College Dean of Faculty
Position Description

The College Dean of Faculty reports to the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs and is responsible for college-wide implementation of the following academic functions:

• supervising and directing the college associate deans and serving as chair of the Academic Affairs Council;

• providing academic leadership, in collaboration with the college associate deans, for planning and creating a college master schedule that adheres to the Guidelines for Academic Scheduling;

• reviewing, in collaboration with the campus deans, the evaluation and retention or dismissal process for all instructional faculty, library faculty, and staff;

• developing, in collaboration with the College Associate Dean for Professional Development, professional-development activities and specific programs for various disciplines, including the annual fall opening-day faculty meeting, as well as other events;

• reviewing with the Associate Vice President for Campus Affairs a table for contractual and discretionary reassigned time; viewing the annual reports of goals accomplished and making recommendations to the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs on the future allocation of discretionary reassigned time for each individual;

• coordinating and facilitating, in collaboration with the Director of Grants, the development of academic grants;

• working with academic chairs to coordinate college-wide academic discipline committees;

• supporting and encouraging the infusion of technology into the teaching and learning process;

• serving on college academic committees, including curriculum and academic standards;

• collaborating with the Office of Student Affairs on development and retention initiatives and serving on the Enrollment Management Committee and Student Affairs Council;

• supervising the implementation of a program for student assessment of faculty;

• developing and administering a college budget to support individual areas of responsibility;

• developing initiatives that support the strategic plan, vision, and mission of the college;

• performing other related duties as assigned by the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs.

Qualifications:

• A doctoral degree is preferred; a master's degree is required.
• Substantial record of incremental administrative experience in higher education, preferably at the community college level.
• Expertise in curriculum development and program assessment as well as in academic policy review and implementation across the college.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to function in a complex higher education environment.

11/07/05