Section 6: Division Director Duties and Responsibilities Hagerstown Community College uses a Director model for academic division leadership. Division Directors are appointed as administrators and lead the following divisions: Behavioral and Social Sciences/Business; Developmental Education and Adult Literacy Services; English and Humanities; Exercise Science and Health; Health Sciences; Mathematics and Science; Nursing; and Technology and Computer Studies. Responsibilities Division Directors report to the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services and are responsible for assisting the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services in implementing the educational mission of Hagerstown Community College. Each Division Director: • Participates in short- and long-range planning and evaluation for facilities design, instruction, and staffing needs; • Coordinates, manages, collaborates, and solves problems to attain educational goals; • Acts as an advocate for faculty; • Prepares and administers unit plans; • Provides instructional leadership for the division; • Facilitates community relations as appropriate; • Facilitates two-way communication between division members and other College personnel as appropriate; and • Participates in appropriate division and College-wide accreditation, certification, and licensure activities. Curriculum and Instructional Design Responsibilities Each Division Director: • Collaborates with appropriate faculty to prepare the class schedule for the division within the specified timelines; • Evaluates the viability of new program/course requests and modifications of existing courses/programs as requested by the division faculty; • Develops and evaluates proposals for special projects (alternative assignments); • Consults with the administration and division faculty on curriculum, course, and program matters; • Coordinates, along with other division faculty, the articulation of division disciplines with secondary schools and institutions of higher education; • Supports the development of objectives and outlines for new and revised courses/programs by division faculty; • Maintains a file of current course guides for all instructors in all classes; • Provides leadership on alternative modes of course delivery including online, hybrid, clinical, and experiential learning; • Ensures Quality Matters standards are being applied to distance learning course sections; • Provides leadership for online instructional design; and
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