Dean of the College of Business and Technology-Legal Studies
The Sullivan University System See More Job Openings by This Employer
- Louisville, KY
November 24, 2024
Job Description
Look No Further, Your Career Starts Here!
Sullivan University is an organization that is truly committed to making a difference. We host a wide variety of career opportunities, offer a family-oriented culture, and invest in our employees.
Join us if you want:
- Internal Mobility
- The Opportunity to Make a Difference in the Lives of our Students
- Professional Training and Development
- Individual Coaching
- A Diverse and Positive Work Environment
- To Support Local Charities through the Sullivan Cares Program
What Can We Offer YOU?
- 90% Tuition Discount through the Master’s degree level for the employee and 40% dependent discount after your first quarter from date of hire (dependent discount increases to 90% after 3 years).
- A Generous Benefits Package with Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Long-Term Care, Short Term Care, Auto, and Home Insurance.
- 401K
- Competitive Salary
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Employee Discounts at Local Restaurants and Venues
- Comprehensive Wellness Program
We are currently looking for a full-time Dean of the College of Business and Technology-Legal Studies. In conjunction with the Executive Dean of the College of Business and Technology (COBT), the Dean is responsible for providing vision, leadership and management for their respective program(s). The Dean supervises all program activities, curriculum and faculty assigned.
Responsibilities of the position include:
Curriculum and Assessment
- Develops, implements, and administers goals and processes that facilitate and assess
Scheduling
- Prepares annual class schedules and instructor quarterly class assignments schedules for programs with the assistance of the assigned academic leadership, finalizing both with the Executive Director of Academic Operations and Institutional Effectiveness. Final quarterly instructor class assignment schedules should be reviewed by location academic administrator and approved by the Provost.
Faculty
- Conducts, with assistance of assigned academic leadership and location academic administrators, faculty (i.e., full and part time) course/classroom observations.
- Creates and conducts annual faculty performance reviews, which include recommendations from academic leadership and location academic administrators.
- Promotes academic programs offered by the college, internally and externally.
- Works as a liaison with the legal, paralegal, and paralegal education communities in order to identify and respond to the occupational and educational needs of the community
- Ensures all programs, curriculum and faculty are accurate within institutional catalog/catalog addendum errata, website and other published materials.
- Works in conjunction with respective faculty to ensure compliance with accrediting and other regulatory criteria/standards as it relates to course and program offerings.
- Promotes a productive academic environment for faculty and students.
- Helps to advise students
- In collaboration with the assigned academic leadership, facilitates the resolution of student issues and complaints of the courses under purview.
- In collaboration with assigned academic leadership and the location academic administrators, ensures classroom and equipment are available to ensure goals of classroom instruction are achieved.
- In addition to management/administrative duties, teaches course load in accordance with the COBT workload policy and performs functions of a faculty member as indicated on the faculty job description.
- Provides service to the university and community as outlined in the COBT workload policy
- In collaboration with the Executive Dean, oversees an external college advisory committee to support the needs of the academic programs.
- Administers and participates in the faculty professional development program for their respective college
- Assists in providing accommodations to students with ADA issues and ensuring faculty involvement when appropriate.
Requirements of the position include:
- Doctoral degree in a field within the college or a related field.
- Active attorney license in good standing
- Knowledgeable regarding the paralegal profession and developments in paralegal education
- Minimum of 2 years experience working with or as a paralegal
- Extensive practitioner and leadership experience; experience in higher education preferred.
- An equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered.
- Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication, problem-solving, and customer service skills required.
- Knowledge of Microsoft programs such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and Explorer required.
- Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously and efficiently while meeting required deadlines.
- Knowledgeable in programmatic material for department.
This job description lists the major responsibilities of the job title listed. By no means is the job limited only to the responsibilities listed. Cooperation between employees is expected during periods of heavier than normal workloads and revisions to these duties on either a temporary or permanent basis is possible.
The Sullivan University System is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
