Interviews Scheduled:

Candidate materials are only available via intranet; a UW-Eau Claire username and password will be required to view these materials.

Mark J. Felsheim, Ph.D.
Open Forum: Friday 2/3/12 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm in the Alumni Room of Davies Center
Cover Letter  
Resume  

Durwin A. Long, Ph.D.
Open Forum: Monday 2/6/12 from 10:30 to 11:30 am in the Presidents Room of Davies Center
Cover Letter   
Resume    

Michael A. Perez, Ph.D.
Open Forum: Tuesday 2/7/12 from 10:30 to 11:30 am in the Alumni Room of Davies Center
Cover Letter    
Resume   

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT:

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire invites applications for the position of Director of Continuing Education. The Director of Continuing Education is the chief operating officer of the Office of Continuing Education, a collaborative partnership between University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and University of Wisconsin-Extension.  The Director reports to and works in consultation with the Dean of Graduate Studies.  The Director promotes and facilitates the highest-quality credit and non-credit lifelong learning opportunities for adult returning and nontraditional students by fostering a positive and productive work environment, a spirit of collaborative leadership, and a commitment to inclusive excellence.  

Responsibilities 
 

• Provide leadership for the Continuing Education unit including the formulation and pursuit of unit goals and objectives.
• Promote collaborative relationships with the academic deans, department chairs, and faculty as well as external constituencies and agencies including educational entities, UW-Extension offices, local non-profit organizations, and the business community.
• Provide leadership for the recruitment of, and assistance in programming for, nontraditional students.
• Promote lifelong learning to both on-campus and off-campus constituencies.
• Develop, promote, and assess outreach programs to assure that needs of constituents are met.
• Acquire extramural funding in support of the Office of Continuing Education.
• Partner with the academic colleges in providing alternative access and delivery modes for nontraditional students.
• Establish and sustain a strategic planning process for the unit.
• Supervise and mentor an Office of Continuing Education staff of 24 people.
• Manage a budget in excess of $2 million and expand the financial base of Continuing Education by identifying and responding to regional needs.
• Develop and implement policy, in consultation with unit staff, for the Continuing Education unit.
• Balance priorities and manage fiscal resources including general-purpose revenue as well as program revenue and expenditures.
• Assure compliance with applicable unit, university, and state policies and practices.
• Represent UW-Eau Claire on the UW Extension Continuing Education Extension Committee (CEEC), the System-wide Extension Council (SEC), and on other statewide committees and participate in statewide Extension planning efforts.
• Create a positive interpersonal environment supportive of development opportunities for Continuing Education staff as well as individuals teaching through Continuing Education.

 

Requirements
 

• A master's degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Three years of experience in higher education administration including oversight of credit-bearing and noncredit-bearing outreach.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Proven capacity as an innovative, entrepreneurial leader and a compelling advocate for lifelong learning.
• Proven experience in and personal commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusiveness among faculty, staff, and students.