Interim Associate Dean - Kendall College of Art and Design; KCAD

Position: Interim Associate Dean - Kendall College of Art and Design (KCAD)
Under the direction of the Interim Dean, the Interim Associate Dean of Kendall College of Art and Design, is an administrative position with an anticipated start in the spring of 2026, with an expected end date of December 2026. However, this is an estimate and may be revised if needed.

This position works under broad administrative direction with significant responsibility in operations, assessment, student recruitment, retention, and compliance. This is a 12-month administrative appointment that requires understanding of the programs within the KCAD, willingness to work closely with faculty, students, and staff across the departments of the KCAD, as well as with the college Dean's and Provost's office, while paying attention to detail in meeting the needs of the KCAD related to accreditation, efficiency, program quality, enrollment, operations, and industry partnerships.

The Interim Associate Dean is expected to be strategic, process-oriented, flexible, willing to work closely with faculty, and committed to the career-focused mission of the KCAD. The Interim Associate Dean will work integrally with the Interim Dean to oversee course scheduling and enrollment management; provide oversight/coordination that includes, but is not limited to, working with faculty on curriculum development for new academic programs, including credit and non-credit certificate development;

and work collaboratively with programs for assessment, accreditation, and academic program reviews. The Interim Associate Dean will be assigned work on both the KCAD campus in Grand Rapids, MI as well as the main campus in Big Rapids, MI. Position Type:
Staff Required

Education:

The candidate should hold an appropriate terminal degree from an institution of higher education with regional accreditation.

1. Terminal degree (MFA or terminal degree in field,) OR

2. Master's degree in field (any discipline related to art, design, or digital (media) with a minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience in industry OR

3. Master's degree and five years of demonstrated work experience within higher education to include progressive administrative responsibilities and teaching related to art, design or digital media. Required

Work Experience:

Experience supervising faculty and/or staff.

Supervision experience or leading an academic program/department.

Higher education teaching and administrative experience.

Experience in graduate and undergraduate curriculum, assessment, and accreditation.

Experience in handling student complaints.

Successful attainment of tenure at an accredited institution in art, design, or digital media Required Licenses and

Certifications:

Physical Demands:

* Office Environment

* Moving

* Reaching

* Sitting

* Driving

* Repetitive movement

* Standing

Additional Education/Experiences to be Considered:
Industry experience appropriate for a faculty position in KCAD.

Experience with using tools for collecting and analyzing data (such as EAB Analytics, EAB's Navigate, Helio Campus, Banner, Canvas, and Faculty Success).

Understanding the needs of first-generation students and those in KCAD with an interest in hands-on learning.

Demonstrated record of connecting with industry partners and leading collaborative teams.

Grant-writing experience.

Demonstrated understanding and history of working with diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially in recruiting and building relationships with diverse populations of students, faculty, staff, and community

members.

Demonstrated success in developing external revenue streams from industry partners and grants. Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Schedule and enrollment management: course enrollment management to include average class size, caps, days, times, locations, sequences, etc. for efficient and effective instructional delivery.

Coordination of classroom scheduling of program offerings.

Actively manage faculty loads, overloads, adjunct loads, etc.

Work cooperatively with Program Chairs on matters of student complaints, recruitment, admissions, and retention.

Assessment and Accreditation: oversight of college data collection and analysis; coordinate with Chairs on program accreditation (HLC, NASAD, CIDA), reaffirmation and academic program reviews; administrative oversight for required University data reporting programs (Helio Campus, Faculty Success, Navigate, Banner, and Canvas, etc.).

Academic Processes:
Oversee and review college certificate, graduate, undergraduate, and associate degree curricula, including program and course planning, development, approval, implementation and management.

Faculty Evaluation, Tenure, Promotion and Sabbatical process:
Oversees/coordinates revision of college's catalog; evaluations of non-tenured faculty, department coordinators, program chairs, directors; committee assignments; KCAD policy review and oversight; promotes increased activities in research and scholarly activities in the College; coordinate assistance for program changes, graduation clearance and commencement activities.

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