Description
Plan, direct, or coordinate student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.
- • Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.
- • Plan, administer, and control budgets, maintain financial records, and produce financial reports.
- • Represent institutions at community and campus events, in meetings with other institution personnel, and during accreditation processes.
- • Participate in faculty and college committee activities.
- • Provide assistance to faculty and staff in duties such as teaching classes, conducting orientation programs, issuing transcripts, and scheduling events.
- • Establish operational policies and procedures and make any necessary modifications, based on analysis of operations, demographics, and other research information.
- • Confer with other academic staff to explain and formulate admission requirements and course credit policies.
- • Appoint individuals to faculty positions, and evaluate their performance.
- • Direct activities of administrative departments, such as admissions, registration, and career services.
- • Develop curricula, and recommend curricula revisions and additions.
- • Determine course schedules, and coordinate teaching assignments and room assignments to ensure optimum use of buildings and equipment.
- • Consult with government regulatory and licensing agencies to ensure the institution's conformance with applicable standards.
- • Teach courses within their department.
- • Participate in student recruitment, selection, and admission, making admissions recommendations when required to do so.
- • Review student misconduct reports requiring disciplinary action, and counsel students regarding such reports.
- • Direct scholarship, fellowship, and loan programs, performing activities such as selecting recipients and distributing aid.
- • Coordinate the production and dissemination of university publications, such as course catalogs and class schedules.
- • Review registration statistics, and consult with faculty officials to develop registration policies.
- • Plan and promote sporting events and social, cultural, and recreational activities.
- • Direct and participate in institutional fundraising activities, and encourage alumni participation in such activities.
- • Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions.
- • Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.
- • Formulate strategic plans for the institution.
- • Promote the university by participating in community, state, and national events or meetings, and by developing partnerships with industry and secondary education institutions.
- • Write grants to procure external funding, and supervise grant-funded projects.
- • Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
- • Prepare reports on academic or institutional data.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
