Associate Dean iCollin Virtual Campus

Primary Location:

3452 Spur 399, McKinney, Texas, 75069

We are searching for candidates that meet the required qualifications and experience and are able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Job Summary:

Provide leadership to ensure teaching excellence and student success in online and weekend academic and workforce programs at Collin College.

Required Qualifications:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for students, faculty and staff for the assigned disciplines on the iCollin Virtual Campus. Facilitate resolution of student complaints/concerns in a constructive, fair and balanced manner working with faculty, associate faculty, academic advisors, Dean of Students Office, and other departments as needed.
• Provide leadership in the hiring and performance management of the academic division consistent with core values and the college’s academic standards. Encourage teaching excellence and collaboration to promote academic and student success in the division through performance evaluations, goal setting, and professional development. Regularly review faculty performance and make faculty contract recommendations.
• Provide leadership and monitor progress in the implementation of the college strategic plan for the division. Collaborate with the provost and dean to develop and implement the division's strategic plan annually. Prepare reports and analyze division and discipline-level data for data-driven decisions. Coordinate discipline and program review processes in accordance with guidelines of the Institutional Effectiveness Office. Oversee workforce program compliance with college, accreditation and THECB requirements, if applicable.
• Serve as liaison between the academic division and various departments, programs and services to coordinate dual credit offerings, service learning, the honors institute, and honor societies. Plan, develop and promote strategies for improving instruction, retention, completion, discipline specific academic advising, and related initiatives supporting online and weekend students.
• Assist the provost and dean in developing online and weekend class schedules. Assign faculty schedule/load and ensure compliance with academic policies, procedures and guidelines of Collin College, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Assist in formulating and recommending the annual budget for the assigned disciplines. Recommend capital equipment and supplies necessary for the effective implementation and maintenance of educational programs and labs within the division.
• Foster effective communication between faculty, staff and administrators within the division, as well as with other areas of the college. Interact and work collaboratively with other members of the college community in areas.

 
Supplemental Functions

• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Perform all duties and maintain all standards in accordance with college policies, procedures and Core Values.

 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of best practices in online education
• Knowledge of program writing
• Knowledge of grant writing
• Knowledge of budget creation and management
• Knowledge of regional and statewide challenges and regulations
• Proficiency with Quality Matters
• Proficiency in evaluation of online teaching
• Critical thinking skills
• Organizational skills
• Team building skills
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Management skills
• Ability to understand and articulate the standards set forth by the state and regulatory agencies
• Ability to build schedules
• Ability to analyze data

 
Physical Demands, Working Conditions and Physical Effort
Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Positions in this class typically require talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions. Relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards. Office environment. Little physical effort required
 
Requirements
Master's degree from an accredited institution.
Five (5) years of higher education administrative and/or teaching experience (to include at least two (2) years of administrative-level experience in higher education with a minimum of one