Explore Hope - Associate Dean of Educational Outreach

Classification Title    Administrative Full Time (.75-1.0 FTE)

*Department    *Provost Office

Job Description    * *Hope College Hope College is a four-year liberal arts college where academic excellence and vibrant Christian faith join together in a supportive and welcoming community. With over 3,200 students, Hope is listed in the first tier among the best liberal arts colleges in the nation and ranks #22 and #49 for Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects and Best Undergraduate Teaching, respectively (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). Niche ranks Hope #20 among Best Christian Colleges in America and #62 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in America. Hope is dedicated to providing a rich liberal arts curriculum and experience to all students, including those in our professional programs. Hope is a 2022 recipient of the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine and has been nationally recognized by the Council on Undergraduate Research (2017 AURA Recipient). Hope, about 30 miles from Grand Rapids, MI and just minutes away from Lake Michigan beaches, is recognized as one of 45 colleges that develop a lifelong love of learning---praised as raising "higher education's moral and intellectual level" (Colleges that Change Lives).

Hope College has four academic divisions: 1) Arts, 2) Humanities, 3) Social Sciences, and 4) Natural & Applied Sciences. Divisions contain multiple academic departments. Additionally, we have a number of interdisciplinary academic programs, living-learning communities, academic outreach programs, and a leadership structure for the General Education program. The administrators, staff, and faculty in these divisions collaborate to provide an excellent, ecumenical Christian liberal arts education.

Associate Dean of Educational Outreach Hope College seeks an innovative, consultative leader for its educational outreach programs. The primary educational outreach office on campus, ExploreHope, provides hands-on learning for local students. The Associate Dean of Educational Outreach would direct the ExploreHope Summer Camps (accredited by the American Camp Association) and supervise leaders of the following programs: CASA (Children's After School Achievement), PATH (Program for the Academically Talented at Hope), and Step Up. The Associate Dean of Educational Outreach will also collaborate with the director of Hope's TRIO Upward Bound program---the longest running TRIO Upward Bound program at a private liberal arts college in the United States.

Believing all students deserve a path to achieve successful lifelong learning, Hope College's Office of Educational Outreach creates an impactful community of learning for West Michigan that empowers and informs families and their students to reach college potential. Hope College is privileged to be an educational leader in the community. These youth-serving programs exemplify the college's role to support and foster lifelong learning for all. Moreover, these programs provide numerous experiential learning and practicum opportunities for enrolled Hope College students. In this manner, the Associate Dean of Educational Outreach collaborates with the Dean of the Social Sciences Division and faculty and staff in the Education Department.

Job Description

Provide innovative, collaborative leadership for ExploreHope summer camps and Office of Educational Outreach programs.

Advocate for programs in the Office of Educational Outreach.

Supervise and mentor leaders of the CASA, PATH, and Step Up programs.

Supervise Hope College student volunteer mentoring.

Collaborate with the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs to acquire grant-funding