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Job Description

 

Job Title:              Campus Dean

Department:         Academic Administration

Job Title Code:     000

Reports To:          Regional Dean

FLSA Status:        Exempt

 

SUMMARY

Serves as Senior Academic Officer at assigned campus and is responsible for ensuring academic quality at that campus.  Operates with significant autonomy and maintains an academic atmosphere conducive to both best in class staffing and learning.  Assures and assesses student learning, improves graduation rates, schedules and staffs courses every quarter, and resolves faculty and student concerns.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

 

Assures compliance with academic policies, procedures and standards.

 

Teaches one course each quarter and include two evenings per week as part of the workweek.

 

Achieves expected student learning outcomes by, among other things, auditing course syllabi, reviewing course learning assessment tools, ensuring quality instruction and coordinating, in conjunction with the Campus Director, the development, review and revision of campus Student Satisfaction Survey Action Plans.

 

Recruits, assigns and mentors faculty consistent with the University’s Faculty Hiring Procedures including assuring their successful completion of teaching demonstrations and new faculty orientations.

 

Conducts, reviews and discusses student evaluations (Student Opinion Poll course data), as well as class observation data, with faculty each quarter to improve teaching and other aspects of performance.

 

Evaluates the performance of each full-time faculty and academic staff each year.

 

Implements the University’s faculty development program by, among other things, providing information on the availability of professional growth and development funds, procedures to be followed by faculty in requesting such funds, participation in professional associations, and the development, execution and evaluation of professional development plans.

 

Builds a cohesive professional community at the campus by, among other things, holding quarterly meetings of full- and part-time faculty, disseminating information from the University administration to the faculty and staff and vice versa, communicating resource needs to appropriate authorities, and encouraging the participation of faculty and academic staff in university activities and programs.

 

Manages academic advising, student tutoring in basic subjects, developmental math and English, and other educational support programs and services.

 

Conducts effective new student orientations, including introduction to online learning, to familiarize adult learners with University policies, procedures, and services.

 

Ensures timely program completion by collaboratively scheduling classes when students need them, sharing faculty with other campuses and Your University, and creating and maintaining annual campus class schedules at all times.

 

Manages the campus LearningResourceCenter to achieve its information literacy and career development objectives.

 

Manages the campus computer labs to assure effective student learning and operations.

 

Supports all campus retention efforts.

 

Tracks and improves campus cohort graduation rates.

 

Serves on University Academic and Curriculum Development Committees as needed and participates in the ongoing assessment of university programs and services.

 

In conjunction with the Campus Director, establishes and maintains a campus culture and morale that ensures the campus meets its goals.

 

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs other duties as assigned.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have a broad educational background; preferably, at least one year teaching experience at the college level, one quarter of which should have been at Your University; excellent oral and written communication skills; at least three years’ administrative experience in mid to senior level academic management position; and preferably, a terminal degree or within one year of completing one.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.