Administrative Faculty - Dean - School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering & Applied Scence

The Dean serves as the principal academic and administrative leader of the School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering, & Applied Science working to achieve the College's mission and strategic plan initiatives. As such, the Dean must be a subject matter expert in at least one program housed within the school and shall gain a working understanding of all programs within the school.

The Dean has the ultimate responsibility for planning, budgeting, scheduling, staffing, curriculum, instruction, program and instructional quality, student academic success and other academic matters.

• Work with the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Workforce Vice President and their teams to support the College's mission, strategic planning and College development initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, who oversees Ivy+ Career Link, and their staff to solve workforce problems related to the school.
• Recommend instructional and general policies, conduct meetings to facilitate planning and collegial decision-making and to keep staff informed about issues and projects for the overall College instructional program.
• Maintain current knowledge of trends and innovations in post‑secondary education.
• Participate in scholarly activities related to the discipline/focus.
• Provide leadership for program improvement and development; review and recommend changes to maintain relevance of academic programs; and to meet student, industry, workforce, and community needs.
• Promote excellence‑in‑learning‑centered teaching and promote faculty engagement in scholarly activities.
• Link the College's Strategic Plan with School strategies, objectives, and initiatives.
• Ensure School's compliance with applicable policies, accreditation standards, and legal requirements.

• Deliver assigned classes in accordance with college loading policy and course objectives.
• Develop and maintain course outlines, syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, tests, and other course materials.
• Maintain student records, attendance, grades, and other documentation as required.
• Maintain a safe, quality classroom/lab, including equipment, supplies, inventory and maintenance.

• Work with individual program and department chairs and other faculty to plan for curriculum development, modifications, and deletions; set priorities for resource needs; and provide program analysis.
• Ensure linkage of programs and curricula to needs of applicable economic sector(s) and current and future workforce needs.
• Facilitate maintenance of relevant curriculum appropriate to the college mission. Work with faculty to identify and implement Student Learning Outcomes.

• Coordinate Student Affairs and Marketing & Communications activities for student recruitment, advising, registration, retention, graduation and other promotional activities.
• Develop secondary and post‑secondary linkages, including working collaboratively with the Executive Director for K‑14 Initiatives to facilitate high school‑based dual credit initiatives.
• Facilitate the development of course schedules conducive to student enrollment.
• Participate in career services and alumni activities.

• Develop and manage the school budget consistently with college policy and sound financial management principles.
• Facilitate data‑driven analysis of information regarding curriculum related matters.
• Facilitate program review processes in a timely manner.
• Identify and prioritize School needs, secure available funding, and strategically allocate and re‑allocate resources.
• Confer with faculty regarding ideas for program improvement to find resources for development through grants, College development initiatives, and special projects.
• Work with the Campus Development Office to identify specific fundraising opportunities that support the priorities and needs of the school.

• Interview and participate in selecting employees; orient, train, supervise, develop, evaluate, mentor, counsel, discipline, and recommend termination.