Director of Honors
Director of Honors
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Position Summary
The Director of Honors is a dedicated and experience individual who oversees the Honors Program and teaches two sections of LEAD100 each academic year. The role involves strategic leadership program development student engagement and recruitment and academic excellence while working collaboratively with faculty staff and students to enhance the Honors Program at FPU. This is a parttime position anticipated to work 2029 hours per week.
Essential Functions
- Provide vision and leadership for the Honors Program in alignment with FPUs mission and values.
- Oversee curriculum development assessment and program effectiveness.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for Honors students providing mentorship and academic support.
- Coordinate the application selection and enrollment process for new Honors students.
- Organize and oversee Honors Program events guest lectures and community engagement opportunities.
- Collaborate with faculty and departments to ensure integration of Honors courses into existing academic offerings.
- Develop and maintain partnerships to support experiential learning opportunities such as internships research projects and study abroad programs.
- Teach two sections of LEAD100: Leadership Development per academic year incorporating universitywide student learning objectives
- Utilize innovative and inclusive teaching methodologies to engage and challenge students.
- Assess and evaluate student performance in alignment with university policies and expectations.
- Maintain program records including student progress and program assessments.
- Collaborate with the admissions team on recruitment efforts for the Honors Program.
- Provide regular reports and updates to university leadership on the programs status and needs.
- Manage the programs budget in collaboration with the appropriate administrative offices.
- Demonstrate a commitment to serving and inspiring students and colleagues in a context of a Christian University integrating your Christian faith into your role and responsibilities.
- Embrace the mission vision and values of Fresno Pacific University affirm the FPU Faith Expectations and support the ideals and practices articulated in The Fresno Pacific Idea
- Uphold and advance Fresno Pacific Universitys commitment to Christcentered higher education holistic student development and serving diverse communities.
- Complete tasks timely with work that is comprehensive complete and accurate
- Communicates clearly listens attentively and seeks to understand others
- Collaborates productively with colleagues of varying skillset
- Other job duties as assigned
Qualifications
Required:
- Masters degree in a relevant field (e.g. Education Leadership Humanities Social Sciences or related discipline).
- Experience in higher education academic program administration or student mentorship.
- Strong teaching skills with a demonstrated commitment to student success.
- Excellent organizational communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with students faculty and university leadership.
- Commitment to the Christian mission and values of Fresno Pacific University.
Preferred:- Doctoral degree in a relevant field.
- Experience working with Honors students or programs.
- Knowledge of leadership development and experiential learning opportunities.
Environmental Conditions:- Indoors in a normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise dust fumes vibrations and temperature changes at least eighty percent 80 of the time.
- Frequent computer use at a workstation up to eight hours per day.
- Frequently work at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions.
- Drive personal or University vehicles to appointments.
- Public contact position requiring professional apparel personal hygiene and grooming.
Physical Demands:- This position typically functions indoors in an office environment with light to moderate noise associated with business office equipment. The position may involve travel for meetings and events.
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to: remain in a stationary position 80 of the time be able to move about inside the office to access file cabinets/office machinery etc. operate a computer and keyboard and other office productivity machinery such as calculators/copy machines/printers. The employee is occasionally required to position self to reach items on the floor and in high cabinetry.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Employee must be able to communicate with others to exchange information including both over the telephone and inperson communication with callers and community members and be able to read a computer screen and paper documents.
- Reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities will be provided in accordance with law.
University Information
$28.82 is the hourly rate for this role and reflects what Fresno Pacific University reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual compensation may vary based on the qualifications experience and internal equity. In addition to compensation FPU offers a competitive benefits package.
Reserving its rights as a religious institution Fresno Pacific University is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin ethnicity sex age or disability or other classes protected by applicable law. Committed to excellence and actively supportive of cultural diversity FPU invites individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability you should contact FPUs Human Resources Department at . As a religious institution the University will administer the equal opportunity employment policy consistent with the Fresno Pacific University statement of faith the FPU Idea and the Universitys governance by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.
*This information including salary is accurate as of April 3 2025.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Intern
