Dean of Students

Tasks

• Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.

• Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.

• Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.

• Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions.

• Plan, administer, and control budgets, maintain financial records, and produce financial reports.

• Formulate strategic plans for the institution.

• Establish operational policies and procedures and make any necessary modifications, based on analysis of operations, demographics, and other research information.

• Provide assistance to faculty and staff in duties such as teaching classes, conducting orientation programs, issuing transcripts, and scheduling events.

• Represent institutions at community and campus events, in meetings with other institution personnel, and during accreditation processes.

• Prepare reports on academic or institutional data.

• Promote the university by participating in community, state, and national events or meetings, and by developing partnerships with industry and secondary education institutions.

• Participate in faculty and college committee activities.

• Direct activities of administrative departments, such as admissions, registration, and career services.

• Appoint individuals to faculty positions, and evaluate their performance.

• Develop curricula, and recommend curricula revisions and additions.

• Consult with government regulatory and licensing agencies to ensure the institution's conformance with applicable standards.

• Participate in student recruitment, selection, and admission, making admissions recommendations when required to do so.

• Determine course schedules, and coordinate teaching assignments and room assignments to ensure optimum use of buildings and equipment.

• Teach courses within their department.

• Review student misconduct reports requiring disciplinary action, and counsel students regarding such reports.

• Review registration statistics, and consult with faculty officials to develop registration policies.

• Confer with other academic staff to explain and formulate admission requirements and course credit policies.

• Direct scholarship, fellowship, and loan programs, performing activities such as selecting recipients and distributing aid.

• Direct and participate in institutional fundraising activities, and encourage alumni participation in such activities.

• Coordinate the production and dissemination of university publications, such as course catalogs and class schedules.

• Write grants to procure external funding, and supervise grant-funded projects.

• Plan and promote sporting events and social, cultural, and recreational activities.

• Audit the financial status of student organizations and facility accounts.

• Oversee facilities management for the university, including construction, repair, and maintenance projects.

Skills

• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

• Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

• Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.

• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

• Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

• Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

• Management of Financial Resources - Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

• Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Knowledge

• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

• Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

• Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

• Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

• Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.