Program Director - Business

The program director provides leadership and management of all aspects of an academic program by providing

discipline-specific expertise, supervising staff and faculty members, addressing students’ needs, and maintaining a required teaching load.

The Program Director - Business will be responsible for administration of all aspects of the DBA and MBA Programs providing discipline-specific expertise, staffing, and maintaining an appropriate teaching load.

A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL:

• Maintain an annual teaching load according to Baker College’s Teaching and Workload Policy
• Schedule and staff program courses
• Supervise and conduct curriculum development and revision as needed
• Attend campus and system program meetings
• Advise students and participate in new student orientations
• Serve as the contact for the program; organize and lead program advisory board
• Conduct program assessment & make continuous improvement
• Other duties as assigned

The full position description is available for your review online - Program Director

The newly appointed President of Baker College invites dynamic, thoughtful, and innovative faculty to join the Baker College team. The new President’s vision is ambitious, forward-thinking, and dedicated to a Student-First philosophy.

Established in 1911, Baker College is an independent non-profit college in the state of Michigan with the most focused approach to education and training available. Baker College believes in cultivating a culture of valuing employees and maintaining a progressive brand as an employer. They are committed to build organizational capacity through a diverse, talented, high performing and engaged workforce.

They have the honor, opportunity, and responsibility of changing lives through education and are in the business of helping people achieve their dreams. They accomplish this by taking care and pride in everything that they say and do and by having commitment to processes, procedures and personal interactions that measure up to the highest standards.

Baker College serves students through campuses located throughout Michigan and online, including the newest flagship campus in Royal Oak. Baker College is fully accredited and offers many programs in the fastest growing fields, such as business, health science, nursing, and IT with convenient scheduling and 24/7 accessibility online.

Please visit Baker College Careers Page for more information.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

Our College strives to be exemplars in the practice of diversity, equity, and inclusion by working in communion with multiple levels of professional representation throughout our college system. We are committed to our initiatives to fully understand how we can advance our levels of diversity, equity, and inclusion and create a culture that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.

Baker College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information.

Please visit our DEI Page to learn more about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Baker College.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Doctoral degree in business or a related field with a business major, minor, or concentration required
• Experience in leadership position within higher education, preferred
• Demonstrated competency in discipline-specific knowledge and performance skills required
• Teaching experience in business fields at the college level and 3 to 5 years of work experience in the related field is preferred
• Academic Program assessment experience, preferred
• Accreditation experience, preferred
• Knowledgeable in Learning Management System (Canvas)
• Must be knowledgeable in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Apps
• Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills