year, including a longer break at Christmas.
- Generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits.
- Employee Assistance Program.
