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Senior Director for Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Initiatives

We are searching for an experienced Senior Director for Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Initiatives at our Arapahoe Campus facility.

Position Title: Senior Director for Accreditation, Assessment, & Program Initiatives

of Positions to Fill: 1

Department/Program: Academic Affairs 41000 Work Location Authorization: Hybrid On-Site/Remote Campus Location: Arapahoe Campus Reports to: CAO & VP for Academic Affairs FLSA Classification: Exempt/Salaried FTE: 100% (40 hrs/week) Compensation: $68,800 - $82,100

Application Deadline: October 11, 2024 or until filled

Job Summary

Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado is seeking a visionary, experienced, and entrepreneurial leader to serve as the Senior Director for Accreditation, Assessment, & Program Initiatives (SD-AAPI). Our intimate campus is near the heart of the city of Boulder in Colorado. The Arapahoe Campus is home to approximately 400 degree seeking students across the 13 programs including the Graduate programs in Creative Writing & Poetics, Masters of Divinity and Ecopsychology, and Undergraduate programs in Psychology, Art, Yoga Studies, Religious Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies; additionally, and our east campus is home to approximately 600 students in the Graduate School of Counseling. Naropa's mission is to create a more just and regenerative world by nurturing student insight and awareness, courage, and compassion. Through contemplative pedagogy, critical thinking, and active engagement we offer students the skills they need to authentically engage as effective, mindful leaders. The SD-AAPI will work collaboratively to generate inspiration, promote a clear vision and identity for the University, develop culture of compliance and conti

The SD-AAPI provides leadership, oversight, and service as a resource for regional accreditation, university-wide assessment, and academic program review and planning. The SD-AAPI also serves as the university Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is responsible for leading ongoing compliance with institutional accreditation. This position works closely with the HLC staff liaison to ensure appropriate notifications and alignment with programming and accreditation guidelines. HLC Accreditation is required for Naropa to operate in Colorado and for eligibility to administer Title IV Federal Financial Aid and other federal grants and contracts. In this role, the SD-AAPI advises the President, Chief Academic Officer, and other members of the Executive Leadership Committee on issues related to accreditation, develops and implements policies and procedures for ensuring ongoing accreditation and state authorization, and leads institution-wide committees, planning groups, and initiatives related to these responsibilities. The SD-AAPI is responsible for external reporting to the HLC, including overseeing annual update reporting, accreditation self-study reports, and applications for institutional changes requiring HLC approval.

This SD-AAPI also directs program development and strategic planning by working closely with College Deans, Program Chairs, and faculty members on new program initiatives and program revisions and provides research and development support for conceptualizing programming that enhances the university academic portfolio. In this role, the SD-AAPI is responsible for leadership and oversight of university-wide assessment of student learning, including academic program reviews, and plays a leading role in defining and refining policies and processes that relate to curriculum, accreditation, and related areas.

Job Duties & Responsibilities (List in order of importance and explain the major duties and responsibilities of the position. Indicate the average percentage of time spent performing each separate job duty. The percentages shoul total 100%. Indicate if the duty is an essential function of the job.)

Core Responsibilities

Serve as the HLC Accreditation Liaison Officer. Monitor changes to accreditation policies, alert executive leadership to issues that may put the university at risk, lead collaborative efforts to create or modify policies and procedures to maintain accreditation, serve as primary point of communication with the HLC, ensure annual accreditation obligations are met, and lead major accreditation activities such as Assurance Reviews, Federal Compliance, 10-year Comprehensive Reviews, and Quality Improvement Init Lead Academic Effectiveness initiatives with particular focus on strategic planning. Provides leadership, oversight, and service as a resource for new program development, program revision, and strategic initiatives as needed and assigned. Provide project management including budget analysis for new program development and/or substantive change proposals from concept to implementation, and in compliance with the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Assumed Practices, Colorado Department of Higher Education and others. Formulate, develop, and provide direction for academic and co-curricular program review and annual assessment of student learning. Orient faculty and administrators on the purpose, intent, and outcomes of assessment and program review. Maintain program review and assessment documentation. Collaborate with other administrators on annual program health evaluation processes and outcomes. Serves as chair of university program review committee, directing comprehensive program reviews in accordance with academic affairs policies and procedures Establish and support collaborative relationships with faculty,