UNIVERSITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE

Dean Roles, Responsibilities & Effectiveness

The primary role of the Dean is to, mentor, teach, develop course requirements, promote faculty excellence in curriculum, and strengthen institutional effectiveness. Under the supervision of the Chief Academic Officer, the Dean is responsible for the promotion of essential concepts, skills, and knowledge for the development of students as world-changing leaders. For these reasons, the faculty is encouraged to approach teaching, the curriculum, and other activities with:

• Advanced knowledge and application of the Word of God.
• Appreciation for diversity and different approaches in teaching and learning.
• Multi-disciplinary approaches that promote intellectual freedom to explore, reason, analyze, and resolve the challenges of the world.

The role of faculty is vital to the success of this mission. The faculty is an important participant and is significant to assure the fulfillment of the University’s mission and principles. The primary responsibilities of the faculty include the following: teaching, research, curriculum design, and evaluation. Moreover, faculty effectiveness shall be determined in accordance with the University’s mission, principles, vision, and goals. Faculty are expected to:

Promote the student’s commitment and ability to influence world order and peace.

Cultivate unprecedented world-changing leadership and professionalism after the image and likeness of God.

Link achievements to broad pursuits in higher education, research, communication, and policy reform.

Faculty Qualifications for Teaching Assignments

Full-time and part-time faculty must have completed at least 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline and hold at least a master’s degree or hold the minimum of a master’s degree with a major in the teaching discipline. In exceptional cases, the President’s Council may accept professional experience and demonstrated contributions to the teaching discipline upon approval.

The criteria for teaching an undergraduate course are as follows:

A master’s degree or at least 18 hours at the post-graduate level.

The instructor’s degree must be from an accredited institution.

Submission of course syllabus and course description approved by the Department Chair.

Must demonstrate acceptable teaching skills and classroom management via evaluation.

Must have at least 5 years of experience in teaching research or professional experience in a particular discipline.

Must be approved by the Dean of the College.

Only doctorate-prepared faculty are qualified to teach Masters and Doctoral courses

 

Office Hours and Availability to Students.

All faculty members are expected to be available each week for student meetings and consultation and to keep the Dean informed concerning their office hour schedules or any changes to their office hour schedule. Acceptable methods of meeting these requirements include in-person meetings, phone meetings, or use of e-mail. Faculty members are to post office hours on office doors and list hours in the course syllabus.

 

Faculty Effectiveness

A strategic planning process and other derivatives are vehicles for faculty participation, evaluation, and development. The faculty shall engage in a 5 step continuous process to foster participation, evaluation, and development. The steps are teamwork building, shared Vision, personal mastery, mental models of excellence, and improved systems. Strategic planning sessions are scheduled three times per year in May, July, and October to review progress, make revisions, set new objectives, and document the process. See Chart A on University Effectiveness, page 19 in the Faculty Handbook.

The strategic planning process is based on a University-wide system. The process engages four (4) primary components of the institution, which include:

• Organization structure and function
• Academic programs and related activities
• Resources availability and utilization
• Long term planning

Faculty are encouraged to participate in all four components. See Section on Faculty Committees in the Faculty Handbook.

Essential Functions

• Ensures compliance with accreditors, copyright laws, and regulations.
• Monitor classrooms weekly for faculty performance evaluations.
• Monitor classroom attendance.
• Coordinates and implements distance education projects from inception to completion.
• Directs faculty development activities in the design/production of learning materials in a variety of formats, which would include print, graphics, audio, video, animation, and multimedia to support teaching and learning, and university information needs;
• Provides assistance to faculty in prepping courses prior to the start of each semester.
• Manages the evaluation process of Distance Learning support services and operations.
• Designs, develops, and delivers workshops and online training to faculty and staff in the use of instructional technologies and resources, best practices, and multimedia hardware/software to support teaching and learning.
• Maintains confidentiality of information exposed to in the course regarding students, supervisors, or other employees.
• Prepare Faculty evaluations each semester and discuss results with Faculty.
• Develop distance learning program goals or plans, including equipment replacement, quality assurance, or course offering plans
• Develop educational goals, standards, policies, or procedures.
• Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of distance learning programs in promoting knowledge or skill acquisition.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Skills

• Leadership
• Administrative
• Interpersonal
• Mentoring
• Communication – writing, speaking, and listening skills

 

Activities

• Leadership
• Set goals with faculty members in the form of a planned faculty portfolio.
• Conduct faculty evaluations.
• Guide development of faculty.
• Assist with CAO maintenance of accreditation.
• Coordinate the completion of academic and government tasks required of academic area members within the division.
• Represent the department to external academic communities, alumni, business and industry, government, foundations, and the general community.
• Promote and enhance the image of the department and University of Fort Lauderdale through participation in appropriate professional and academic organizations.
• Administrative
• Assist with recruiting, training, and developing faculty to meet the needs of the department.
• Oversee graduate assistants. (if applicable)
• Actively promote department programs within the university, at other institutions (including community colleges), and in the tri-county area.
• Participate in management committee meetings.
• Handle student grievances, complaints, cases of plagiarism and other cheating, etc.
• Academic
• Teach Courses
• Publish in peer-reviewed academic or practitioner articles

 

Portfolio Breakdown

• 20% teaching
• 60-70% administration
• 10-20% research

Salary Range:

The salary range for this position is $58,000 to $63,000.

__________________________________________________________

Individuals who meet these requirements must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy statement, original transcripts for all academic degrees, and three professional references to humanresources@uftl.edu. 

Dean Roles, Responsibilities & Effectiveness

The primary role of the Dean is to, mentor, teach, develop course requirements, promote faculty excellence in curriculum, and strengthen institutional effectiveness. Under the supervision of the Chief Academic Officer, the Dean is responsible for the promotion of essential concepts, skills, and knowledge for the development of students as world-changing leaders. For these reasons, the faculty is encouraged to approach teaching, the curriculum, and other activities with:

• Advanced knowledge and application of the Word of God.
• Appreciation for diversity and different approaches in teaching and learning.
• Multi-disciplinary approaches that promote intellectual freedom to explore, reason, analyze, and resolve the challenges of the world.

The role of faculty is vital to the success of this mission. The faculty is an important participant and is significant to assure the fulfillment of the University’s mission and principles. The primary responsibilities of the faculty include the following: teaching, research, curriculum design, and evaluation. Moreover, faculty effectiveness shall be determined in accordance with the University’s mission, principles, vision, and goals. Faculty are expected to:

Promote the student’s commitment and ability to influence world order and peace.

Cultivate unprecedented world-changing leadership and professionalism after the image and likeness of God.

Link achievements to broad pursuits in higher education, research, communication, and policy reform.

Faculty Qualifications for Teaching Assignments

Full-time and part-time faculty must have completed at least 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline and hold at least a master’s degree or hold the minimum of a master’s degree with a major in the teaching discipline. In exceptional cases, the President’s Council may accept professional experience and demonstrated contributions to the teaching discipline upon approval.

The criteria for teaching an undergraduate course are as follows:

A master’s degree or at least 18 hours at the post-graduate level.

The instructor’s degree must be from an accredited institution.

Submission of course syllabus and course description approved by the Department Chair.

Must demonstrate acceptable teaching skills and classroom management via evaluation.

Must have at least 5 years of experience in teaching research or professional experience in a particular discipline.

Must be approved by the Dean of the College.

Only doctorate-prepared faculty are qualified to teach Masters and Doctoral courses

 

Office Hours and Availability to Students.

All faculty members are expected to be available each week for student meetings and consultation and to keep the Dean informed concerning their office hour schedules or any changes to their office hour schedule. Acceptable methods of meeting these requirements include in-person meetings, phone meetings, or use of e-mail. Faculty members are to post office hours on office doors and list hours in the course syllabus.

 

Faculty Effectiveness

A strategic planning process and other derivatives are vehicles for faculty participation, evaluation, and development. The faculty shall engage in a 5 step continuous process to foster participation, evaluation, and development. The steps are teamwork building, shared Vision, personal mastery, mental models of excellence, and improved systems. Strategic planning sessions are scheduled three times per year in May, July, and October to review progress, make revisions, set new objectives, and document the process. See Chart A on University Effectiveness, page 19 in the Faculty Handbook.

The strategic planning process is based on a University-wide system. The process engages four (4) primary components of the institution, which include:

• Organization structure and function
• Academic programs and related activities
• Resources availability and utilization
• Long term planning

Faculty are encouraged to participate in all four components. See Section on Faculty Committees in the Faculty Handbook.

Essential Functions

• Ensures compliance with accreditors, copyright laws, and regulations.
• Monitor classrooms weekly for faculty performance evaluations.
• Monitor classroom attendance.
• Coordinates and implements distance education projects from inception to completion.
• Directs faculty development activities in the design/production of learning materials in a variety of formats, which would include print, graphics, audio, video, animation, and multimedia to support teaching and learning, and university information needs;
• Provides assistance to faculty in prepping courses prior to the start of each semester.
• Manages the evaluation process of Distance Learning support services and operations.
• Designs, develops, and delivers workshops and online training to faculty and staff in the use of instructional technologies and resources, best practices, and multimedia hardware/software to support teaching and learning.
• Maintains confidentiality of information exposed to in the course regarding students, supervisors, or other employees.
• Prepare Faculty evaluations each semester and discuss results with Faculty.
• Develop distance learning program goals or plans, including equipment replacement, quality assurance, or course offering plans
• Develop educational goals, standards, policies, or procedures.
• Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of distance learning programs in promoting knowledge or skill acquisition.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Skills

• Leadership
• Administrative
• Interpersonal
• Mentoring
• Communication – writing, speaking, and listening skills

 

Activities

• Leadership
• Set goals with faculty members in the form of a planned faculty portfolio.
• Conduct faculty evaluations.
• Guide development of faculty.
• Assist with CAO maintenance of accreditation.
• Coordinate the completion of academic and government tasks required of academic area members within the division.
• Represent the department to external academic communities, alumni, business and industry, government, foundations, and the general community.
• Promote and enhance the image of the department and University of Fort Lauderdale through participation in appropriate professional and academic organizations.
• Administrative
• Assist with recruiting, training, and developing faculty to meet the needs of the department.
• Oversee graduate assistants. (if applicable)
• Actively promote department programs within the university, at other institutions (including community colleges), and in the tri-county area.
• Participate in management committee meetings.
• Handle student grievances, complaints, cases of plagiarism and other cheating, etc.
• Academic
• Teach Courses
• Publish in peer-reviewed academic or practitioner articles

 

Portfolio Breakdown

• 20% teaching
• 60-70% administration
• 10-20% research

Salary Range:

The salary range for this position is $58,000 to $63,000.

__________________________________________________________

Individuals who meet these requirements must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy statement, original transcripts for all academic degrees, and three professional references to humanresources@uftl.edu. 

Job Title: Director of Financial Aid

 NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK

The Financial Aid Director is responsible for the functions of the financial aid department, such as hiring staff, processing students’ financial aid, calculating refunds and repayments for students, preparing financial aid budget reports, and more. The Financial Aid Director is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining comprehensive financial aid services for students on the federal, state, institutional, and private levels. The Financial Aid Director also provides guidance throughout the student’s enrollment in the university. The position reports to the Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Compliance.

FINANCIAL AID DIRECTOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures that the University has exception-free audits and program reviews by remaining current on all federal and state laws and regulations that pertain to the programs administered by the office, implementing and/or modifying office procedures to comply with those laws and regulations, making certain that all required reports are prepared accurately and in a timely manner.
• Contributes to student satisfaction through delivery of quality customer service in all aspects of the administration of financial aid
• Ensures that students are informed about their eligibility for financial aid by directing a system for collecting and evaluating applications, and for the timely and effective awarding of all types of financial aid.
• Administers satisfactory academic appeal (SAP) evaluation and oversees appeal process for students seeking reinstatement of financial aid eligibility.
• Conducts verification of student and parent application data in compliance with federal criteria.
• Award federal and state financial aid in compliance with established federal, state and local regulations and procedures.
• Prepare award packages for eligible applicants. Certify loan applications for eligible students.
• Checking the loan agreements to ensure they are accurate and complete as per the policies.
• Maintaining and reviewing the account record, updating and re-categorizing them as per the status changes.
• Analyzing the credit, financial status, and property evaluations for determining the feasibility of granting loans.
• Helping in the selection of the financial award candidates by using electronic databases for certifying loan eligibility.
• Approving loans within the specified limits.
• Submitting loan applications before credit analysts for due verification and recommendation.
• Calculating the amount of funds and debt available for planning the methods of payoff and for estimating the debt liquidation.
• Maintaining the current knowledge of all credit regulations.
• Establishing goals and work standards and evaluating the program results.
• Developing effective and creative techniques for informing the prospective students regarding availability of financial aid.
• Planning, assigning, and supervising the work of the assigned staff.
• Preparing comprehensive, clear, and accurate presentations and reports.
• Developing and maintaining the budget for the assigned office.
• Communicating effectively with individuals from a cross-section of backgrounds.
• Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with staff, students and faculty, administrators, and representatives from other jurisdictions.
• Work with discretion and confidentiality.
• Providing training in various financial aid procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A Bachelor’s degree or experience performing the duties of this job may substitute for the degree requirement. Demonstrated experience in student financial aid directly related to financial aid counseling, eligibility determination, need analysis, verification, and packaging required. Experience with computers and online data systems is required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Considerable knowledge of federal financial aid programs and supporting regulations.
• Considerable knowledge of Title IV program fund regulations.
• Knowledge of U.S. Department of Education rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of current tax regulations and the implications of such regulations on financial aid.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suites.
• Knowledge of effective supervisory methods and techniques.
• Skill in researching regulatory information and resolving complex financial questions.
• Ability to prioritize and manage a significant caseload.
• Ability to interpret and explain complex regulations and policies to a diverse audience, both in one-on-one sessions and in group presentations.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to effectively communicate in oral and written form.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $60,000.00 – $70,000.00 per year

Submit applications to humanresources@uftl.edu

__________________________________________________________

Individuals who meet these requirements must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy statement, original transcripts for all academic degrees, and three professional references to humanresources@uftl.edu. 

Roles, Responsibilities & Effectiveness

The primary role of the Director of Distance Education Coordinator/Full-time Faculty is responsible for the operation of the Distance Education courses each semester. The Director of Distance Education works with faculty and staff to promote distance education initiatives, monitor online courses, and provide student and faculty support services in the areas of training and instructional design/technology. This position is primarily charged with strategic planning, development, and delivery oversight of eLearning initiatives at the university.

Full-time Faculty is responsible for faculty is responsible to teach, mentor, develop course requirements, strengthen institutional effectiveness and the promotion of essential concepts, skills, and knowledge for the development of students as world-changing leaders. For these reasons, the faculty is encouraged to approach teaching, the curriculum, and other activities with:

• Advanced knowledge and application of the Word of God.
• Appreciation for diversity and different approaches in teaching and learning.
• Multi-disciplinary approaches that promote intellectual freedom to explore, reason, analyze, and resolve the challenges of the world.

The Full-time faculty is an important participant and is significant to assure the fulfillment of the University’s mission and principles. The primary responsibilities of the faculty include the following: teaching, research, curriculum design, and evaluation. Moreover, faculty effectiveness shall be determined in accordance with the University’s mission, principles, vision, and goals. Faculty are expected to:

Promote the student’s commitment and ability to influence world order and peace.

Cultivate unprecedented world-changing leadership and professionalism after the image and likeness of God.

Link achievements to broad pursuits in higher education, research, communication, and policy reform.

Faculty Qualifications for Teaching Assignments

Full-time and part-time faculty must have completed at least 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline and hold at least a master’s degree, or hold the minimum of a master’s degree with a major in the teaching discipline. In exceptional cases, the President’s Council may accept professional experience and demonstrated contributions to the teaching discipline upon approval.

The criteria for teaching an undergraduate course are as follows:

• A master’s degree or at least 18 hours at the post-graduate level.
• The instructor’s degree must be from an accredited institution.
• Submission of course syllabus and course description approved by the Department Chair.
• Must demonstrate acceptable teaching skills and classroom management via evaluation.
• Must have at least 5 years of experience in teaching research or professional experience in a particular discipline.
• Must be approved by the Dean of the College.
• Only doctorate-prepared faculty are qualified to teach Masters and Doctoral courses

 

Office Hours and Availability to Students.

All faculty members are expected to be available each week for student meetings and consultation and to keep the Dean informed concerning their office hour schedules or any changes to their office hour schedule. Acceptable methods of meeting these requirements include in-person meetings, phone meetings, or use of e-mail. Faculty members are to post office hours on office doors and list hours in the course syllabus.

Faculty Effectiveness

A strategic planning process and other derivatives are vehicles for faculty participation, evaluation, and development. The faculty shall engage in a 5-step continuous process to foster participation, evaluation, and development. The steps are teamwork building, shared Vision, personal mastery, mental models of excellence, and improved systems. Strategic planning sessions are scheduled three times per year in May, July, and October to review progress, make revisions, set new objectives, and document the process. See Chart A on University Effectiveness, page 19 in the Faculty Handbook.

The strategic planning process is based on a University-wide system. The process engages four (4) primary components of the institution, which include:

• Organization structure and function
• Academic programs and related activities
• Resources availability and utilization
• Long term planning

Faculty are encouraged to participate in all four components. See Section on Faculty Committees in the Faculty Handbook.

Essential Functions

• Ensures compliance with accreditors, copyright laws, and regulations.
• Monitor classrooms weekly for faculty performance evaluations.
• Monitor classroom attendance.
• Coordinates and implements distance education projects from inception to completion.
• Directs faculty development activities in the design/production of learning materials in a variety of formats, which would include print, graphics, audio, video, animation, and multimedia to support teaching and learning, and university information needs;
• Provides assistance to faculty in prepping courses prior to the start of each semester.
• Manages the evaluation process of Distance Learning support services and operations.
• Designs, develops, and delivers workshops and online training to faculty and staff in the use of instructional technologies and resources, best practices, and multimedia hardware/software to support teaching and learning.
• Maintains confidentiality of information exposed to in the course regarding students, supervisors, or other employees.
• Prepare Faculty evaluations each semester and discuss results with Faculty.
• Develop distance learning program goals or plans, including equipment replacement, quality assurance, or course offering plans
• Develop educational goals, standards, policies, or procedures.
• Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of distance learning programs in promoting knowledge or skill acquisition.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Leadership
• Administrative
• Interpersonal
• Mentoring
• Communication – writing, speaking, and listening skills

Activities

• Set goals with faculty members in the form of a planned faculty portfolio.
• Assist with CAO maintenance of accreditation.
• Coordinate the completion of academic and government tasks required of academic area members within the division.
• Represent the department to external academic communities, alumni, business and industry, government, foundations, and the general community.
• Promote and enhance the image of the department and University of Fort Lauderdale through participation in appropriate professional and academic organizations.
• Administrative
• Assist with recruiting, training, and developing faculty to meet the needs of the department.
• Actively promote department programs within the university, at other institutions (including community colleges), and in the tri-county area.
• Participate in management committee meetings.
• Handle student grievances, complaints, cases of plagiarism and other cheating, etc.
• Academic
• Teach Courses
• Publish in peer-reviewed academic or practitioner articles

Portfolio Breakdown

• 20% teaching
• 60-70% administration
• 10-20% research

 

Salary Range:

The salary range for this position is $50,000 to $55,000.

__________________________________________________________

Individuals who meet these requirements must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy statement, original transcripts for all academic degrees, and three professional references to careers@uftl.edu.

 

The University of Fort Lauderdale is seeking adjunct, part-time faculty in several disciplines.  Candidates must have a master’s degree (Ph.D. preferred) and 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time of application. 

DISCIPLINES AND TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS

English:  English Grammar and Composition.

History:  U.S. History, World History, History of Israel, and African History

Leadership: Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Principles and Practices of Leadership, Applied Strategic Planning, and Empowering Strategies.

Business Administration: Finance, Business Statistics, Accounting, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics.

Mathematics:  General Math, Pre-Algebra, Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, College Math, College Algebra, Statistics, and Calculus.

Marketing

Communication: Broadcasting

Information Technology (IT): Computer Science

__________________________________________________________

Individuals who meet these requirements must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy statement, original transcripts for all academic degrees, and three professional references to careers@uftl.edu.