Associate Dean of the Keeping Sights Upward Journey Honors College
Associate Dean of the Keeping Sights Upward Journey Honors College
Keeping Sights Upward Journey Honors College
Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for an administrative faculty position as a tenured Professor and Associate Dean of the Keeping Sights Upward Journey Honors College with a preferred start date of January 1, 2025. This is a twelve-month contracted position. This position is for work to be performed in the state of Georgia.
The Associate Dean will be a key member of the KSU Journey Honors College leadership team and will oversee both the Office of National and International Scholarships and Fellowships (ONISF) and our prestigious honors cohort programs.
The Office of National and International Scholarships and Fellowships is poised for radical growth and needs a dynamic, visionary leader to help expand its impact on Kennesaw State University's 46,000+ students. In collaboration with the Dean, the Associate Dean will help create and implement a strategic plan to increase the number of applications to national and international scholarships and fellowships and will help support the pipeline of applicants by creating a culture of excellence and engagement in the college’s honors cohort programs.
Responsibilities include:
- Creating systems to scale the pipeline for prestigious awards, particularly among honors students
- Serving as a spokesperson and advocate for ONISF
- Working with Strategic Communications to amplify ONISF-related success stories
- Supervising the Director and Program Manager for ONISF
- Coordinating sections of HON 3499
- Working to recruit, support, and mentor students through the application process
- Working with the directors of existing honors cohorts to focus on all students applying for external awards
- Working with cohort directors and the program manager for recruitment and admissions to optimize the impact of cohorts on overall honors recruitment
- Overseeing and assessing cohort curricula and student learning outcomes
- Teaching honors courses as needed
- Fulfilling other duties as assigned
Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines.
Required Qualifications Include
- A terminal degree, or the foreign equivalent, with an academic background and appropriate credentials to be a tenured Professor in one of the University's academic departments or schools
- A record of progressive academic leadership experience (3-5 years) and career success appropriate to the Associate Dean's role
- Successful experience building or leading major initiatives
Preferred Qualifications Include
- Experience with National and International Scholarship and Fellowship advising (strongly preferred)
- Experience in Honors Education (strongly preferred)
- Administrative and leadership experience in honors (strongly preferred)
- Experience fostering collaborations across departments, colleges, and/or institutions
- Record of mentorship of undergraduate research and creative activities; internships, study abroad, and/or community-based learning
- Effective communication skills
- Successful budget management
- Demonstrated ability to effectively supervise and mentor faculty and staff
- Experience with assessment
For a full description of this position, application deadlines, and application procedures, visit https://hr.kennesaw.edu/careers.php. Search for Job ID 276471.
For more than 60 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia’s largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs to over 46,000 students. Our high-impact research, and Division I athletics also draw students from throughout the region and across the globe. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional, and national level.
Our vibrant culture, career opportunities, mission and values and rich benefits make us an employer of choice. As part of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State exemplifies the power and promise of a student-centered, research-driven university. Our institutional values are respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and accountability. In addition, Kennesaw State supports the University of Georgia’s core values of accountability, excellence, integrity, and respect. For more information, visit https://www.kennesaw.edu/.
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