Mountain Empire Community College is a comprehensive two-year college serving residents of Lee, Scott, Wise, and Dickenson counties, and the City of Norton. MECC is one of twenty-three colleges in the Virginia Community College System and operates under policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Local Advisory Board. The College is financed primarily with state funds, supplemented by contributions from the local jurisdictions.The Dean of the Business and Information Technology Division reports to the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Workforce Solutions and is responsible for the assigned division.The goal of the Dean of Business and Information Technology is to assist the Vice President in implementing the educational mission of the college by:Serving as a liaison between executive leadership and full-time and part-time students and faculty in the division,Serving as a liaison between the division and the community-including schools, colleges, and business and industry,Maintaining efficient operations and fostering morale within the division,Engaging in strategic planning and problem solving,Understanding and complying with MECC and VCCS policies, procedures and practices, and performing assigned tasks and reporting requested information promptly and accurately.
KSAs required to be successful in the position:A thorough understanding of diversity in student and employee populations and the ability to connect with, include, and consider all student and employee populations in curriculum development and teaching.Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders important to the college.Understanding and belief in the comprehensive mission of community colleges.Ability to create and present ideas and budgets to the college and the community at large.Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to develop networking relationships and partnerships.Minimum Required Qualifications:Masterâ™s degree in a discipline or field related to the Division of Business and Information Technology.Minimum of 2 years teaching or occupational experience in a field related to the division or educational preparation above Masterâ™s degree at the rate of 30 undergraduate credits being considered equivalent to one year of teaching or occupational experience, and 24 graduate credits being considered equivalent to one year of teaching or occupational experience.Experience successfully leading a department in strategic planning, budgeting, and daily operations of employee supervision.Excellent verbal and written communication skills as demonstrated in the application package.
Virginia's Community College's educate 240,000 credit students annually and over 170,000 non-credit students at 23 Community Colleges with over 40 campus locations throughout the Commonwealth. Our mission is to provide comprehensive higher education and workforce training programs and services of superior quality. These programs are financially and geographically accessible to meet the individual, business, and community needs of the Commonwealth.