Position Description – Division Chair, Humanities
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POSITION DESCRIPTION |
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Position
Title: |
Division
Chair, Humanities |
FLSA
Status: Exempt |
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Reports to: |
Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs |
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Department: |
Division
of Humanities |
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Date
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June
2005 |
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BASIC FUNCTION |
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The major
responsiblities of the Division Chair are to manage the administrative,
fiscal, and instructional resources of the Division. This includes, but is not limited to,
hiring full-time and adjunct faculty, providing for the ongoing professional
develpoment and annual evaluation of the faculty, overseeing curriculum
develoment and assessment, teaching classes in the Division, and responding
to student needs as they arise. The
Division Chair is responsible for implementing unit goals that correspond the
to stategic goals and mission of ABAC. |
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NATURE
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The Chair of the Division
of Humanities is supervised by the Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs.
The Division Chair manages
60 to 65 employees, including full- and part-time faculty of the division,
employees of the ABAC Arts Connection, and student workers. The Division Chair must
show an ability to lead an extremely diverse group of employees toward a
common aim. The nature of the
humanities leads to this diversity, as the groups that make up this area span
the spectrum of interests but are all joined by the common theme of relation
to the arts. Often, this variety of
interests leads to disputes, and the Division Chair must work to reach
compromises in order to achieve the objectives of the Division and the
College. In addition, this position
requires a close relationship with the ABAC Arts Connection. While the ABAC Arts Connection is
primarily funded by private sources, it provides numerous opportunities for
students and faculty of the Division of Humanities. Also, the ABAC Arts connection facilitates
interaction with various community groups and individuals otherwise not
associated with the college. It is
essential that the Division Chair use this publicity and the contacts in
generates for the betterment of the division and College. This position necessitates
a knowledge of ABAC and University System of Georgia policy, as this policy
must be relied upon in operations. The
incumbent must also follow accreditation standards and employment law as
decisions are made. However, the
incumbent has the latitude within the division to establish the procedures
that will allow the division to reach its goals. The Division Chair must
also maintain knowledge of the most current instructional techniques, as
he/she teaches classes within the division.
Similarly, the incumbent also devotes a portion of time to advisement
and addressing the needs of students. |
Position Description – Chair, Division of Humanities
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTABILITIES |
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Hires, directs,
and evaluates faculty Ø
Directs ongoing
curriculum development Ø
Manages the
public resources of the Division and supervises the solicitation of private
resources Ø
Responds to
student needs and problems as they arise and serves as an advisor to students
in the Division Ø
Promotes the
Division and College to prospective students and attends orientations and
recruitment functions Ø
Schedules classes
and supervises material orders Ø
Teaches classes
in the Division Ø
Assesses
student learning within the Division Ø
Represents ABAC
on various Board of Regents advisory committees Ø
Promotes extracurricular
arts activities |
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BUDGETARY
RESPONSIBILITIES The incumbent is responsible for the allocation of
several budgets totaling approximately $2.1 million. This includes the division budget, the
music budget, the ABAC Arts Connection Budget, and various arts series
budgets. |
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SPECIALIZED
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED |
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This position requires and
advanced degree and five to seven years work experience in the field. |