Department Chair- Music - Morris Brown College

1. The Department Chair will provide compelling leadership for the personnel and academic program of MBC's undergraduate college in the liberal arts tradition; The Department Chair works with the faculty to maintain a strong and coherent system of faculty governance, designed to ensure faculty input and accountability within a Christian education institution; As an AME college, the Department Chair will be responsible for the integration of Christian values, faith, learning, work, and service into the curriculum under the supervision of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA).

2. The Department Chair will participate in a tenure process working towards Full Professor as represented by documents on file; The Department Chair will use a new Faculty Information System i.e., Portfolium, Interfolio, Google Sites, Live Binder, Lyterati, or Box that allows the management, sharing, updating and assessment of information regarding an institution's faculty members; through the MBC faculty tenure process, the Department Chair will participate and promote the College's efforts to expand its scholarly capacity; the Department Chair will work closely with the faculty in recruiting and supporting research-active faculty who are also excellent teachers.

3. The Department Chair will teach a minimum of two courses per semester as assigned, lead departmental faculty, work with the VPAA to conduct classroom observations, advise students, attend department and college faculty meetings, carry out committee assignments, support student activities, and attend College ceremonies and other activities held at the College.

4. The Department Chair will maintain appropriate course and student records and keep office hours as determined by Morris Brown College; the Department Chair will evaluate transfer transcripts to award appropriate MBC credit in collaboration with the Registrar/Provost.

5. The Department Chair will provide administrative oversight of instructional programs; academic planning, curricula, and scheduling; working with the Provost, the Department Chair will support the provost in the effective launch of Morris Brown College Online and distance learning through instructional technology platforms including Populi; The Department Chair and their faculty must become certified to teach online through the Executive Director of Online Learning.

6. The Department Chair will be responsible for leading his/her department and academic affairs and priorities as associated with becoming fully accredited through the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) and meeting state requirements with The Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education
   Commission (GNPEC) including yearly renewals.

7. The Department Chair will support the provost in the assessment, evaluation, and improvement of academic programs, achievement of learners, quality measurement tools, and accreditation in his/her respective program including online programs; The Department Chair is responsible for working closely with the VPAA, the President, other Department Chairs, faculty, and the academic committee of the Board in fostering a vision and plan for further development of existing academic programs.

8. The Department Chair will support the provost in accreditation and assessment.

9. The Department Chair will attend faculty meetings; additionally, The Department Chair will support the provost with ensuring 100% (twice a year) faculty classroom observations and evaluation of all faculty.

10. The Department Chair will support the provost in the hiring and leading and/or delegation of the training and development of all faculty; responsible for ensuring receipt of all accreditations required documents including transcripts and other credentials and records.

11. The Department Chair will support the Provost in monitoring faculty credit hour production by reviewing, revising, and approving faculty course loads and office-hour schedules; The Department Chair will support the Provost in providing strategic vision and leadership for the improvement of Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Commission on Education (GNPEC) and Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) curriculum and new program development, academic policy development, assessment, staffing/scheduling for the academic programs of the College and will assure timely and effective instructional program review.

12. The Department Chair will support the provost in leading student retention efforts from an academic perspective and work with college retention teams to meet retention goals as set forth in the TRACS approved college objectives.

13. The Department Chair will support the Provost in recruiting, hiring, and developing a group of outstanding, diverse, promising, and distinguished faculty members; The Department Chair will support the Provost in the direction of the pursuit of excellence in undergraduate and professional education in faculty scholarship and research, develop academic programs that advance the common good, enhance MBC's national reputation, city, and regional impact, and reflect the Colleges' commitment to its core values including community service.

14. The Department Chair will support the provost in strategically allocating current resources and developing new resources to meet the college mission, vision, and strategic plan by advancing research and supporting faculty through a revived tenure process for accomplished teacher-scholars.

15. The Department Chair will be responsible for his/her department; The Department Chair 5will support the provost with school assessment as required by TRACS and GNPEC; The Department Chair will use modern tools and technologies to analyze data and trends to solve problems and create action plans.

16. The Department Chair will support the provost in revising and improving all academic policies including but not limited to the College Catalog and Faculty Handbook.

17. The Department Chair will teach and produce scholarship which includes the following:

    1. Invited research symposia and conferences at State, Regional, National, or international meetings

    2. Poster presentations at State, Regional, National, or international meetings

    3. Podium Presentations at State, Regional, National, or international meetings

    4. Peer-reviewed publication of

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