Position Summary/Purpose of Position:

Provide academic and administrative leadership and management for all academic support services for 9 USM partner institutions at Universities at Shady Grove, including Guided Study Session program, Writing Fellows, Writing Center, In-class and Out-of-class Workshops, Individual Tutoring, Academic Coaching, and External Exam Test Preparation. Maintain communication with faculty and program directors to ensure effective functioning of programmatic initiatives of CAS as well as to explore new initiatives.
Administer Disability Support Services for students at USG who have accommodations for documented disabilities. Supervise implementation of MOUs with 9 partner institutions to serve their students here at USG with documented disabilities.
Responsible for the overall supervision and management of staff and budget. Manage fiscal resources of the department to ensure efficient service delivery and stewardship. Mentor staff in understanding and implementing uniquely developed curriculum for workshops and academic coaching.
Oversee academic services for faculty from 9 institutions at USG. Collaborate with faculty to plan and implement faculty engagement activities including annual Faculty Day and Faculty Brown Bags on topics of high interest. Consult with faculty on ways to improve overall instruction. Develop training and implementation for new approaches to improve instruction.
Supervise assessment and evaluation of CAS initiatives to determine their effectiveness. Conduct regular assessment of needs and learning outcomes of students to determine ways to further improve transfer success. Generate reports and share data with the campus community, the Board of Advisors, and the general public. Determine directions for further research. Use results of evaluations to improve CAS in response to the changing needs of constituents and evolving institutional priorities

Minimum Qualifications:

EDUCATION:
Master’s degree required, Doctorate preferred (preference in education, counseling, college student personnel, etc.).

EXPERIENCE:
At least 7-10 years of experience that is directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Preferences:

A successful candidate will have excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills; demonstrated ability to interact effectively with students, staff, faculty, alumni and parents; knowledge of the research and theoretical perspectives on the various factors affecting student learning, achievement, and retention; demonstrated ability to design new and innovative instructional activities; experience in program planning, design, and management and demonstrated creativity and experience developing and evaluating innovative programs; demonstrated knowledge of the use of technology in assisting and enhancing student learning.
Ability to meet deadlines and to work flexibly, energetically and creatively in a learning environment. Creativity and entrepreneurial skills appropriate to the job of helping design and build a new type of learning community, one which brings together students, faculty, and administrators from many different campuses under one roof.