Assistant Dean, Liberal Arts

Assistant Dean of Liberal Arts
North Central State College is accepting applications for Assistant Dean of Liberal Arts. The Assistant Dean reports to the
division Dean and plans, coordinates, and evaluates instructional activities of academic departments to ensure quality of
instruction and curriculum; supervises the faculty and assists in addressing student questions and resolving problems;
and monitors the financial and physical resources allocated to academic departments. Academic departments include:
Communication, Criminal Justice, Education, English, First Year Experience, History, Human Services, Humanities,
Mathematics, Psychology, and Sociology.

Essential duties/responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Collaborate with the Dean to direct and organize • Address concerns and complaints from faculty and

division-wide educational planning and program students (including grade appeals).
development in accordance with the mission, • Support academic advising and assist students with
goals, and objectives of the College and division academic and program questions.
while supporting state and national initiatives. • Conduct joint meetings of full-time and adjunct

• Collaborate with the Dean to facilitate the faculty in assigned departments as needed.

establishment and evaluation of goals and • Coordinate academic department meetings at least
objectives for the division and its programs. once a month.

• Provide day-to-day operational support to the • Direct and provide feedback on program reviews
division. prepared by faculty.

• Promote faculty discussion that supports the • Ensure faculty review promotional materials and
continuous cycle of academic assessment to administrative materials such as curriculum guides,
improve student outcomes; creating a course College catalog entries, and capital plans annually.
schedule based on student needs; developing and • Serve on College committees as warranted.
executing activities to improve retention. • Direct and coordinate College catalog updates.

• Ensure faculty have developed Student Learning • Assist in student recruitment and retention.
Outcomes (SLOs) and the determination of their

• Represent the College at community events.

effectiveness in helping students achieve their

• Perform other duties as assigned.

desired learning outcomes.

assigned departments; make recommendations for

hiring and termination as necessary.

Qualifications
• Assess faculty professional development plans.

• Oversee recruitment, supervision, and evaluation

of part-time faculty. • Education: Master’s degree in an academic
department of responsibility; Doctorate preferred

• Develop class schedules, assign classes to faculty,
  

in consultation with faculty and direct the entry of
schedule information and assignments by • Experience: Prefer three (3) years administrative

administrative assistants. experience in higher education and three (3) years
teaching experience at post-secondary level.

• Oversee annual program assessment and all

Working knowledge of program areas.

program review activities.

• Assist faculty with specialized accreditation
  

reporting and maintenance.

• Plan, develop, and maintain annual budgets for

areas of responsibility in consultation with the Review of Resumes to begin 9/5/23
Dean. and until filled

• Evaluate prerequisite waivers, course substitutions,

and graduation audits.

maintaining curriculum worksheets.