Class Dean for Senior Students and Programs

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** Job Description**##
** Department:
** Dean of Studies##
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Job Summary:

The Class Dean provides comprehensive academic and developmental oversight for the senior class, integrating student support with administrative and program management. By leveraging expertise in student life issues—from mental health to academic success—the Dean fosters a supportive environment where a diverse student body can thrive. They act as a central hub, collaborating with faculty, parents, and alumni to uphold Colby’s vision while ensuring every student meets their final milestones with integrity and preparation.

Colby is seeking highly qualified candidates for the position of Class Dean for Senior Students and Programs. Working in the Dean of the College Division and reporting to the assistant dean of students & director of the dean of studies office, the class deans are responsible for a comprehensive program of advising and class management in the context of a liberal arts setting.  

Class deans collaborate with faculty, staff, and community members to promote equitable, inclusive, and sustainable learning environments. Class deans work closely with campus offices, including but not limited to:
Counseling, Health Services, Wellness, Campus Life, Student Conduct, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the learning consultants, the Writers Center, Registrar, Student Financial Services, Off-Campus Study, and Davis Connects to both inform and enhance resources and services in support of student learning and engagement.
** Essential Functions
** To be successful in this position, an individual should be able to perform the essential duties and bring the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities that support the role. Colby College supports the Americans with Disabilities Act and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.  This list of duties is intended to be representative rather than exhaustive, and additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
* Serve as one of three class deans providing academic, personal, and administrative advice and counsel to junior and senior students
* In consultation with the assistant dean of student success, director for access and disability services, and learning consultants, provide advising to students academically at-risk or students with learning disabilities
* Serve as a point of contact for parents, faculty members, coaching staff, and other campus colleagues with academic and/or personal concerns about junior and senior students
* Develop programs and services to meet the holistic needs of junior and senior year students at both the individual and community levels, in accordance with appropriate developmental markers
* Coordinate with campus partners to assist first generation to college students, transfer students, and other special populations; inform and enhance resources and services in support of student learning and engagement
* Promote academic, personal, and overall wellness of students
* Serve on the Dean-on-Call evening and weekend rotation
* Monitor student academic progress and provide appropriate interventions and referrals to campus resources
* Analyze information and build data-driven processes to improve procedures and protocols to encourage persistence, retention, and student success
* Consult regularly with Counseling and Health Services in support of individual students
* Collaborate with other deans, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Writers’ Center, research librarians, and learning consultants to enhance individual and programmatic opportunities to ensure student success
* Promote equitable, inclusive, and sustainable learning environments
* Provide guidance to students in addressing personal issues that may be a barrier to academic success; refer students to appropriate campus and community…