Division Dean of Liberal & Fine Arts Library Valley Community College

Ranked by  and  as the #1 community college in New Jersey, Raritan Valley Community College has been serving as an academic and cultural center for Somerset and Hunterdon County residents for over 50 years. The College has been nationally recognized for its service to the community, environmental stewardship, and commitment to diversity. It is home to a Planetarium, Science Education Institute and 3M Observatory;

a Theatre offering professional performances for all ages; and an Honors College for high achieving students.

The College offers more than 90 associate degrees and certificates, as well as career training and professional development courses. RVCC is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg, NJ. For further information, visit www.raritanval.edu.

Reporting to the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, the Division Dean serves as an essential member of the Provost's team and provides strategic leadership for all departments assigned to the Dean's area. This position works under the broad administrative direction of the Provost, with significant responsibility for providing leadership in the development, expansion, revision, improvement, and maintenance of multiple quality education programs.

The Division Dean is charged with aligning each department's vision to the strategic imperatives of the campus, and with building teamwork and synergy with and across divisions.

The Division Dean of Liberal and Fine Arts and the Library oversees the Arts & Design department, Communication & Languages department, the English department, and the Humanities, Social Sciences & Social Work department as well as the Library.

• Strategic Vision and Leadership:Provides student-centered strategic leadership and vision in the execution of the division's operational planning and continuous quality improvement processes. Collaborates with Department Chairs and Faculty to develop a Division Plan and department goals and objectives that are aligned with the Division Plan and the College's Strategic Plan.
• Academic Excellence and Student Success:Leads quality instruction, high impact pedagogy, and data-supported reform at scale across the division. Coordinates the division's learning outcomes assessment and continuous quality improvement programs. Ensures department procedures are followed with respect to classroom management and academic expectations, and encourages and supports faculty research and scholarship. Promotes innovative teaching and learning practices that enhance student outcomes. Receives and addresses student grievances.
• Faculty Support and Development: Fosters faculty development, professional growth and enrichment opportunities, and encourages faculty to stay abreast of changes and trends in their academic fields, employment and transfer of program graduates, and employer needs, where appropriate. In conjunction with the Department Chairs and Human Resources, helps to develop an adequate pool of qualified adjunct faculty to meet the departments' needs.
  
  Provides faculty mentorship.
  
  Responsible for assigning faculty workload (in compliance with the relevant collective bargaining agreement), and for the approval and assignment of adjunct faculty contracts.
• Program Health, Accreditation and Innovation:Provides leadership for the development of new programs, the evaluation of existing programs, and manages the program closure process. Stays abreast of student demand and academic success by utilizing enrollment, fill-rate, and student success data for programs and disciplines within the division. Supervises the creation of the Division's course schedule. Monitors programs to ensure compliance with applicable accrediting bodies.
  
  Ensure that the division is compliant with college, federal, state, and local regulations.
• Outreach and Partnership: Coordinates with college stakeholders to identify opportunities for recruitment, retention, and completion. Provides entrepreneurial leadership in the support of the College's vision for building credit and non-credit pathways for learners. Establishes a robust relationship with K-12 partners, expanding dual enrollment initiatives, early college programs, and readiness projects. Collaborates with the RISE team to support RVCC's prison education program.
  
  Serves as a liaison to applicable external agencies, organizations, and businesses to foster public-private partnerships and grant programs.
• Human and Fiscal Resource…