Director for Educational Pathways and Community Partnerships

Department

College of LAS-Office

About the University

Established in 1965, Metropolitan State University (MSU Denver) was founded to serve students who were underrepresented in higher education whose life paths and experiences did not fit the traditional mold. Sixty years later, the University continues to serve over 16,000 of Colorado's extraordinary and diverse students, providing them with the foundation on which to build their unique aspirations. As the third largest public institution of higher education in Colorado, MSU Denver is a model university for today's college students.

Proud of its federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution that also offers graduate programs (gHSI) and the only Seal of Excelencia certified institution in Colorado, the University serves the most diverse undergraduate student population in the state, as well as the most first-generation students. Through affordable, flexible, and holistic education, MSU Denver helps students build essential skills grounded in a multicultural and global perspective that lead to undergraduate and graduate degrees, and career and life success.

At MSU Denver, we are committed to our CADRE values:
Community, Access, Diversity, Respect, and Excellence. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive environment where all community members are valued and belong. Our dedication to breaking down barriers to education, fostering open dialogue, and promoting world-class scholarship ensures that we provide exceptional services and innovative learning opportunities for our students, faculty, and staff.

About the mission of the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences

Our college attracts, educates and champions students from every community who are motivated by learning, discovery, and a desire to make a difference. Through expertly crafted content and hands-on learning, CLAS students attain holistic knowledge, disciplinary expertise, and advanced critical thinking skills. We equip our students to understand the intersectional qualities of humanity and thought, utilizing this knowledge to thrive and succeed in life's journey.

About the mission of the Department of Chicana/o Studies

Our department's mission is to prepare and empower culturally responsive students to engage in critical thinking about the sociohistorical, multicultural, intersectional, and global contexts in which they live, learn and work; understand the changing demographics in US society; and to articulate and analyze public policy issues and implications grounded in the diverse experiences, expressions, social conditions of Chicano/a/x and Latino/a/x and Indigenous communities.

Position Summary

The College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (CLAS) at MSU Denver invites applications for the position of Director for Educational Pathways and Community Partnerships. This is a 12-month position with both administrative and faculty duties within the Department of Chicana/o Studies (CHS).

As a collaborator and leader, the Director for Educational Pathways and Community Partnerships actively contributes to college and departmental strategic planning. The Director sets priorities by identifying, building and sustaining various pathways and bridges from middle and high school to MSU Denver through Concurrent Enrollment (CE) and Journey Through our Heritage (JTOH) programs. Job duties are divided as such:

* 70% as Director

* 30% as faculty (non-tenure track, lecturer rank)

Responsibilities

Director Duties (70%)

Leadership, Management, and Coordination - 50%

Develop and oversee the integration of a robust, dynamic Pathways and Bridges program that integrates Concurrent Enrollment (CE) and Journey Through Our Heritage (JTOH) programs in the Department of Chicana/o Studies.

Duties include:

* Grounding CE and JTOH programs within the academic framework of Chicana/o Studies through:

* Academic/scholarly co-curricular alignment.

* Well-defined pathways from Middle School & High School to college.

* Providing programming rooted in critical cultural knowledge.

* Establishing a disciplinary foundation of Chicana/o Studies in the programs by way of Critical evaluation/theory and Intersectionality.

* Growing,…