Title: #IV-13C.
Academic Program Coordinator Position Description
Date: August 29,
2012 (Replaces
version dated February 7, 2008)
Academic Program Coordinators will receive an
appointment letter at the beginning of their term of appointment indicating
their responsibilities as an Academic Program Coordinator. Academic Program Coordinators may receive up
to three credit hours reassigned time upon recommendation by the division chair
and approval of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. General duties and responsibilities of an
Academic Program Coordinator include the following:
- Advising students
and ensuring that they are matriculating appropriately through the degree
program;
- Serving as a
liaison with the internal and external community on behalf of the program;
- Preparing
preliminary class schedules and recommending to the division chairs
appropriate adjunct faculty qualified to teach in the program;
- Monitoring the
budget associated with the program;
- Ordering
materials needed for the program following approval by the division chair;
- Preparing any
reports needed by the institution regarding the program;
- Overseeing the
program advisory committee meetings;
- Providing
support for those teaching in the program area;
- Orienting new
faculty (full-time and adjunct) in the program area;
- Other
responsibilities determined by the division chair that are specifically
related to the program and approved by the Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs.