Item 3.M-August 8, 2014
ADMINISTRATIVE FACULTY POSITION DESCRIPTION QUESTIONNAIRE
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Incumbent(s) Name (if applicable): Jane Detweiler
Position #(s): 10215
Current Title: Associate Dean, Liberal Arts
Current Range: 7
(JCC:77053 )
Department: Liberal Arts Dean’s Office
College/Division: Liberal Arts
Account #(s): 1101-112-0001
Action Proposed: (check all that apply)
( ) New position: Proposed Range:
Proposed Title:
(X) Title Change, Proposed Title: Associate Dean, Curriculum, Assessment
and Student Engagement
( ) Proposed Reassignment from Range
to Range
( ) Revised PDQ only (no change in range or title)
( ) Line of Progression (show titles below)
Range:
JCC (Current
or new HR
assigned):
I certify that the statements in this description are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.
____________________________________________________________
Employee’s Signature Jane Detweiler
__________________
Date
I/we have reviewed the statements in this form and they accurately reflect the job assignments.
____________________________________________________________
Immediate Supervisor’s Signature
__________________
Date
____________________________________________________________
Director/Chair/Dean
Heather K. Hardy, Dean, Liberal Arts
__________________
Date
Approved for Salary Placement Committee review.
____________________________________________________________
__________________
Pres / Vice Pres / Vice Prov Signature Stacy Burton, Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs Date
Action Approved by the Provost/President (Completed by Faculty HR):
67590 Range:
7
Pos #(s): 10215
JCC:
EEO: 1B
Eff: 8/1/2014
Approved Title: Associate Dean, Curriculum, Assessment and Student Engagement
Employee signs on “final” stamped approved PDQ and sends to HR for personnel file.
Employee Signature:_______________________________________________ __________________
Date
Printed Name: ____________________________________________________
Rev: 10/1/2012
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1. Summary Statement: State the major function(s) of the position and its role in the
university. Attach an organizational chart with positions, ranges, and names for the division
which reflects the position in it as well as those supervised in the department. (This section is
used for advertisement of the position.)
The Associate Dean, Curriculum, Assessment, and Student Engagement in the College of Liberal Arts
(CLA), assists the Dean in all matters relating to administration of the College. In particular, the
Associate Dean aids in the direction of curriculum and program development, oversees program
assessment for CLA, and is responsible for a wide variety of activities related to student concerns,
including academic progress, scholarships, advocacy, recruitment, and retention. The Associate Dean
is expected to work with the Dean to plan, promote, and develop innovative practices across the CLA
and to enhance an environment that supports academic excellence.
2. List the major responsibilities, including percentage of time devoted to each. Provide
enough detail to enable a person outside the department to understand the job (percentage
first with heading and then bulleted information).
25% - Curriculum Oversight
 Develop curriculum and programs
 Assess departmental degree programs
 Participate in program review processes
 Represent the college on University Courses and Curriculum Committee and Core Curriculum
Board
25% - Student Engagement and Achievement
 Provide oversight of CLA advising, including supervision of Director of Advising, Recruitment,
and Retention as well as other CLA advisors
 Address and resolve student concerns, including grade appeals, exceptions, and complaints
 Oversee student recruitment, retention, progress to degree, and degree completion
 Review schedule and grade changes
 Oversee CLA scholarships, fellowships, and student awards, including participation in college
development efforts directed toward securing scholarship/fellowship funding
 Act as liaison with committees related to scholarships and other student services
25% - Special Projects and Assignments (as determined by Dean, including but not limited to)
 Promotion of the college and management of its web communications
 Representing the college and/or Dean's office on various other committees at diverse levels,
such as college planning committee and ad hoc subcommittees, VPUE associate deans’
committee, university search committees or task forces, K-16 or community outreach efforts
 Teaching resource management
20% - Scholarship and Research
 Pursue professional presentation and publication at the national level in academic specialty
5% - Teaching and Supervision of Students
 Supervise master’s and doctoral programs of study for graduate students in home department
and area of specialty
 Provide professional mentoring to master’s and doctoral students as a member of advisory
committees within home department and beyond (as outside member or graduate school
representative)
 As the Dean directs and department specifies, otherwise teach at the graduate level
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3. Describe the level of freedom to take action and make decisions with or without
supervision and how the results of the work performed impact the department, division and/or
the university as a whole.
Level of Freedom:
The Associate Dean plays a key role the operations of CLA, coordination of academic curriculum
activities in CLA departments, and in promoting faculty and student development. This is critical for
the College’s ability to operate as a first class liberal arts college. The individual must be flexible, take
initiative, and work independently, creatively, and efficiently with little direct supervision and with
considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment. The Associate Dean has broad latitude
for un-reviewed actions and is evaluated on long-term results of actions and broad policy
effectiveness. The incumbent recommends and influences long-term policies relating to major issues
of the College to the Dean.
Impact:
The judgments of the Associate Dean affect the image of CLA and its departments among current and
prospective students and among colleagues elsewhere in the University Decisions affect the
educational experience of individual students in CLA, particularly with regard to their program of study
and resolution of problems related to their studies. The incumbent’s ability to create good working
relationships with staff within the Dean's office affects the success of the unit. Positive or negative
decisions impact the level of involvement of various faculty and students in the work of the College
and the way the College relates to the rest of the University in areas such as curriculum, student
services, and core issues. Decisions also affect retention of students and student scholarships and
the nature of various issues, ideas, and projects presented to the Dean for his/her decision.
4. Describe the knowledge, skills (to include cognitive requirement and verbal and written
communication), and abilities (to include task complexity, problem solving, creativity and
innovation) essential to successful performance of this job (in bullet format).
Knowledge of:
 Aims and practices of liberal arts education
 Specialization in at least one discipline within the college; basic acquaintance with all other
disciplines represented by the college
 University structures and various employee types
 University administrative policies and procedures
 Strategic planning processes
 Curriculum development, implementation, and assessment practices
 Instructional development, scheduling, and teaching resource management approaches
 Advising and recruiting policies and procedures
Skills
 Leadership and mentoring
 Organizing and prioritizing a number of overlapping projects and obligations
 Communicating effectively with a variety of constituencies, including students, university
personnel, and community members
 Interpersonal and human relations
 Analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
Ability to:
 Conceive, plan, and carry out complex projects independently or as a member of a group
 Direct professional and student staff efficiently and tactfully
 Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
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5. Describe the type of personal contacts encountered in performing the duties of the job.
Explain the nature and purpose of these contacts: i.e., to provide services, to resolve
problems, to negotiate.
Internal
Students
Dean’s office staff
CLA Director of Advising,
Retention, and Recruitment,
other college advisors, and
administrative assistants
CLA faculty
University and other college
administrators
Student Services faculty and
staff
Advisory Boards
External
Prospective students
Community members
Reason for Contact
To teach, advise, resolve problems
To facilitate communication, resolve problems, implement new
ideas
To promote college, enhance advising process, promote accuracy
and efficiency in courses and curriculum process
To exchange information and ideas, to create and evaluate
programs/practices, to address matters of concern to the College
and departments
To negotiate, to address, and resolve campus issues, to exchange
information, to promote and advocate for the College, to clarify
positions and generate ideas
To clarify records and procedures, to resolve problems
To facilitate communication, advocate for the college, aid in
development efforts
Reason for Contact
To inform, guide, engage efficiently with degree programs
To increase visibility of the College, to respond to suggestions, to
resolve problems
6. Indicate the minimum qualifications which are necessary in filling this position should it
become vacant. Please keep in mind the duties/responsibilities of the position rather than the
qualifications of the incumbent.
a.
Minimum educational level, including appropriate field, if any.
Doctoral Degree from a regionally accredited institution in a field or discipline
represented within the Liberal Arts
b.
Minimum type and amount of work experience, in addition to the above required
education necessary for a person entering this position.
Doctoral Degree, current tenured member of the college faculty, and six years of
college-level teaching experience to include two years of administrative/supervisory
experience and one year experience with committees at the departmental or college
level
Preferred Licenses or Certifications: None
c.
Indicate any license or certificate required for this position.
None