Director - Summer Programs
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- Beloit College
- Location
- Beloit, WI
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- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The Director of the Office of Summer Programs provides the vision for, and strategic management of the Center for Language Studies, CLS, Beloit Block Program which is our three-week intensive academic program, and the Center for Collections Care, C3, which is our Museum Professionalization program. These programs are places of pedagogical innovation thus excitement about, and understanding of, intensive language-learning pedagogy and innovations in different learning formats are desirable. The Director will also lead the development of future summer programming beyond these established programs. The new Director of the Office of Summer Programs will begin the position in a period of great opportunity: while the CLS program is in its 35th year in 2018, the languages offered in CLS continue to evolve, Beloit Blocks remains a young program whose identity is still being developed, and C3 has the potential for exponential growth. We are seeking an individual who can take these initiatives forward, and embrace the potential for growth in this position.A strong candidate must:
- have a passion for program building;
- create and manage budgets with precision;
- develop and enact aggressive student recruitment strategies;
- be able to juggle multiple tasks;
- understand the learning needs of diverse student populations;
- believe in the mission of Beloit College and understand the role that summer programs can play in that mission
Applicants are invited to submit a letter of application addressing the strengths and vision they would bring to this position, a résumé, and contact information for three professional references to BCDirSummerProg@beloit.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Because equity and inclusion are central to our students’ liberal education and vital to the thriving of all members of our residential learning community, Beloit College aspires to be an actively anti-racist institution. We recognize our aspiration as ongoing and institution-wide, involving collective commitment and accountability. We welcome employees who are committed to and will actively contribute to our efforts to celebrate our cultural and intellectual richness and be resolute in advancing inclusion and equity. We encourage all interested individuals meeting the criteria of the described position to apply.
Located in a diverse community close to Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago, Beloit is a selective undergraduate liberal arts college that attracts students from across the United States and the world. The college emphasizes excellence in teaching, learning beyond the traditional classroom, international perspectives, and collaborative research among students and faculty. It is recognized as one of the Colleges That Change Lives.
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Beloit College was founded in 1846, when Wisconsin was still a territory. The early curriculum was built on the classical tradition, but students were given an unusual amount of freedom to choose their own courses. Today, Beloit is recognized for its longstanding commitment to curricular innovation, and its first-year initiatives and international education programs.
The Beloit College community is diverse and noted for its passionate engagement with ideas and the world. Its 1200 students are from nearly every state, the District of Columbia, and more than 40 nations. Twenty percent of its students are non-Caucasian; ten percent come from countries other than the United States. No more than ten percent of a graduating class is represented in any one of Beloit's majors.
98% of Beloit's 103 full-time faculty members hold a Ph.D. or the highest degree in their field. Teaching is the faculty's highest priority but all professors are active scholars and artists. Many are leaders in educational reform. Professors serve as mentors, guides, and partners on research projects and academic work. A strong tradition of student-teacher collaboration contributes to the college's lively intellectual community.
Beloit offers more than fifty majors, more than thirty minors, and a number of dual-degree and pre-professional programs. A flexible curriculum, grounded in rigorous study encourages independent research, fieldwork, and collaboration with peers and professors. Coursework is interdisciplinary, experiential, and global in scope. The average class size is 15 students; Beloit's student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1.
Beloit's wooded forty-acre campus includes twenty-eight buildings in a range of architectural styles; four buildings are listed on the National or State Register of Historic Places. The campus is marked by winding pathways, expansive lawns, displays of public art, and ancient Indian mounds.
The college's academic facilities include the internationally recognized Logan Museum of Anthropology, the Wright Museum or Art, a state of the art performing arts complex and research labs equipped with advanced technology. Beloit offers more than thirty international programs, dozens of domestic study programs, and hundreds of internships and field study programs.
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