Associate Dean, General Education

Responsibilities include:

* Co-Chair the DUE Executive Committee with Honors Program Director, including setting meeting agendas, preparing meeting materials, establishing subcommittees, disseminating decisions, and facilitating the business of the committee

* Serve as the Faculty Assessment Organizer for the GE program and collaborate with the DUE Assessment Analyst and the DUE Executive Committee to conduct regular assessment of the GE program. Create reports for annual and periodic program review

* Collaborate with CETL, GE program staff, and other DUE units to provide faculty development opportunities in support of the GE program

* Provide guidance and direction to the work of the General Education Program and Divisional Curriculum Coordinator

* Work with the GE Program Coordinator and DUE Executive Committee to manage student petitions related to GE requirements

* Facilitate processes for GE course designation requests and periodic course recertification, with appropriate partnership from the DUE Executive Committee and GE program manager

* Partner with Schools to ensure adequate offerings of GE requirements to meet student needs

* Recommend changes to support improvement of the GE program

* Implement faculty-approved changes to the GE program

* Represent the GE program to campus stakeholders and external entities

* Serve as the Department Chair for DUE courses, including USTU and ROTC

Department: https://ge.ucmerced.edu/students

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