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FT Faculty, Business Administration

Hodges University

Job Description

Live and work in paradise! Hodges University is located in sunny, Ft. Myers, Florida on the southwest Florida Gulf Coast. The region is home to over 1 million year-round residents who take advantage of entertainment options as diverse as shelling on Sanibel Island or Swamp Buggy Racing in Naples, Airboat rides in the Everglades or Art Shows on Fifth Avenue, Fine dining on cuisine from all over the world or fishing for your own fresh catch, world-class golfing or Warm Mineral Springs, the Ferry to Key West or the Edison/Ford Winter Estates, and the REVS Institute for Automotive Research and Historical Study or the Rodeo in Arcadia. Our economy is among the more diversified in the state and our region continues to grow.

Hodges University is a private, not-for-profit, regionally accredited university located in southwest Florida and primarily serves working adult students. The Fort Myers Campus boasts a newly renovated state-of-the-art Health Sciences facility that includes smart classrooms, and nursing skills and simulation labs, with diverse high-fidelity mannequins and equipment; two spacious and well-equipped Physical Therapist Assistant labs; an EMT/EMS lab, complete with functional ambulance; and, coming very soon, a brand-new BS in Dental Hygiene program with a 20-operatory clinic open to the public. This technology affords students and faculty the opportunity to have innovative, leading-edge learning and teaching resources. In addition to the healthcare programs, Hodges University features a range of business and professional programs, a large Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, innovative programs such as the Juris Master, a full-range ESL program, and a variety of non-credit offerings, all offered in a collegial and supportive environment.

Hodges University is a dynamic, entrepreneurial institution of higher education that espouses the non-traditional, not just in the students we serve but, in the opportunities, we leverage. We offer workforce-focused certificates and degrees in areas such as Clinical Healthcare, Business, Psychology, and Information Technology. We are the region's first federally-designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and offer a robust English as a Second Language program - on campus, online, and in satellite locations. We serve a large Veteran population. All of our learning environments are TEC-enabled, which means, for the majority of classes, students can pick both how and when they go to class - in person, online, or virtual - each time the class meets!

Hodges University is regionally accredited by SACSCOC and approved as a Level III institution offering associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees. The healthcare programs are each also accredited by their respective programmatic accrediting agencies. Most programs at Hodges University admit students each month, and many courses are designed to take only 1 month to complete, so that a busy adult student can focus on one course - one topic - at a time

JOB SUMMARY:

The Full-Time Faculty, Business Administration Studies, serves as an educator in the Johnson School of Business. The faculty’s primary function is to teach multidisciplinary undergraduate courses in the core component of the Business Administration program on topics such as business introduction, marketing principles, small business management, and supply chain management. The faculty will also advise students in the program and guide them in the selection and completion of the program’s area of focus. The full-time faculty will also participate in course and/or curriculum development and is responsible for broad educational support, including ensuring programmatic quality, providing general direction and oversight of the academic programs, providing mentorship to adjunct faculty, and serving the university on committees and initiatives

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY: Full-Time Faculty support the mission of the University by ensuring the quality and integrity of its academic programs. In addition to teaching within their subject area(s), the faculty is responsible for broad educational support including ensuring programmatic quality, providing general direction and oversight of academic programs, providing mentorship to adjunct faculty, and advising students.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

  • To promote the mission and support institutional objectives of Hodges University as described in the University Catalog.
  • To adhere to University policies and expectations as outlined in the Administrative Policy Manual, Faculty and Academic Policy Manual, University Catalog, Student Handbook, and Registration Terms and Conditions.
  • To provide the highest level of professionalism and customer service to all constituents while fostering relationships that promote excellence in education, enhance the profession, and benefit the community.
  • To attend student recognition ceremonies including pinning, commencement, and other University events.
  • To provide the highest level of professionalism and customer service to all constituents while fostering partnerships that promote excellence in education, enhance the profession, and benefit the community.
  • To participate in professional development, including faculty meetings and trainings.
  • To attend scheduled meetings, maintain office hours, and review and act on pertinent University communications. This includes timely response to electronic communications and review of meeting minutes.
  • To offer mentoring, encouragement, and assistance to new faculty and adjunct faculty.
  • To foster effective student-instructor relationships including serving on grievance or other special committees. This includes ensuring compliance with the University’s academic integrity protocol as outlined in the Student Handbook.
  • To actively contribute to the review, development, and evaluation of the curriculum. This includes making recommendations for new programs and contributing to the analysis for sustainability of existing programs.
  • To lead the selection of appropriate and cost-effective textbooks, instructional materials, and/or open educational resources for each course related to the area of subject matter expertise.
  • To teach the assigned courses in the appropriate programs, as determined by Program Director and/or Provost.
  • To prepare thoroughly for each class and teach for the amount of time that the course is scheduled. This includes preparing and reviewing and updating course syllabi, prior to the start of the semester, in accordance with University policy and using the approved syllabus template.
  • To meet their full-time load of 15 semester credit hours per 16-week session (45 credit hours per Academic Year).
  • To instruct classes as designed in the learning management system in accordance with the course description and course learning outcomes as outlined in the University Catalog, course syllabus, and other approved curricular materials.
  • To proactively and consistently provide students with quality scholarly feedback, guidance, supportive interactions and genuine performance assessments that are professional, fair and timely on both assignments and in the discussions. Specifically, provide scholarly feedback, guidance, and supportive interactions with students in regard to their performance and classroom success. All grades are due within 4 days of submission.
  • To maintain regular and substantive interaction with students, including holding weekly office hours.
  • To initiate and maintain retention and persistence efforts to help students be successful in, and satisfactorily complete, courses.
  • To complete, submit, and respond to requests for information promptly, including, but not limited to, faculty surveys, posting student attendance, submitting final course grades, and encouraging student participation in end-of-course evaluations.
  • To submit reflections and observations on course delivery activities and make recommendations for improving online education at the university.
  • To maintain and demonstrate professional knowledge of and proficiency in, use of a designated Learning Management System (LMS), use of all tools uses to deliver the course, including ebooks, courseware, and the course syllabi, the University's academic offerings (i.e., curricula, programs, courses, policies and procedures), best practices for delivering online education, and best practices for academic mentoring and coaching.
  • To academically advise students including time spent meeting with students regarding academic, curricular and career matters.
  • To assist in the recruitment of students and execution of initiatives designed to help students succeed academically.
  • To complete a faculty file including official transcripts to meet accreditation credentialing requirements.
  • To remain current in areas of the discipline, including maintaining current professional state licensure, certification and professional continuing education hours as required by national or specialized programmatic accreditation agencies, state and other governing organizations, and credentialing in field of expertise.
  • To perform other duties as assigned by the University.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Masters of Sciences with at least 18 credits of graduate-level business administrative studies or business; or a graduate degree in more than one discipline; or a graduate degree in one discipline and professional experience in a different discipline, such as managemenet principles, small business management, marketing, communication or related disciplines. Teaching experience at the college level is required.

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS:

A doctoral degree in Business, or in a related discipline with a second doctoral or master’s degree, or professional experience in a discipline different than the first degree.

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