DEPARTMENT CHAIR RESUME EXAMPLE
Published: Oct 17, 2024 – The Department Chair develops and teaches wealth management courses in various formats, ensuring high-quality graduate-level instruction. This responsibility includes creating supplemental course materials, engaging in financial planning research, and participating in academic advising and program review. Additionally, the chair advocates for faculty, coordinates with administrative teams and leads program assessments to enhance student success.
Tips for Department Chair Skills and Responsibilities on a Resume
1. Department Chair, Green Valley College, Green Valley, AZ
Job Summary:
- Coordinate and ensure that standards for national accreditation and state approvals of programs are in compliance
- Lead academic strategic program planning and curriculum development to meet community needs
- Planning, developing, and oversight of program assessment and improvement efforts focusing on teaching and learning excellence
- Develop a curriculum that includes innovative instruction and technology
- Recruiting, performance evaluation, and professional development of faculty and staff
- Provide administrative oversight of retention, tenure, and promotion including faculty mentoring
- Effectively communicate and resolve/address students' and faculty's concerns
- Manage departmental resources including the allocated budget
- Manage and oversee faculty workload/assignments
- Secure and oversee grant funding and other financial resources to fund faculty and program initiatives
- Preside over Department of Nursing (DON) faculty meetings and serve on college/university councils and committees
- Establish collaborative partnerships with community organizations
- Advocate for the mission of the DON to stakeholders within and outside the university and to professional and academic groups at local, regional, state, national, and international levels
- Promote and engage in activities that support diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus, in local and global communities, and the profession
- Actively participate in professional organizations governing nursing education.
Skills on Resume:
- Accreditation Standards (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
- Program Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Instructional Design (Hard Skills)
- Faculty Recruitment (Soft Skills)
- Conflict Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
- Community Advocacy (Soft Skills)
2. Department Chair, Coastal River University, New Haven, CT
Job Summary:
- Recruit additional full-time faculty members to assist in teaching the OMM curriculum.
- Organize coursework and cover all required materials for preclinical training.
- Teach first and second-year OMM lectures and labs.
- Create appropriate lecture and lab handouts and PowerPoint presentations.
- Supervise and direct all aspects of the OMM educational program including students, faculty, and staff.
- Participate in Anatomy Lab sessions and appropriate Physiology, Chemistry and Pharmacology sessions.
- Create written and Practical Examinations for each term of each year, both midterm and final exams.
- Supervise the creation of practice exams for students as study guides.
- Supervise and direct the OMM course for the third-year medical student.
- Create student OMM specialty clinics for third and/or fourth-year rotations, and/or students on rotation.
- Supervise the Scholars program.
- Participate in CME programs put on by the school or Department of OMM.
- Create and manage the OMM department budget.
- Participate in faculty committees as requested.
- Supervision of Clinicians and staff in the Osteopathic Care Center.
- Participate in patient care and specialty OMM in the Osteopathic Care Center.
Skills on Resume:
- Faculty Recruitment (Soft Skills)
- Coursework Organization (Hard Skills)
- Lecture and Lab Teaching (Hard Skills)
- Educational Material Creation (Hard Skills)
- Program Supervision (Soft Skills)
- Exam Development (Hard Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
- Clinical Supervision (Soft Skills)
3. Department Chair, Maplewood Community College, Maplewood, MN
Job Summary:
- Course scheduling and curriculum planning
- Oversee and coordinate student development (monitoring satisfactory academic progress, supervising Department efforts to support student development, and representing the Department to institutional Student Affairs Committees)
- Oversight, coordination, and documentation of the yearly Student Review process for all Department students
- Faculty committee and production assignments
- Participation in research and writing for any necessary self-study or program-related reports
- Contribution to the development of strategic academic and budget plans for the program and Department, including recommendations from the assessment and program review process
- Outreach and recruitment of new and adjunct faculty
- Participate in admissions and student recruitment activities
- Supervision of the teaching, advisement, dissertation activities, and other duties performed by Faculty members to meet program academic goals
- Organizing rich, student-centered lessons and units
- Developing a classroom culture that is inclusive, safe and joyful for all students
- Creating thoughtful and challenging assessments for your courses
- Leading the department to encourage innovation and collaboration
- Mentoring colleagues for continued growth and advancement
Skills on Resume:
- Course Scheduling (Hard Skills)
- Student Development Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Student Review Oversight (Hard Skills)
- Faculty Committee Participation (Soft Skills)
- Research and Writing (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
- Faculty Recruitment (Soft Skills)
- Classroom Culture Development (Soft Skills)
4. Department Chair, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA
Job Summary:
- Develop curriculum and teach wealth management courses across financial planning content areas in synchronous and asynchronous formats.
- Serve as a lead instructor for graduate-level courses and programs to ensure the overall level of quality, integrity, engagement, relevance and accuracy leading to student success.
- Contribute to recording course-lecture videos, written modules, and case studies, multiple-choice exam practice questions, PowerPoint slides, and other supplemental course materials ensuring an error-free student experience.
- Engage in an active research agenda related to financial planning.
- Participate in institutional service including but not limited to committee work, academic advising, assessment of student learning, program review and peer-evaluation of faculty.
- Advocate for and mentor faculty, lead annual goal-setting and conduct performance appraisal
- Represent and develop programs, lead program assessment and review, lead faculty observations
- Coordinate with deans, chairs, classroom operations, client services, registrar, enrollment, and other staff to determine class schedules, and faculty schedules, and ensure adherence to College programs and procedures.
- Participate in professional service that enhances the visibility of the College.
Skills on Resume:
- Curriculum Development (Hard Skills)
- Instructional Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Course Material Creation (Hard Skills)
- Research Engagement (Hard Skills)
- Institutional Service Participation (Soft Skills)
- Faculty Mentorship (Soft Skills)
- Program Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Schedule Coordination (Soft Skills)
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