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(posted 4/19/24)
Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia seeks applications for a Director of the Center for Learning Excellence.
About the Role
The Director of the Center for Learning Excellence (CLE) plays a pivotal role in fostering student academic success at Hollins University. This position oversees the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of comprehensive tutoring, peer learning, supplemental instruction, and academic support programs across various disciplines including math, writing, biology, chemistry, psychology, languages, and other areas. They will help implement a shared vision of the center as an inclusive space of growth, learning, and skill development fostering a culture in which learning support serves all students. The director will lead with a collaborative, student-centered approach, working closely with faculty, staff, and students in an environment that empowers students to reach their full potential. This position reports to the Associate Vice President for Student Success and supervises approximately 20 student peer tutors and learning assistants.
Specific duties include the following:
Position Qualifications
Successful applicants must have the following qualifications and experience:
Preferred candidates will have the following:
Application Process
Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to hollinshr@hollins.edu. Candidates are encouraged to comment in their cover letter on how their contributions will further the university’s efforts to ensure the success and inclusion of all members of its community. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Semi-final candidates will be asked to submit contact information for three references. Once the selected candidate accepts a contingent employment offer, a criminal history background check will be conducted.
About Hollins
Hollins University is dedicated to academic excellence, creativity, belonging, and preparing students for lives of purpose. Hollins provides an outstanding and academically rigorous undergraduate liberal arts education for women and entrepreneurial and innovative graduate programs for all in a gender-inclusive environment. The university promotes opportunities for research, study abroad, and leadership training, and offers real-world experience through global internships supported by an extensive alumnae/i network.
An equal opportunity employer, Hollins fosters diversity and inclusiveness at every level of the university. Persons of all genders, gender identity/expression, and sexual orientation; persons with disabilities; persons of all racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds; and first-generation college graduates are encouraged to apply.
Visit www.hollins.edu for more information.
Full Time
Colleges & Universities
$78k-120k (estimate)
04/23/2024
04/29/2024
hollins.edu
ROANOKE, VA
200 - 500
1842
NANCY OLIVER GRAY
$10M - $50M
Colleges & Universities
Why Hollins University? --You get the womens college advantage. Just ask our graduates, or any graduate of a womens college, for that matter. Theyll tell you about the confidence that comes from being in charge: of clubs, of the student government, of classroom discussions. Youll also join Hollins global network of alumnae, who open doors to internships and career opportunities that can last a lifetime. --You get unparalleled leadership training. No matter what you decide to pursue after college, good leadership skills will help you do it better. And through our Batten Leadership Institute, yo...u identify and hone those skills. In fact, youll learn more in three years than most people learn in a lifetime. --You get to write. A lot. Since 1960, Hollins has produced amazing writers in our undergraduate and graduate creative writing program. Our students work with talented faculty members who are published poets, novelists, essayists, and scholars. We have received national acclaim for the works of our graduates (four have won Pulitzer Prizes) and for our distinctive approach to teaching. --You get to study abroad. On average, more than 50% of our students have an international learning experience. One of the reasons is that Hollins offers generous aid to help students better afford to study abroad. We offer our own programs in Paris and London, as well as the opportunity to study on affiliated programs in 14 other locations. --You get to put theory into practice. Two-thirds of our students complete an internship. Our program places students in companies, nonprofits, museums, law firms, and hospitals, both in the United States and abroad.
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