TITLE: Division Chair

RESPONSIBILITY: Vice President for Academic Affairs

BUDGET POSITION: Exempt Instructional

RESPONSIBILITIES and DUTIES:

The assignment of Division Chair is 75 percent faculty and 25 percent administration. In the administrative role, the Chair will represent his/her division on the Academic Council. In addition, the Division Chair will assist with the implementation of college policy; chair all selection committees for division faculty; make recommendations on the placement of new faculty on the salary schedule; insure that evaluations are conducted on all faculty who teach in the division; establish and serve on continuing contract committees for all probationary faculty; make recommendations on contract status of division faculty.

The Division Chair performs other related administrative duties as assigned, which duties include but are not necessarily limited to: developing the fall, spring, and summer course schedules for the division; insuring that all full-time faculty assigned to the division are in compliance with the load policy; assisting with the development of the division budget; monitoring the division budget; providing assistance in the development of new programs of study in the division; directing the review of divisional programs as required by the college commission; assisting with the development of academic procedures; responding to student complaints about division courses and faculty.

The Division Chair keeps up with developments in the administrative field by participating in conferences and meetings with administrative colleagues.

Additional duties may be established where appropriate.