Program Chair - Criminal Justice

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Program Chair - Criminal Justice

Duties: Identify, recruit and hire program faculty and adjunct faculty. Manage all aspects of the program’s prospective accreditation process. Facilitate programmatic faculty meetings, advisory committee meetings, curriculum review meetings. Maintain records, reports, examinations, data, and other program specific items as required by the college, accreditation, or governmental agencies. Supervise, develop, maintain and deliver program curriculum. Assure the continuous improvement of syllabi and curriculum, including assessment of program and course outcomes for on ground and online activities. Coordinate new faculty orientation and training for the program. Work with Course Development on reviewing and approving online courses in process of being developed and to be developed. Initiate academic partnerships with local Colleges and Universities and establish and maintain partnerships with external institutions and organizations. Student Retention & Support : Implement affiliation agreements for student placement and internships. Administer high-level academic support to ensure retention of students so that they succeed in their academic endeavors. Provide support to students through advising, transfer credit approval, registration, and next level handling of student issues and complaints. Provides oversight and answers questions relative to the evaluation of transcripts of transfer students for purposes of admission to a program of study. Monitor faculty follow-up with students concerning absence, missing work and/or poor academic progress, contributing to the institution’s commitment to student retention and success. Contribute to weekly retention meetings. Faculty Support & Oversight: Evaluate instructor transcripts to assign appropriately credentialed instructors to teach courses in the Department. Work with Instructors who are new to CEC to orient them to our teaching methods, processes and policies. Observe Instructors to ensure quality of instruction meets our objectives. Ensure instructors meet their responsibilities relative to mid-term grades, final grades, student attendance, at-risk students, etc. Manage faculty loading, class scheduling and instructor scheduling ensuring appropriate student/instructor ratio and classroom utilization. Review and provides feedback on instructor performance. Conducts periodic performance reviews with each instructor. Monitor faculty development needs and provides documentation of faculty development plan and outcomes. Review student evaluations and share evaluations with instructors, using results as a means for identification of opportunities for improvement. Review and approve faculty professional development plan annually. Evaluate faculty progress toward professional development plan semi-annually, based upon review of evidence provided. Develop adjunct faculty pool with appropriate academic and professional credentials. Teach classes for absent instructors, as necessary. May be required to work extra hours to include evenings, as necessary, and as directed by the Assistant Provost. Work two evenings per week so as to service and interact with the evening population. Work two days per week at the Patchogue campus and two days per week at the Bethpage campus. Curriculum : Lead the program review and revision process, using student outcomes data and input from advisory boards to drive decision-making. Contribute to the identification and development of new programs, and alignment of existing curriculum. Identify requirements and needs to meet national and programmatic accreditation requirements as well as any state licensure requirements. Work with faculty to engage in continuous textbook review and selection. Participate in institutional effectiveness programs as it relates to their specific program including data collection, analysis and continuous improvement at the campus level. Administration: Develop a schedule of course offerings for each term. Assure that attendance is taken in every class for each scheduled meeting time. Work with faculty and students to fairly and consistently resolve Grade Appeals. Maintain required documentation of all student and instructor issues, including Grade Appeals. Assist in management of department expenses within limitations of the budget. Participate in the budgeting process; operate within budgetary constraints. Maintain compliance with school, state, and accreditation policies in the areas of instruction, curriculum and attendance. Enact student suspensions, when necessary. Serve on academic committees. Assist with monitoring the grading system, testing procedures, textbooks, classroom size, and student/staff morale. Professional/Community Involvement : Maintains membership in appropriate professional organizations and attends/speaks at professional meetings and seminars. Identifies opportunities for student participation in professional organizations, including student competitions. Interact with community leaders to ensure student participation in community service and service learning projects. Participate in development and management of local corporate programs. Maintain liaison with industry, accreditation, community and government organizations as needed. Works with advisory boards. Program Chairs also execute all the responsibilities of an Instructor typically teaching 1 class/session.

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