Location: Edmond, OK
Company: University Of Central Oklahoma
degrees in progress.
To ensure full consideration, application materials should be received no later than January 31st. Position Summary: The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), in its 133rd year of existence, seeks an outstanding leader for the Jackson College of Graduate Studies.
UCO's main campus is in the community of Edmond and just north of Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area is experiencing a period of unparalleled growth and development while UCO serves proudly as Oklahoma City's Metropolitan University with several facilities in downtown Oklahoma City. This includes the Academy of Contemporary Music and two downtown teaching facilities, including the
newly renovated Santa Fe Plaza that houses the MBA program. The UCO campus is very diverse with most of its student population from the culturally and ethnically diverse Metropolitan Area and with one in sixteen students being international in origin.
UCO's Jackson College of Graduate Studies, founded in 1954, is an institutional member of the Council of Graduate Schools and offers over 70 graduate majors in over 40 graduate programs and offers nine different graduate degrees, including the Doctor of Science in Forensic Science. The College also offers doctoral study through a unique partnership with Swansea University in Wales, U. K. in which American students may seek a British Ph.
D. through Swansea University with the co-supervision of UCO faculty. UCO's Jackson College of Graduate Studies provides access to graduate education for all students locally, nationally, and internationally, while supporting UCO's mission of transformative learning so that students may become productive, creative, ethical, and engaged citizens and leaders serving their local and global communities.
The Dean leads and oversees the Jackson College of Graduate Studies (JCGS) and represents it in university planning and decision making. The Dean reports to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Associate and/or Assistant Deans of the College report to the Dean.
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Advises and supports the academic colleges and the Graduate Council in the maintenance and development of quality graduate programming, including the expansion of traditional, hybrid, and fully online graduate offerings, as well as doctoral programs. Supervises the Manager of Graduate Admissions and Manager of CRM Activities as well as all aspects of graduate student admissions, including the hiring, support, and evaluation of graduate admission specialists.
Presides over the Graduate Council and associated Committees. Evaluates and makes recommendations on graduate curricular and course changes. Maintains the integrity of graduate faculty credentialing, graduate policies and processes and determines appropriate exceptions, including those involving overloads, substitutions, and waivers. Maintains graduate records, ensuring their accuracy, uniformity, and timeliness. Promotes graduate education through catalog, website, and other promotional materials and activities.
Assists the academic colleges in solidifying and increasing graduate enrollment, including supporting departmental/school marketing recruitment and promotional strategies for UCO graduate programs; evaluates graduate enrollment patterns and advises the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs of trends and areas of concern. Works in conjunction with the academic departments, deans, the Office of Global Affairs and the Office of Global and Cultural Competencies to coordinate, develop, and support graduate programming for international students.
Maintains the integrity of graduate programs, policies, and processes in international relationships and determines appropriate exceptions. Provides oversight for emergent international partnerships related to graduate studies, such as the Swansea @ UCO Ph. D. program including administering, directing, and marketing the program. In alignment with UCO's metropolitan initiative, maintains a broad vision for the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area graduate programming. Works strategically and cooperatively with campus leadership, appropriate university units, and external entities to establish new graduate programming and other relevant offerings in the OKC Metropolitan Area and provides support to ensure progress.
Works proactively and collaboratively with academic colleges and other appropriate university units to develop strategic partnerships in the OKC Metropolitan Area that promote graduate enrollment at the UCO downtown teaching facilities, including partnerships with other institutions or organizations. Oversees and manages the JCGS budget including fiscal expenditures, budgetary projections, and plans for increasing and diversifying revenue. Supports graduate faculty grantsmanship efforts, as needed, to support graduate programming or student transformative learning engagement.
Administers and provides oversight of the administration of any JCGS faculty and graduate student awards and/or additional JCGS graduate assistantship opportunities, as well as the 3-Minute Thesis Competition. Supports, encourages, and advocates for high-impact educational practices, including UCO's Central Six tenets of Transformative Learning. Maintains high visibility in the profession by maintaining personal scholarship and grantsmanship activities. Accepts leadership positions in the community and serves as a professional consultant.
Serves as a role model academically, professionally, and personally. Comfortable and skilled in conflict resolution and decision-making. Maintains confidentiality. Encourages diversity and equity. Performs other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications/Experience: Earned doctorate or other terminal degree and experience as a full-time faculty member. Progressively responsible academic administrative experience at department- and/or college-level. A distinguished record of graduate-level teaching, scholarship and service to qualify for tenure and the rank of Professor in a College department including recent evidence of publications and presentations.
Demonstrated evidence for success in obtaining public and/or private funding in support of student-centered learning outcomes. Demonstrated ability to provide leadership in strategic planning, program and personnel backssment, budget management, and technology applications. Recognizable vision of and commitment to higher education, especially at the graduate level. High energy level, dynamic leadership ability, and demonstrated outstanding facilitation, communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong ethical, moral and professional values. A strong and well-documented commitment to diversity. An understanding of the unique needs of graduate students and graduate programs. Preferred Qualifications/Experience: Evidence for the development of policies that promote High-Impact Educational Practices, including student-centered research and/or other areas of Transformative Learning practices promoted at UCO. Strong evidence of leadership in this area, including at the national level. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of organizational structure, workflow, and operating procedures.
Skill in budget preparation and fiscal management. Knowledge of human resource concepts, practices, policies, and procedures. Knowledge of applicable legislation, standards, policies and procedures within specialty area. Skill in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures. Effective interpersonal and community relations skills and the ability to communicate and work effectively within a diverse community and across university divisions. Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments.
Ability to develop, plan, and implement short- and long-range goals. Ability to supervise and train employees to include organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments. Program planning and implementation skills. Employee development and performance management skills. Knowledge of graduate student development theory and graduate student personnel administration. Knowledge of graduate student support programs and services. Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
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The coach will provide daily instruction to student-athletes to increase their knowledge and understanding of the sport. Provide strategic direction, leadership, and motivation to prepare student-athletes for intercollegiate competition. Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions.
Educate and enforce safety rules and regulations. Plan and direct physical conditioning programs that will enable athletes to achieve maximum performance. Educate individuals or groups on rules, strategies, techniques, and principles relevant to their particular sport. Evaluate athletes' skill levels and review performance records to determine their fitness and potential in a particular area of athletics.
Keep abreast of changing rules, techniques, technologies, and philosophies relevant to their sport. Ensure compliance with all NCAA rules and regulations for their respective sports program.
Department Specific Essential Job Functions: The Assistant Men's Basketball Coach will serve as a representative of the University displaying courtesy, tact, consideration, and discretion in all interactions with other members of the UCO community and with the public. Monitor and evaluate the academic progress of student-athletes. Assist head coach in planning and executing practice sessions. Work with student-athletes in developing skills in basketball. backss competitor performance. Help to formulate
workout sessions and game plans. Coordinate recruiting efforts which involve evaluating current and potential talent at high schools and junior colleges.
Performs other related tasks as assigned. A coach who is found in violation of NCAA regulations shall be subject to disciplinary or corrective action as outlined in the provisions of the NCAA enforcement procedures, including suspension without pay or termination of employment for significant or repetitive violations. Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of and adheres to applicable NCAA, Conference, University, and departmental rules and regulations. Upon notification of an NCAA violation, reports the violation to the NCAA Compliance Office.
Also has a responsibility to follow applicable procedures and cooperate fully with any and all investigations of potential violations of NCAA, Conference, University, or departmental rules and regulations. Experience Required: The ideal candidate will have experience in teaching, instructing and coaching, preferably at the collegiate level. Requires the application of expertise in a chosen field to achieve results. 1+ years of experience. Appropriate profession accomplishments and credentials. Experience Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Education or related field.
Previous experience as a Basketball Coach, preferably as a College or High School Head Coach or as an assistant at the college level. Candidate must have current certification in First Aid, CPR & AED or become certified as required by NCAA DII Bylaw 11.1.6 prior to the start of employment. Post-hire: Must complete NCAA Coaching Certification Modules within (14) days of beginning employment date. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Demonstrated competency in the areas of skills instruction, academic prioritization, ability to function in a multi-dimensional organization, budget management, and talent backssment.
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a pool of interested applicants from which the Department may draw as sections become open at any point in the current academic year. This posting may or may not result in the hiring of adjuncts. Adjunct faculty members provide quality learning experience for students and support the educational philosophy, mission, and long-term goals of the University of Central Oklahoma, the College of Liberal Arts, and the hiring department.
Adjunct faculty members teach classes, advise and mentor students, evaluate student performance, and maintain student records in accordance with university policies. Adjunct faculty members work in a collaborative manner with full- and part-time colleagues and
adhere to all of the policies and procedures outlined in the UCO Faculty and Employee Handbooks. Department Specific Essential Job Functions: Instruct up to three sections of first-year composition classes during the Fall and Spring semesters.
Composition courses at UCO focus on expository writing, argumentation, and research. Experience Required: Possesses at least a Master's degree in the field specified in the position announcement (exceptions require Academic Affairs approval). Possesses excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills. Experience Preferred: Master's degree in English required, MA in Comp/Rhet preferred. Two years college-level teaching experience
required. Must be available for morning, afternoon, and/or evening sessions as assigned.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Adjunct faculty in English are instructors-of-record and are responsible for planning lessons, developing assignments and activities, grading and returning student work, and holding classes as scheduled by the University. Additional duties include scheduling office hours, answering email promptly, administering course evaluations, and meeting College of Liberal Arts and English Department deadlines. Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
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applicants from which the Department may draw as sections become open at any point in the current academic year. This posting may or may not result in the hiring of adjuncts. Adjunct faculty provides a quality learning experience for students on a semester basis.
Adjunct faculty reports to a dean or chair and performs instruction-related duties and responsibilities in a timely manner and in accordance with the mission, policies and procedures of the college. The relationship of the adjunct faculty member to the student is one of teacher and facilitator of learning. Department Specific Essential Job Functions: Teaching undergraduate courses in Leadership in any of the following formats:
'Traditional semester morning, afternoon, or evening courses 'Weekend courses 'Block scheduling (4 or 8 week courses) 'Online 'UCO Campus in Edmond or UCO-Downtown at the Carnegie Center in downtown Oklahoma City.
Specific courses may include: Theories of Leadership Leadership and Cultural Competency Internship in Leadership Other leadership courses Adjunct faculty members support the educational philosophy, mission, and long-term goals of the University of Central Oklahoma, the College of Liberal Arts, and the hiring department. Adjunct faculty members teach classes, advise and mentor students, evaluate student performance, and maintain student records in accordance with university policies.
Note: Adjunct positions at UCO are part-time teaching positions.
Qualifications Qualifications/Experience Required: Possesses at least a master's degree in the field specified in the position announcement (exceptions require Academic Affairs approval). Possesses excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills. Qualifications/Experience Preferred: Either the bachelor's degree or the master's degree or the doctorate must be in leadership or a related discipline 'A minimum of five years of significant leadership experience 'Previous teaching and/or training and development experience 'Evidence of teaching effectiveness 'Willingness to learn specific technology 'Experience in teaching leadership courses at the secondary or university level or conducting training and development sessions in leadership is preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Teaches, advises and mentors students, evaluates student performance, and maintains department and student records in accordance with university policies. Adheres to the educational philosophy of the university, the mission and long term goals of the University. Works in a collaborative manner with colleagues and professional peers. Participates in university meetings that relate specifically to faculty.
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