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WINTHROP
UNIVERSITY
Director
of General Education
Position
Description
The Director of General
Education provides leadership for the General Education Program.
The Director is a key
member of a team committed to
building broader
community among students and faculty, ensuring coordination across divisions
and disciplines, and developing the core concepts and experiences that make
Winthrop distinctive. To this
end, the Director will work closely with the academic and student life deans
as well as with leaders of freshman experience, student transition, and
professional development programs including the Critical Issues Symposium,
Orientation, Academic Affinity Housing, and the Teaching and Learning
Center.
Within this context,
the Director is an advocate for the General Education program, ensuring that
the needs of General Education are taken into account in staffing,
professional development, resource allocation, and space-planning decisions
as well as policy planning and implementation.
The Director of General
Education is a member of the Academic Leadership Council and works with his
or her colleagues in recruiting and training faculty, scheduling courses,
registering students, orienting students into the university community, and
explaining the program to internal and external audiences.
This is a 10.5-month position with administrative duties ranging from
50-75% and a minimum of a 25% teaching load for both the fall and spring
semesters
Performance evaluation
criteria include:
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Curriculum development: Leads
ongoing curriculum development and refinement in the General Education
Program.
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Faculty development: Provides
opportunity and motivation for faculty to work to implement the general
education curriculum, especially in interdisciplinary projects.
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Assessment/Evaluation: Leads
efforts to gather and utilize assessment data and other information for
evaluating the effectiveness of the general education curriculum.
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Coordination with other university units:
Communicates effectively and works collaboratively with other
university units in implementing the general education curriculum.
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Resource identification and management:
Assesses and communicates resource needs for an effective general
education program.
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Scheduling and enrollment:
Coordinates scheduling and enrollment in all general education
courses; works with other units to insure enough sections and appropriate
staffing of all general education courses.
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External relations: Communicates
effectively with external constituencies, including national organizations,
about the General Education Program.
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