Summary
Barry University, department is currently seeking an
Associate Dean of Graduate Programs & Associate Professor/Professor of
Business. The primary purpose of this position is to advise the Dean on
strategic planning and on academic matters, manage the overall administration
of the Andreas School of Business (ASB) Graduate Academic Affairs, which
includes academic issues involving students, curricula, accreditation, and
administrative matters. May participate in the management of international
relationships and assists in managing local community relationships. Represents
ASB at various functions. The position manages all graduate accreditation
issues with the Dean, serves as the primary interface with all other university
units on academic issues and processes, and serves as a faculty member in ASB
and with the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.
Essential Functions
Advises the Dean on significant School issues pertaining to:
- Accreditation
issues, both AACSB and SACS;
- Managing
business partners including online program managers
- Curricular
matters;
- Strategic
Planning, including the contributing of ideas and viewpoints on the
plan and the implementation of the action items that pertain to the
Assistant Dean’s area; and
- Students.
- International
and community relations
- Enrollment
and Admissions planning
Manages ASB Graduate Academic Affairs as it pertains to
issues involving students by:
- Having
delegated authority from the Dean to make decisions on all Graduate
academic issues as designated by the Dean and serving as the first point
of contact for all graduate student grade appeals and other disciplinary
issues;
- Rendering
admission decisions (consulting with faculty Graduate Program Directors
and Director of Graduated Admissions when needed);
- Managing
services that address the academic needs, issues, and concerns of
graduate students including letter to governmental sponsors;
- Advising
and registering graduate students and being available to them for all
types of consultations;
- Determining
all graduate students’ academic status and other issues concerning
admission, retention, dismissal, suspension and transient student status
and ensuring timely completion and communication;
- Managing
orientation sessions for graduate students, including the training on the
curriculum for new students;
- Responding
to all student grievances or faculty/student issues concerning grades or
discipline;
- Auditing
files of potential graduating graduate students to determine if
requirements have been met, recommending students for graduation and
approving the awarding of degrees and ensuring the timely graduation of
students;
- Evaluating
transcript evaluations to determine applicability to ASB programs for all
prospective students, including prospective athletes, and for all change
of major/program requests;
- Serving
as Scholarship Coordinator for graduate scholarship awards.
Manages ASB graduate Academic Affairs as it pertains to
curricular matters by:
- Collaborating
with Dean and Faculty on graduate curricula issues;
- Manages
the development and launch of graduate programs
- Participates
in program review and evaluation;
- Collaborating
with faculty Graduate Assurance of Learning Committee, encouraging
progress on all assurance of learning issues, and maintaining
documentation on the entire assurance of learning process;
- Serving
as administration representative on the Graduate Council;
- Recommending
academic policy and procedural changes to the Dean;
- Supervising
the maintenance of academic statistics for ASB, analyzing data, preparing
reports with administrative assistance and making recommendations to the
Dean;
- Collaborating
in the creation of the graduate course schedules by determining the
courses to be offered and the time/day for courses with the Dean;
- Chairing/Serving
on ASB and University committees as designated by Dean;
- Managing
all graduate end-of-degree surveys and the yearly advising survey with
administrative assistance and reporting results to the Dean;
- Performing
other duties and assuming other responsibilities as requested by the Dean
and the mission requirements of ASB.
Manages the School’s accreditation issues (AACSB, SACS) with
the Dean by:
- Collaborating
with Faculty on Assurance of Leaning and Major Learning Outcome assessment
and other accreditation related issues;
- Assisting
the Dean in the completion of reports and forms required by accrediting
agencies.
Works with key internal constituencies on academic issues
and procedures by:
- Coordinating
with the Registrar on catalog updates and with Enrollment Services on the
transferability of credits and all other recruitment efforts (Open
Houses, Orientations, etc.)
- Liaise
with ASB Director of Graduate Admissions, ASB Marketing Coordinator and
ASB staff;
- Serving
as the ASB administration representative on Barry Graduate Council.
- Maintains
an active research program that meets AACSB faculty qualification
standards.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Doctoral
Degree in Business or related field required.
- 3-5
years of related experience.
- Requires
the ability to analyze complex data, spreadsheets, student information.
- Requires
high accuracy of project management and efficiency.
- Requires
high/advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
- Requires
high oral and written communication skills to be able to interact with
both internal and external constituents.
