Dean Of Business Entrepreneurship & Workforce Engagement

Position Summary

The Dean is responsible for the administration of the business division, including faculty and staff recruitment, development and evaluation, course and program development, review and evaluation, student advising, and division budgeting and budget control. The Dean organizes and implements the Business Division to provide learning opportunities for students enrolled in credit and non-credit courses. Additionally, the Dean oversees short‑term, non‑credit contract/customized training, occupational licensing, certification and professional development and continuing education programming delivered through the Offices of Workforce Development and Employee Services, and Lifelong Learning.

The dean is responsible for oversight of Whitman Center operations, developing relationships with area business and industry, and cultivation of opportunities for entrepreneurship. The dean achieves these responsibilities by performing the following duties.

• Provides leadership, supervision, guidance, and strategic direction for the Business division by planning, organizing, and administering divisional activities (scheduling of classes, meetings and other divisional duties).
• Develops, with the VP of Instruction, the schedule of credit and non-credit classes for the division each semester and assigns faculty according to qualifications to provide course section schedules during the years.
• Provides Vice President of Instruction (VPI) with current course outcome summaries for all Business Division courses and current curriculum guides for all division programming. Facilitates accurate submission of curriculum documents to the Curriculum Committee and VPI. Facilitates an accurate accounting of course outlines, class syllabi, and instructional materials per course and program.
• Leads the growth and development of the Business division by recommending new and revised program areas to maintain credibility and relevancy of credit and non-credit courses and programs to ensure division offerings meet the needs of students, employers, and the community.
• Keeps informed of new developments and maintains a creative and experimental attitude toward change, in order to improve continuously the operation of the division.
• Provides oversight of the academic processes and events by coordinating the work of the division and its subcommittees, overseeing the review and approval of course curricular changes, new program approvals, faculty appointments, and policy development and implementation.
• Assures quality education services for students are being delivered by administering the division curriculum as it pertains to the catalog, brochures and flyers, changes to the courses and programs, proposals to the Curriculum Committee, course outlines, class syllabi, textbook selection, activities of the program advisory committees and program reviews as necessary.
• Monitors adequacy of instructional equipment, computer hardware and instructional software, and related supplies to ensure the division remains current with advancing technology, making recommendations to the VPI for additions or replacements as appropriate.
• Coordinates activities of advisory committees, recommending members to the VP of Instruction for appointment, to foster a culture of engagement and empowerment.
• Contributes to the achievement of the College’s retention goals for students as a liaison between area high schools and four‑year college counterparts and leads in the establishment of articulation and transfer agreements.
• Makes a positive impact on academic excellence and inclusive achievement as a liaison between high schools and two‑year college counterparts and leads in the establishment of articulation and transfer agreements.
• Implements policies and procedures related to faculty recruitment, hiring, appraising, promotion, and other personnel actions that contribute to the instructional and service functions of the College. Establishes and maintains a climate that encourages personnel development and retention and a high morale level.
• Establishes and maintains an accessible, engaged, work climate that encourages the professional…