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South University

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1899

📚 Education

Education

South University is a private university founded in 1899 that offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs across a variety of professional fields. It operates 11 campus locations in states including Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Alabama, and Texas, and also provides fully online programs (with required in-person clinical/practicum components where applicable). Programs include Business & Technology, Counseling & Psychology, Criminal Justice & Legal Studies, Healthcare, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Administration, and Public Health. The institution is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and emphasizes flexible learning formats, military benefits, scholarships, and career services to support students' professional development.

📋 Description

• The Chair is a faculty member of the College of Health Professions and serves as an academic leader for the program(s) • Conduct on-site/campus at least twice a month across multiple campuses and all future expansions of all faculty, staff, Medical Directors, and Program Directors to manage. • Supervise PD all faculty, staff, Medical Directors on daily program operations • Convene a collective PD committee bi-weekly to review admissions, curriculum, accreditation updates, and program policies • Conduct one-on-ones with PDs bi-weekly • Develop and revise quarterly schedules for all campuses to ensure alignment with registrar and academic terms. • Evaluate fiscal use of resources and manage, hire, and credential adjunct/instructor pool. • Ensure and audit implementation of appropriate and correct departmental course syllabi, course content, and course policies for all 6 campuses the program is offered. • Assist students timely with appeals, grievances, and concerns in the department across all campuses. • Oversee program assessment, admissions, course delivery, remediation process, dismissal and re-entry procedures for all campuses. • Implement retention initiatives across all 6 campuses. • Supervise and review the budget developed by each PD, working with campus leadership on proposed expenditures. • Meet with clinical partners at each campus frequently to ensure recruitment and retention of clinical sites. • Oversee processes and procedures conducted by all clinical education faculty on every campus including clinical faculty/preceptor development and other requirements according ARC-PA. • Oversee processes and procedures conducted by all didactic education faculty on every campus including didactic instructional faculty development and other requirements according ARC-PA. • Audit PD and faculty documentation within every campus’s student files to ensure proper documentation of progression and academic advising. • Manage the Student Progress and Promotions Committee process and procedure to ensure student access to due process across all campuses. • Ensure that program advisory committees are formed and meet at least twice a year on every campus. • Manage and evaluate all PDs performance and conduct on every campus in conjunction with the Campus Dean. • Provide input on the evaluation of all faculty, Medical Directors, and staff performance and conduct on every campus in conjunction with the Program Director and Campus Dean. • Coordinate and supervise Interprofessional activities for each campus to ensure Medical Directors, and staff participation. • In the absence of a PD, the Chair may serve in the interim role to support the campus. • Act as a liaison between faculty, staff, Medical Directors/Program Directors and the Campus Deans, including the Assistant/Associate College Dean.

🎯 Requirements

• Earned terminal degree (Master’s level) from a PA program accredited by ARC-PA and regionally accredited university • A minimum of 3 years of experience as a Program Director in PA Education • A minimum of 3 years of full-time higher education experience • A minimum of 2 years successful performance in a full-time university-level teaching role and prior management experience in higher education or in another organization within the PA discipline. • Current State licensure • Practical experience in the discipline of the program with knowledge of current clinical best practices • Teaching experience at the college level • Experience with computerized administrative systems. Proficient with the use of standard office applications on personal computers. • Ability to Travel up to 75% of time with at twice a month to multiple campuses and all future expansion sites. • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret accreditation criteria, state agency regulations, and academic journals. • Ability to resolve inquiries and complaints from employees, students, regulatory agencies, or members of the academic or business community. • Ability to effectively present information to faculty, academic and campus leaders, corporate leaders, and public groups.

🏖️ Benefits

• This position offers a $10,000 signing bonus.