General Summary: Provide university-wide leadership and day-to-day coordination of assessment of student learning and program effectiveness across academic units. Provide support for the program review cycle and program-viability assessments. Build capacity through training, manage assessment systems and dashboards, and deliver evidence-based recommendations to academic leadership. 

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Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Core responsibilities

Assessment & Learning Outcomes (primary)

• Lead and coordinate the continuous assessment cycle for undergraduate, graduate, and other programs: outcome writing, curriculum mapping, assessment design, direct/indirect measures, data collection, analysis, and closing the loop.
• Maintain centralized assessment calendar, repository, and standardized report templates.
• Provide consultation to faculty and staff on assessment methodology, rubric design, reliable scoring, and interpreting results.
• Oversee assessment tool(s) administration (e.g., Watermark), ensure data integrity, and manage training.
• Produce periodic assessment summaries and trend analyses for academic leadership.

Program Review & Program Viability (distinct, cyclical)

• Assist with program review: enrollment trends, retention and completion metrics, student-learning evidence, course and faculty productivity, cost-per-credit and cost-per-graduate, adjunct reliance, and labor-market alignment.

Accreditation 

• Maintain an understanding of the requirements of HLC criteria and USDOE policy changes and their institutional implications, as applicable.
• Conduct periodic compliance audits of assessment and program review activities and remediate gaps.

Training, Capacity Building & Communication

• Design and deliver workshops and one‑on‑one coaching for faculty, staff, and administrators on assessment practices, data literacy, and use of assessment platforms.
• Serve as institutional consultant for syllabus-level outcomes alignment and capstone assessment design.
• Communicate results, timelines, and expectations clearly across units; produce concise executive summaries for leadership.

Data, Reporting & Decision Support

• Track action-plan implementation and report closure rates.
• Aid in determining cohort classifications for incoming students to support institutional data analysis and reporting.
• Assist with gathering and compiling institutional data for departmental reviews and other reporting needs.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience Qualifications: Requirements for this position include a Master’s degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years’ experience in higher education administration, with demonstrated significant administrative and teaching responsibilities. Terminal Degree is preferred. 

Other Skills & Abilities:  Must have the ability to operate a personal computer and keyboard, printers, telephone, facsimile, typewriter, and other office equipment. Manual dexterity to handle books, software, and a variety of media formats is necessary. Knowledge of and practice with emerging technologies is preferred.  Strong communication skills and ability to build consensus.

Other Information & Attributes: The position will, on occasion, require scheduled evenings and travel to state meetings.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Click below to apply and contact our Human Resource's department if you have further questions or concerns HR@centralmethodist.edu or 660-248-6899. 

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CMU employees provide collegial, collaborative contributions to their areas and the University as a whole. They should stimulate a harmonious, productive and inviting work environment that is customer service oriented.  Each must maintain a commitment to the mission and purposes of Central Methodist University. Central Methodist University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities associated with it.  CMU management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.