What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dean, Honors College position at uic?
The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) seeks an exceptional leader and scholar to serve as the next Dean of the Honors College.
The UIC Honors College, founded in 1982, provides opportunities for
academic challenge and enrichment to
more than 1,800 undergraduates
at UIC. With over 750 affiliated Faculty Fellows and 15 full-time staff, the UIC
Honors College provides its students with an interdisciplinary academic
experience, including honors-specific coursework, research, and service
learning, culminating in an inquiry-based Honors capstone. Recognized as a
national leader in accessible honors education which, uniquely, admits
both transfer and continuing students in addition to first-year students, the UIC Honors
College boasts strong student retention and graduation rates for all students.
The student
demographics of the Honors College closely mirror those of the highly diverse
UIC undergraduate student body, and the college has achieved equity in student
outcomes across demographic lines, with a graduation rate of 92% and a
first-year retention rate of 97%. To ensure access to students regardless of
socioeconomic status, the college awards over $1.8 million in scholarships and
other financial support such as research grants, student engagement seed funds,
and Dean’s Emergency grants. Engagement and service are signature components of
the Honors College student experience, with 15% of students documenting
engagement in a service or leadership activity and 20% documenting engagement
in undergraduate research.
Estimated to be
at least 80%-time, the position reports to the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, is a member
of the UIC Dean’s Council, and the appointment of the Dean of the Honors
College is critical to its continuing growth as a national leader in honors
education. The Dean will be responsible for articulating and realizing a vision
for the future of the college as well as overseeing both the Honors College
operating and fellowship budgets, in addition to identifying new sources of
revenue and private and federal funding for these areas. Additional
responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Serving as academic and fiscal leader of the Honors College in all areas, including curriculum, budget, staff development, student activities, and the Honors experience.
- Developing a strategic plan to attract, mentor, and retain high-achieving students.
- Working closely with the other deans and the Provost to develop interdisciplinary undergraduate curriculum designed to maintain excellence; sustain and enhance student access; and increase the retention and graduation of undergraduate students.
- Overseeing Honors College scholarship and research awards.
- Working with the other deans and senior administrators to align the college’s activities and goals with the greater interests of UIC.
- Representing UIC and the Honors College in national organizations such as HERU (Honors Education at Research Universities).