1 NIC Division Chair Responsibilities

The Division Chairperson is directly responsible to his or her dean and the Provost. The responsibilities of the chair include the supervision and evaluation of the faculty and staff assigned to their division. The chair is also responsible for the organization, planning, and evaluation and assessment of the programs and courses within their division.

Division Chairpersons will be issued a modified faculty contract. Each Division Chair will be contracted for additional on-campus days beyond the standard faculty contract. The minimum contract time will be 10 months or 191 days and a maximum contract time will be 11 months or 211 days. The length of the modified contract will be determined by the Provost based on the needs of each division. The Provost will determine the on-campus days. The on-campus duty days during the fall semester, the spring semester, and the summer session will be determined following the standard faculty contract year beginning September 1 and ending August 31. Each Division Chair will typically have 12 credits of reassigned time for the fall semester and the spring semester to carry out the necessary administrative duties assigned by the Provost.

Division Chair Responsibilities and Duties:

In addition to the duties of a faculty member outlined in the Conditions of Employment for faculty, the Division Chair’s duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:

Curricular Responsibilities:

• Supervises and coordinates the development of curriculum, course offerings, course syllabi, textbook selection, and outcomes and assessment of courses and programs in the division.
• Supervises and coordinates the course offerings throughout the service area including those offered through eLearning, distance education and off-campus dual classes.
• Coordinates Curriculum Council proposals for the initiation of new courses or recommendations for curricular changes within the division.
• Recommends long-range planning for the division to the appropriate dean, after consulting with division faculty and reviewing recommendations made by Advisory Committees and/or Program Review Committees.
• Schedules and coordinates Advisory Committee and/or Program Review Committee meetings following college time lines and procedures.
• Facilitates the development and implementation of the tools necessary for assessing the division offerings.
• Monitors the articulation of North Idaho College courses and programs with the major transfer institutions in the area.
• Maintains program standards necessary for A.A., A.S., A.A.S. degrees, or certificates.
• Works with the NIC Communications and Marketing department for the creation and accuracy of division and college publications

Personnel Responsibilities:

• Reviews current personnel needs for the division and makes recommendations for future changes in hiring to the appropriate dean and Vice President for Instruction.
• Recruits, interviews, and makes recommendations to the appropriate dean for hiring new faculty and staff.
• Supervises, monitors, and evaluates division faculty and staff as required by college policies and procedures.
• Serves as an advocate of academic freedom for the faculty.
• Facilitates the implementation of training sessions for division faculty and staff as appropriate.
• Holds regularly scheduled division meetings.
• Addresses’ student, faculty, and staff issues relating to the division, and informs and/or involves the respective dean as appropriate.
• Participates in the tenure process of full-time tenured and probationary tenure-track faculty as stipulated by the Tenure Policy and Procedures.

Budgetary Responsibilities:

• Prepares new budgets and makes recommendations to the appropriate dean.
• Supervises and approves all division expenditures.
• Approves recommendations for awarding Grants in Aid following current Student Services procedures.
• Makes recommendations to the appropriate dean concerning the physical condition of the rooms and facilities used by the division.
• Reviews and approves the periodic inventory of all divisional supplies and equipment following college procedures.

Communication Responsibilities:

• Works to promote and maintain communication with college administrators, support staff, directors, coordinators, other chairs, and faculty.
• Represents the division at meetings including Instructional Council, Management Team, Division Chair Meetings, and others as appropriate.
• Represents the division to the college community, professional community, and off-campus community organizations.