Assistant Dean of Assessment and Accreditation at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut

Job Description:

Provide leadership for ongoing and systematic academic assessment, fostering a culture that promotes continuous improvement of student learning. Compiles, implements, presents, and analyzes outcomes data. Consult regularly with programs on assessment of student learning outcomes, as well as chairs and deans in their support of faculty conducting assessment. Facilitate professional development opportunities for faculty, chairs, and deans in academic assessment. Prepare high-impact and influential assessment reports to drive improvement, including annual reports for external accrediting bodies and state reports. Design surveys and perform quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis; (i.e, curriculum and program effectiveness, student success, learning outcomes) Partner with faculty in the design and execution of surveys and other evaluation instruments for use in faculty-led assessment initiatives and effectiveness evaluation projects. Provide leadership in writing self-studies for various programmatic accreditation bodies (i.e. CAEP, CACREP), in cooperation with faculty. Stays informed about changes to accreditation and certification at the state and national levels. Leads on-going efforts to improve assessment data gathering and reporting and the wider use of FCEHD assessment management and data tools to support college planning, evaluation, operations, and decision-making. Directs the operations and maintenance of all assessment-related software and data systems. Assures that program assessment and evaluation tools are updated, disseminated, collected and analyzed. Assists with preparation of grant proposals. Serve on College and University committees. Serves as certification officer for certificate programs. Special projects as assigned by Dean. Other duties as assigned.