Director, Honors College

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Posted: 24-Mar-24

Location: Wilmington, North Carolina

Salary: Open

Categories:

Academic/Faculty Affairs
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 31635

Department: Honors College - 33100

Brief Summary of Work for this position:

The Director of the Honors College at UNCW serves to enrich, direct and support the Honors program while strengthening and sustaining a diverse Honors community among UNCW's students, faculty and staff. In serving this mission, the Director oversees all student recruitment efforts and provides oversight in planning the Honors College curriculum and programs.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of three years or greater of related professional experience.
• Hold a terminal degree in their respective field and be tenured at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.
• Experience with an Honors program.
• Have a record of active scholarship and effective teaching.
• Evidence of contributions to Honors curricular and co-curricular experiences, including developing interdisciplinary and applied offerings, including study abroad/global engagement, and applied learning experiences.
• Demonstrated skills in effective communication and the ability to engage all Honors partners (students, faculty, administrators, community partners, alumni).
• Experience building diverse and inclusive learning environments and partnering with campus and community partners to create such environments.
• Supervisory and leadership experience.
• Demonstrated passion for and values that embrace a holistic and student-centered approach to education.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience :

• The initiation and development of new programs and curriculum, including hiring and supervising students working in peer-to-peer programs (e.g., student advisors, ambassadors, and mentors).
• Strategic work with diversity and inclusion partners to create a welcoming environment and sense of belonging centered around the honors college experience.
• Partnering with internal constituents to effectively leverage existing resources, and negotiate for additional resources in alignment with the Honors and UNCW strategic plans, such as advocating for and supporting a robust four-year Honors curriculum across all disciplines.
• Recruitment, enrollment, and financial aid experience, including recruiting off-campus
• Coordination and oversight of academic, peer, and professional advising
• Global Honors strategies, including working with campus study abroad offices and global partners and recruiting international faculty to teach in Honors.
• Supervisory and leadership experience working with Honors faculty, staff, and students across units.

Required Certifications or Licensure:

N/A

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

The Honors College attracts and retains academically talented students, offering a powerful learning experience by encouraging curiosity, critical thinking, and independent work skills, that together contribute to creating a community of honors scholars on campus. The Honors College is committed to offering opportunities to students as they pursue their academic passions in college. The vision of the program is to encourage and support life-long learning, including a global and interdisciplinary perspective.

Applicant Instructions:

PLEASE NOTE: This posting will close at 11:59PM (Eastern time) on the posted closing date. To receive full consideration, please be sure you have fully completed the entire application, including the 'Work History' section before you apply for this position. Applications must be submitted through the online application system to be considered.

AA/EEO Statement:

At the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), our culture reflects our values of inclusion, diversity, globalization, ethics and integrity and innovation and we are committed to providing equality of educational and employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents – except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs. UNCW believes that embracing the unique contributions of our faculty, staff and students is critical to our success and paramount in being recognized for our global mindset.

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About The University of North Carolina at Wilmington
The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state’s coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking and a community rich in diversity, inclusion and global perspectives.A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to-BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation’s only bachelor’s degree program focused on coastal engineering.The university’s efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity” institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.
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