Baker University-posted 7 months ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Baldwin City, KS
Educational Services

Baker University College of Arts and Sciences seeks a candidate with strong leadership skills and comprehensive campus course design capabilities to serve as the Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The Assistant Dean will support and guide the implementation of Baker's general education program along with other special projects as assigned by the Dean. The Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences plays a vital role in accreditation, strategic planning, curriculum development and review, and budgeting. The College of Arts and Sciences prepares students for a lifetime of continued intellectual, professional, and personal development. Graduates will be responsible global citizens who think critically, communicate effectively, act ethically, serve generously, and live fully. Baker's general education curriculum contributes to this mission by providing all students with a solid foundation in the liberal arts tradition. The ideal candidate for this position must have exceptional academic vision and leadership skills, and have strong organizational, communication, and planning skills. The Assistant Dean position shall receive 6 credit hours of release time and a stipend of $6,000 per academic term.

  • Manage all aspects of Baker's general education programming.
  • Work with department chairs and faculty to schedule and staff courses BC110, BC120, and BC400 for upcoming terms.
  • Balance general education course sizes to ensure high-quality student experience and efficient operations.
  • Review and approve requests for course substitutions.
  • Post appropriate courses on the website for the incoming class to fill out their interest survey for freshman orientation.
  • Provide informational briefings to new students at orientation and new and returning faculty at the Fall Faculty Forum.
  • Facilitate bimonthly meetings with all faculty teaching a general education course during the term.
  • Conduct regular assessments of the general education curriculum.
  • Lead the assessment of CAS Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) conducted as part of BC400.
  • Maintain all assessment data within the Program Evaluation and Outcomes Assessment Moodle page.
  • Manage the economic impact of the general education course offering.
  • Serve as the department chair for approving Interterm courses.
  • Ensure proposed Interterm course(s) meet one of the three learning outcomes for interterm.
  • Bring all course proposals to the EPC and the Faculty Senate for approval.
  • Provide information and assistance for students wishing to do an internship for interterm credit.
  • Strong leadership skills.
  • Comprehensive campus course design capabilities.
  • Exceptional academic vision.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Planning skills.
  • 6 credit hours of release time.
  • $6,000 stipend per academic term.
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