Responsibilities

• Coordinates all of the instructional and academic activities within the department(s) and subject area(s)
• Responsible for keeping the Division Dean informed of the operation of the supervisory unit
• Provides leadership and supervision of a managerial team that may consist of associate department heads and program directors with a combined full time faculty count of twenty or more in the respective curriculum area, and/or provides oversight over substantive, multiple disciplines
• Represents the department regarding strategic planning issues and assists in the achievement of division goals
• Develops, maintains, and supervises long-range Institutional Effectiveness assessment plans that may include planning, developing, and reporting the program mission, goals, and program/student learning outcomes
• Ensures programs and courses are effectively measuring program and student learning outcomes
• Manages curriculum enrollment growth and ensures ongoing development of department program(s)
• Supervises curriculum/course development and ensures currency of the curriculum
• Supervises, evaluates, and coordinates departmental course offerings
• Leads the development of full-time and adjunct faculty teaching schedules