Major leadership agenda priorities include:
1. Creating environments that provide academic leadership, supervision, and management.
a. Responsible for the successful operation of all academic areas at the College. Serve as an advocate for academic affairs with internal and external stakeholders.
b. Develop an efficient process for developing and implementing academically-sound programs, which includes building a positive working relationship with the State College System office.
c. Oversee and engage faculty in developing, evaluating, assessing, and revising curricula that supports student achievement.
d. Ensure compliance with the Higher Learning Commission and work with the Deans regarding the accreditation of programs specific areas.
e. Recruit and recommend to the President, with the advice of deans and college standing committees, appropriate faculty decisions such as appointments, salary, retention, promotion, tenure, and grievances and disciplinary actions.
f. Participate in the negotiation of contracts for faculty and academic support personnel.
g. Work with academic deans to create and implement a faculty development agenda to meet the needs of faculty and program objectives.
h. Monitor existing, emerging, and innovative technologies to improve teaching and learning as well as make appropriate recommendations for implementing such technology.
i. Support and guide a robust continuing education program that includes online courses, hybrids, and offsite delivery.
j. Ensure compliance with College and Board policies and procedures.
k. Embrace the college-wide commitment to shared governance by working collaboratively with the Faculty, Support Staff, Professional Staff, and Student Senates.
l. Create environments that promote the professional success and well-being of academic support staff, academic deans, department chairs, and directors who comprise the Office of Academic Affairs.
m. Promote partnerships with off-campus constituencies that enhance College and regional effectiveness which includes developing articulation agreements with other colleges and universities.
2. Advance Scholarly Activity and Service
a. Enhance, promote, and support quality scholarly activity and service learning.
b. Work with academic deans to clarify and promote the role that faculty scholarly activity plays throughout the College to support the achievement of institutional objectives.
c. Encourage and facilitate pursuit of external funding, grants and contracts, and other resources that sustain scholarship and regional economic development.
3. Support Student Success and Engagement
a. Create and support a campus environment that celebrates a wide spectrum of perspectives, fostering an atmosphere of acceptance and collaboration.
b. Create and maintain a strong international education program.
c. Support NCAA Division II athletics and student life.
d. Collaborate with the Vice President of Student Affairs to develop, implement, and monitor a student success model that is strategic and data driven.
e. Provide academic input and support to the institutional undergraduate enrollment management efforts.
f. Create, implement, and manage a robust Graduate Student Enrollment Management Plan.
4. Provide Institutional Leadership, Planning, and Budgeting
a. Support and participate in institutional governance and committee structure.
b. Represent Wayne State College’s academic programs to external organizations, groups, and individuals to promote and develop support for the College’s mission, vision, and goals.
c. Collaborate with the President and Deans to identify priorities, and subsequently partner with the Chief Executive Officer of the Wayne State Foundation to secure philanthropic support for Wayne State College.
d. Formulate and articulate sound policies and demonstrated ability to identify, resolve, and consult on a wide range of administrative and personnel issues with a clear sense of institutional needs and priorities.
e. Ensure effective and transparent communication with constituents across the institution.
f. Build collaborative relationships with the campus community and external stakeholders.
g. Work with the other executive officers on development of the campus master plan, campus wide facilities planning efforts, and physical plant functions.
h. Oversee development and implementation of academic strategic planning.
i. Supervise the preparation and submission of annual budgets for areas of direct responsibility to ensure appropriate resource allocation to advance strategic priorities. Plan for long-term capital and operational resource needs; manage and monitor budgets on an ongoing basis.