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APPENDIX A: ACADEMIC STRUCTURE OF THE3. SCHOOL TEACHING OF UNDERGRADUATE ASSIGNMENTS STUDIESVICE PROVOSTAND DEANASSOCIATE DEANASSISTANT DEANSACADEMICDIRECTORS• Serves as the chiefacademic offi cer of theSchool of UndergraduateStudies.• Provides leadershipand strategic planningfor undergraduate academicprograms andpolicies worldwide.• Implements theuniversity’s strategicvision for qualityassurance, studentsuccess, and the assessmentof learningoutcomes.• Ensures the developmentof new curriculaand academic policy incompliance with theuniversity’s academicstandards and strategicgoals.• Leads the Schoolof UndergraduateStudies assessmentinitiative.• Focuses on strategicacademic projects andinternal and externalreporting.• Represents the deanon various UMUCworldwide committeesthat deal withcurricula, externalrelations, enrollment,academic affairs, andstudent affairs.• Supervise UMUC’sacademic departmentsworldwide and leadthe worldwide curriculardevelopment andacademic standardsefforts at the departmentallevels.• Implement strategicacademic initiatives indisciplinary programs.• Integrate assessmentactivities within departmentaldisciplines.• Advise academic directorsof any changesin academic policy,curricula, or strategicinitiatives.• Represent the academicunits in workingwith other universitydepartments to ensurethat the university’sstrategic goals aremet.• Lead the process torevise/discontinueexisting curricula tomeet the needs of thechanging professionalworkforce.• Coordinate with deansoverseas to enforceacademic standardsacross discipline areasworldwide.• Serve as worldwideacademic leaders fortheir respective areaor discipline.• Are responsible forthe developmentand revision of theuniversity curricula intheir respective areaor discipline.• Provide intellectualexpertise and academicmanagementto the discipline.• Coordinate with assistantdeans to implementprograms andcourses and learningoutcomes assessment.• Set and implementdiscipline-specificacademic standards atthe program or courselevel.• Deliver programs andcourses within theSchool of UndergraduateStudies• Hire faculty to teachspecific UMUCstateside courses andrecommend facultyranks for appointmentand promotion.• Evaluate UMUC Statesidefaculty performanceto ensure bestteaching practices.• Advise UMUC Statesidefaculty on curriculaand academicpolicy issues.January 2011 www.asia.umuc.edu Appendix–1