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Executive Director of Academic Assessment

Job ID

223482

Location

Central Administration

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

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Regular/Temporary

Regular

Opening

Full Time 40 hours Grade 099

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY:

(Assist the Associate Provost for Academic Administration with the process of new program approval and program revisions)

• Maintain all documents related to state requirements including contacts, timelines, application documents, renewals, etc...

• Supports internal new program approval and development process

• Complete applications by collaborating with faculty and school administrators in the development of materials to facilitate program approvals

• Manage the creation of centralized, consistent, and accurate application materials for components needed by NYSED

• Track progress of program applications and approval

• Communicate application progress and outcomes to relevant stakeholders

• Support continuous improvement by monitoring, expanding, and improving processes related to programmatic approvals

Student Learning Assessment:

• Serve as University level learning outcomes assessment officer

• Chair the University Committee on Educational Effectiveness Assessment (UCEEA)

• Manage UCEEA meeting agendas

• Plan and support professional development for all UCEEA members

• Develop and maintain strong, high-level understanding of assessment activities across the schools

• Develop proficiency in the use of software to manage assessment data (AEFIS)

• Assist schools in preparing to collect assessment data using software (AEFIS)

• Represent University assessment activities to outside agencies (NYSED, MSCHE, etc...)

• Alert associate provost to learning assessment issues with potential to impact the University

• Generate annual review report from school-level UCEEA reports

• Remain current on best practices and new developments in learning outcomes assessment

• Serve as an assessment resource to all schools as needed

• Serve on the Educational IT Governance Committee as representative of the Office of the Provost

Academic Policy Management:

(Assist the Associate Provost for Academic Administration with the development of new institution-level academic policies and updates to existing policies)

• Work with Academic Administration Network (AAN) to review academic policies and determine when updates are necessary

• Stay current on best practices in academic policy administration

• Work with AAN to identify areas where new university-level academic policy would serve all the schools

• Manage new policy development from draft, to approval, to implementation, and documentation

Accreditation Liaison:

(Assist the Associate Provost for Academic Administration with tracking accreditation activity across the University)

• Develop relationship with the MSCHE Liaison to the University

• Assist in the drafting of responses to annual MSCHE reports and Self-Studies

• Assist in management of all materials for MSCHE substantive change reports, annual reports, and self-studies

• Attend MSCHE conferences and Town Hall to stay current with policies

• Keep University community apprised of changes to MSCHE policies and requirements

• Maintain record of all specialized accreditor activity

• Assist schools with specialized accreditation reports as requested

• Maintain the Evidence Bank that supports accreditation reports and self-studies (AEFIS)

Compliance:

• Conduct compliance audits for accreditation-relevant federal regulations

• Maintain a calendar of due dates for compliance events/deadlines

Other Duties:

• Assist with response to external agencies requesting information related to academic policies and procedures as requested

• Other special projects as assigned by the Office of the Provost or the Office of the President

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree required, doctoral degree preferred

• Minimum five years’ experience working in higher education administration

• Excellent project management, organizational, analytical, and communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety of University constituents including faculty, administration, staff, and students

• Ability to problem solve, multi-task, adjust to changing priorities, while remaining attentive to deadlines