Executive Director Academic Policies and Curriculum (18228)
- Employer
- University of Central Oklahoma
- Location
- Edmond, OK
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- Executive Administration Jobs
- C-Level & Executive Directors
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Position Overview:
Direct, oversee, manages and administers the academic/education arm of area. Coordinates activities, requirements, and regulatory guidance to achieve academic operational workflows that demonstrate effective and efficient educational programs. Ensures academic operations meet all schedule constraints, enrollment needs, and regulations, including state, federal, and accreditation requirements. Assumes responsibility for future program offerings, curriculum development, and effective delivery of curriculum. Secure funds through annual budget, grant writing or other means.
Department Specific Essential Job Functions:
Oversees the implementation of undergraduate curricular changes and publication.
- Coordinates the Academic Affairs Curriculum Council and its Executive Committee.
- Coordinates UCO's participation in state-wide meeting of OSRHE Faculty Curriculum Committees to develop state transfer matrices. Works with faculty groups and department chairs in preparation for annual meeting.
- Coordinates curricular activities between UCO and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education staff and the Regional University System of Oklahoma staff. Leads and coordinates the development and implementation of curricular policy.
- Identifies and tracks curricular policy issues related to academic integrity, quality, and functionality.
- Chairs the Academic Affairs Policy Committee. Supervises the Director of Academic Publications and the Manager of Academic Publications/Web Specialist. Works with the chair of the Academic Appeals Board to facilitate student grade appeals. Serves as the university contact/liaison to internal and external councils, committees, and task forces as assigned by the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs. Provides assistance and/or counsel to the University community regarding policy and curriculum. Conducts special projects and other duties as assigned by the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and/or the Vice Provost/Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. Serves as an example of civility, community, character, and work ethic. Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Experience Required:
Bachelor's degree in related field plus 7+ years of experience with leading planning, including program development and innovation, program budgets, and assessment. Extensive knowledge and compressive understanding of functional area. Appropriate profession accomplishments and credentials.
Experience Preferred:
Master's degree and experience with and understanding of academic policy and their applications, in higher education is strongly preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Strong interpersonal/human relations, leadership and communication skills. The ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community. Program planning ability. Knowledge and skill in organizational management and establishing priorities. Strategic knowledge and understanding of the business development needs, opportunities, and constraints of a major public institution of higher education. Ability to analyze and interpret business data and formulate effective business strategies and procedures. Knowledge of the structure and operations of university support services. Knowledge of project management principles, practices, techniques, and tools. Demonstrated leadership, employee development and management skills. Ability to supervise and train employees, to include organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments. Ability to analyze problems and develop creative solutions to complex human resource issues. Experience with and knowledge of personal computer applications. Excellent strategic thinking and planning skills; ability to serve as an articulate spokesperson for the University.
Physical Demands:
Repetitive movement of hands and fingers - typing and/or writing. Frequent standing, and/or sitting. Occasional walking, stooping, kneeling or crouching. Reach with hands and arms. Visually identify, observe and assess. Ability to communicate with supervisor/students/colleagues. Regular physical attendance required. The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Organization
The University of Central Oklahoma prepares future leaders in an opportunity-rich environment, ideally located in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Central offers an innovative learning community to its more than 17,000 students, where teaching comes first, a commitment seeded in the university's roots as a teaching college. Students at Central develop personal relationships with more than 450 full-time faculty, 450 adjunct faculty and over 850 staff, like 2008 U.S. Professor of the Year, Dr. Wei Chen, who are committed to transforming lives.
With 117 undergraduate majors and 59 graduate programs, Central is a smart investment for students dedicated to their future success. Notable academic programs include Forensic Science, Music Theatre, Mass Communications, Accounting, the region's only accredited Professional Golf Management program, Jazz Studies and the Academy of Contemporary Music at UCO, located in downtown Oklahoma City's Bricktown district.
Central's appealing 210-acre campus is on track to become a certified botanical garden, offering both a pleasing learning and living environment and a source of pride for students, employees and alumni. In fact, Central is ranked among the top universities nationally in residence life and as one of the top universities to work for by the "Chronicle of Higher Education." Central is also an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site, and hosted the 2010 World Sitting Volleyball Championships on campus. Founded in 1890, Central is the state's first public institution of higher learning, and continues to cultivate creativity and innovation in every corner of campus, bringing to life its core values of Character, Community and Civility each day.
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MISSION
The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) exists to help students learn by providing transformative education experiences to students so that they may become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens and leaders serving our global community. UCO contributes to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities and individuals it serves.
VISION
UCO will become one of the Top 10 metropolitan universities of our kind in the United States by providing a transformative education as well as development experiences that help learners achieve their highest level of leadership potential.
CALL TO ACTION
The University of Central Oklahoma transforms each student by focusing our resources on the Central Six tenets of transformative learning.
All students will be transformed with:
- Discipline Knowledge
- Leadership
- Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities
- Service Learning and Civic Engagement
- Global and Cultural Competencies
- Health and Wellness
Transformative learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experience.
About Edmond/Oklahoma City Metro
The University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, a part of the growing, thriving Oklahoma City metropolitan area. At Central, our students, faculty and staff get the best of both worlds - the "small town" feel of Edmond, with the big city excitement of the Oklahoma City metro. Both the Edmond and the Oklahoma City metro consistently rank nationally among the safest, most affordable and most exciting places to live. In fact, Edmond recently ranked among the best places to live in the nation by Money Magazine and Family Circle magazine, and Oklahoma City ranked sixth in the nation for the "Best Places for Young Adults" by Portfolio.com. From year-round arts, music and theater offering, to exciting sporting events like the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, to first class shopping, dining and more, Edmond and the Oklahoma City metro offer a diverse, active, culturally enriched lifestyle that's on the move to even bigger and better opportunities.
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