{"id":10104,"date":"2007-09-19T13:25:49","date_gmt":"2007-09-19T18:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=10104"},"modified":"2011-08-08T13:26:29","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T18:26:29","slug":"5831","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2007\/09\/19\/5831\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminary Seeks New Dean of Academic Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO, IL (September 19, 2007) \u2013 Candidates are being sought for the  position of dean of academic life at North Park Theological Seminary,  reporting to the president and dean of the seminary.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <!--more--><br \/>\nThe  dean of academic life, which is part of the president and dean\u2019s  cabinet, serves as the chief academic officer of the seminary. This  position is charged with the care, assessment and development of the  seminary faculty.<\/p>\n<p>Areas of responsibility include curriculum,  program assessment, assessment of student learning, scheduling, academic  calendar, academic planning, academic budget, academic discipline, and  oversight of select centers in the seminary. In addition to  administrative responsibilities, the dean will teach up to two courses  per year.<\/p>\n<p>The successful candidate will possess a doctoral degree  (a Ph.D. or its equivalent in an area of the theological curriculum is  preferred), have superior administrative skills, and be committed to  enhancing the teaching and learning experience of both faculty and  students. This individual will demonstrate expertise in theological  educations preferably by serving as a faculty member or administrator at  a seminary or graduate school of religion or their equivalent.<\/p>\n<p>The  candidate preferably will be licensed or ordained with significant  experience in some field of ministry, be personally supportive of the  theology and ethos of the Evangelical Covenant Church, be a contributing  scholar to the theological enterprise, be a practicing Christian in  thought, word, and behavior, and an active member of a Christian church.  This individual also will be committed to a collaborative relationship  with faculty colleagues, administrative colleagues, churchly colleagues  and external constituencies, be committed to a diverse learning  community and the enhancement of the educational experience of  underrepresented persons, and be committed to working in concert with  the entire North Park University academic community.<\/p>\n<p>Qualified  candidates should submit a letter, resume, and completed application  form no later than November 30, 2007, to Jay Phelan, seminary president  and dean, 3225 W. Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60625. Application forms  are available for downloading at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northpark.edu\/hr\" target=\"_blank\">North Park website<\/a>. Information may also be emailed to the <a href=\"mailto:gbrown@northpark.edu\" target=\"_blank\">administrative assistant to the president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The position carries a start date of July 1, 2008.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=10104&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO, IL (September 19, 2007) \u2013 Candidates are being sought for the position of dean of academic life at North Park Theological Seminary, reporting to the president and dean of the seminary.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Report This Post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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