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Director, Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes

Position Number: 6310585
Location: Glen Ellyn, IL
Position Type: Assessment, Accreditation, and Compliance

Director, Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes

Director, Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes
The College of DuPage is a comprehensive community college located 27 miles west of downtown Chicago, vitally connected to our local area for over 50 years. We prepare students for a lifelong passion for learning on our 273-acre campus which is home to nine associate degrees and a wide variety of professional and technical certificates. Many of these credentials prepare students to seamlessly articulate into the baccalaureate programs of our higher education partner institutions.

College of DuPage is committed to student success and values an inclusive and welcoming community environment. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workforce. Our connection to the larger metropolitan area is essential to our success and provides a wealth of diverse cultural and recreational opportunities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Provides vision, collaboration and strategic leadership to the Student Learning Outcomes Assessment program. The Director is responsible for creating a more systemic, sustainable culture of assessment at COD. Partners with all college programs and departments to develop, implement and evaluate assessment criteria in alignment with HLC standards.

Educate faculty on the nationally accepted data analysis tools available for effective assessment and supports their collection of relevant data to improve student learning outcomes and institutional effectiveness.

Partners with faculty involved in program-level specialized accreditations to develop and track appropriate data and evaluation criteria to ensure compliance of all required elements.

Provides expertise and consultation on assessment, including writing outcomes, developing measures, collecting and analyzing results, reporting finding, and developing and implementing action plans that align with best practices.

Monitors assessment trends on accreditation standards and educates employees about the changes in a timely manner.

Plans, organizes, and coordinates innovative strategic assessment programs, projects, and activities campus wide.

Leads, in collaboration with faculty, the development, organization, analysis and reporting of student learning outcomes and related activities to support planning activities.

Serves on committees related to educational outcomes and assessment.

Provides updates to executive leadership on compliance of the college with internal assessment requirements.

Leads workshops and professional development sessions to model and promote effective planning and assessment practices.

Other projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education
- Master's Degree in a relevant field required.
- Doctoral Degree in a relevant field preferred.

Experience
- Three (3) to Five (5) years of experience using nationally accepted quantitative analysis tools in assessing educational outcomes; with at least 2 years demonstrated experience with an academic assessment project matching student/institutional outcomes to the college mission and ultimately to accreditation criteria required.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and assess outcomes for higher education programs required.
- Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to build consensus among faculty in diverse programs required.
- Strong analytical skills and detail orientation required.
- Must maintain a high degree of confidentiality, professionalism, and customer service with students, faculty, office staff, and administrators in all areas of the college and also for college guests and the general public required.
- This position requires critical thinking, problem-solving.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and proficiency with a variety of computer software tools such as Ellucian, Colleague, Microsoft Windows, Excel, Outlook, and the Internet required.
- Five or more years of data management and analysis experience in a community college or university preferred.
- Experience developing and evaluating innovative assessment strategies, learning program outcomes and HLC compliance preferred.
- Experience as a college-level instructor preferred.

Computer and printers, calculator, telephone, copy machine and fax machine.

General office environment.

Ability to work in an open environment with high level of visibility; ability to interact well with senior management, faculty, students, and community members.

Operate appropriate office equipment.

This position requires a background check and drug screen.

Starting pay begins at $112,170 based on work experience.

Competitive starting salaries are dependent on education and experience. College of DuPage also offers a generous benefits plan.

To apply please submit your electronic application, unofficial transcripts, current curriculum vita, a cover letter including a list of three references.

Applications accepted until 11:59 p.m. CST, Sunday, July 6th, 2025.

This position requires a pre-employment background and drug screen.

College of DuPage is an equal opportunity employer. The College of DuPage is committed to recruiting and retaining high performing talent to our institution, continuing our tradition of excellence. We encourage all people across the broad spectrum of those communities we serve to explore and apply for positions at COD for which they believe they are qualified.

College of DuPage does not discriminate against individuals in employment opportunities, programs and/or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, veterans' status, marital status, disability, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or on any other basis protected by law.

To apply, visit https://cod.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/2534?c=cod