Campus Associate Dean of Student Development

Details:

Posted: April 8, 2024
Level: Management / Confidential (Manager 2) 
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Closing Date: The committee will begin review of applications immediately. Applications must be submitted by 5:00pm (EST) on Wednesday, May 8 2024

Location:

CT State Housatonic
900 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, CT  06604
**This position is not remote**
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CT State Community College Mission:

Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

CT State Community College Vision:

Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut’s citizens and communities.

CT State Community College Equity Statement:

Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

Anticipated Start Date: 

July 2024

Position Summary:

The Campus Associate Dean of Student Development, reporting directly to the Campus Dean is responsible for managing day-to-day campus operations of the student services functions of the campus, in close collaboration with all of the CT State Community College Associate Vice-Presidents. These functions shall include Student Life, Student Activities, Student Conduct and Title IX. The Campus Associate Dean, through collaborative work with CT state Community College administration, ensures that all campus student services are operating effectively and develops strong collaborative relationships with all faculty and staff at the campus. This position is responsible for major personnel decisions, or both, including staffing, hiring, firing, evaluation, promotion and training of employees. By working alongside with the Associate Dean for Campus Operations, they shall jointly ensure that students are able to access all academic buildings and services necessary to support student success at the campus.

The Campus Associate Dean will oversee and manage the following campus functions:

• All student conduct matters.
• Campus Title IX as the Title IX Deputy Officer for the campus.
• Student Activities, supervising the Dir. Student Activities.
• Student Government.

The Campus Associate Dean will collaborate with central administrative staff to ensure that the needs of the students on the campus are met for the following functions:

• Interface with the CT State academic Associate Deans and Program Areas Deans relating to classes that fall within that academic unit, ensuring that classes are taught within the parameters outlined by the approved course syllabus.
• Under the supervision of the Campus Dean, responds to student issues with instructors, working in collaboration with the appropriate academic leadership.
• Student Success programs including academic advising, career services and Veterans’ Affairs
• Student Support programs including but not limited to activities to address food and housing insecurity, mental health and childcare.

Example of Job Duties:

Under the direction of the Campus Dean of Students & Faculty, the Campus Associate Dean of Student Development is responsible for managing day-to-day campus operations of the student services functions of the campus, through effective performance in these essential duties:

• Student Support Services
  • accountable for the direction of activities that support student development and implementation of all compliance policies and processes.
• Student Relationships
  • accountable for building and ensuring a safe and educational campus climate and for assuring that students have all appropriate resources available in order to successfully complete their academic program.
• Public Relations
  • support the Campus Dean in maintaining community connections, communicating events information and coordinating c