Associate Dean

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Benefits and Campus Features

• Work‑life balance with 10 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday.
• Vacation: 15 days per year (varies with years of service).
• Sick leave accrued at a rate of .0416125 for each hour in pay status.
• Employee and dependent tuition waiver.
• Opportunities for professional development and a robust Employee Assistance Program.
• Medical benefits that are robust and affordable.
• Life insurance and long‑term disability incorporated into benefits.
• Campus vibrancy with coffee shops, free MSUB concerts, athletic events, lectures, recreation center, library, and the beautiful MSUB Mile walking path.

• Serve as the Academic Officer for City College.
• Primary liaison with internal and external stakeholders for Dual Enrollment.
• Administrative lead for the Perkins grant.
• Support faculty and excellence in teaching.
• Partner with faculty in curriculum development and assessment initiatives.
• Partner with faculty and program advisory committees to evaluate and develop new program offerings.
• Responsible for course scheduling.
• Lead faculty recruitment, selection, orientation and professional development of qualified full‑time and part‑time faculty.
• Provide leadership for accreditation compliance and reporting.
• Assist with academic efforts in student recruitment and retention.
• Represent City College on statewide committees as appropriate.
• Support accreditation compliance and reporting.
• Support data analysis and reporting for strategic decision making.
• Coordinate with the Workforce Development and Community Education office on the design and execution of Instructional Methodology training for City College faculty.
• Coordinate in‑service training for faculty and academic staff.
• Work with Perkins Grant faculty committee to ensure grant documentation and reporting is fulfilled for equipment and professional development initiatives.
• Collaborate with department chairs to develop procedures for part‑time faculty recruitment, orientation, and ongoing communication.
• Collaborate with department chairs on evaluation of part‑time faculty.
• Participate in the faculty evaluation process.
• Planning and course scheduling with faculty, department chairs, directors, and Jacket Student Central.
• Ensure consistency in the course schedule aligned with course rotations in key programs for student planning.
• Support faculty initiatives in various course delivery modalities.
• Serve as the lead administrative officer in support of Dual Enrollment.
• Develop and integrate faculty mentoring assignments between high school faculty and MSUB faculty.
• Serve as a member of and collaborate with the dual enrollment advisory committee.
• Support the planning, promotion, and execution of dual enrollment events, including student orientations, parent information sessions, and student outreach activities.
• Guide the MSU Billings Dual enrollment programs, University Connections, High School Connections, and the Billings Early College School.
• Track credential attainment for high school faculty and university and city college faculty as appropriate.
• Collaborate with the Director of Dual enrollment to ensure students in secondary schools are provided with and supported in attaining college level academic credentials.
• Collaborate with Admissions office to provide pathways for high‑school students to enter City College and MSU Billings academic programs.
• Collaborate with Student Access and Success staff and Jacket Student Central staff to support high school student enrollment and advisement.
• Ensure timely and complete curricular review and program/student assessment to inform strategic planning and decision‑making.
• Coordinate revisions of the City College catalog in partnership with Student Access, Success, and Department Chairs.
• Ensure equitable and consistent program admissions processes for student entrance to competitive programs.
• Support planning efforts regarding recommending new curriculum development and assessing curriculum and program offerings.
• Work closely with City College Budget Manager and department chairs to support planning, tracking, and assessment of budgets.
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