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Director - Center for Teaching & Learning and Learning Commons - Pennsylvania College Art & Design, Lancaster, PA Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Salary: Starting $55,000 and commensurate with experience Employment Term: Full-time Employer Contact: Michele Wherley, Human Resources Administration & Manager, [log in to unmask] Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning and Learning Commons Manager The Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PCA&D) seeks an innovative, creative, and dynamic non-traditional fine arts librarian and/or teaching specialist to serve as the Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning, housed in the College’s Learning Commons. The next Director will have the vision and experience to create resources and experiences that emphasize content over form, reflecting the changing role of the stewardship of objects in the digital age (See College Art Association Standards and Guidelines for Visual Resources Professionals). He/she/they will lead the Center so that information literacy, intellectual access to information, critical thinking, and the creation and management of access to information are central to the Center’s mission. The Director will also foster an inclusive learning environment and curate resources and access to information that support learning within a diverse, global community. The new Director will assist the College in continuing the effort to reposition the Learning Commons as the hub of creative and critical thinking for the campus. The Learning Commons includes The Stacks book collection, audio-visual resources, the Writing Center and Career Services, and an activated learning environment that allows for lectures, guest speakers, studio and academic tutoring, study space, and walls for exhibiting curated works of art. In 2020, PCA&D re-launched the academic library as a library of the future through a new collaborative model: the Learning Commons. The 2019-2024 Strategic Plan identified the development of a series of new centers of learning, making, and collaboration for the PCA&D community and its partners: the Center for Creative Exploration; the Institute for Leadership, Creative Entrepreneurship, and Innovation; the repositioning of the campus within the greater Lancaster area as a Creative Hub; and the Center for Teaching & Learning. The new Learning Commons became the site of the Center for Teaching & Learning in the summer of 2020 and has since been the structure through which resources are accessed, information and visual literacy training occurs, and faculty and student scholarly and creative activity are supported. The next Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning and Learning Commons Manager will continue this enterprise by providing leadership in professional development, supporting student learning and development, and collecting, managing, and facilitating use of research and learning resources from the Learning Commons collection. The Director will continue the Center and Common’s support for the College’s current strategic plan, which focuses on the interconnectedness of these ideas: Creativity, Partnerships, and Lancaster. The Director will also draft a new strategic plan for the Center and Commons, drawing on the College’s new Strategic Plan to be launched AY 2023-2024 as well as the Center’s current mission, vision, and goals. Center and Commons Mission The PCA&D Center for Teaching & Learning supports the education of critical thinking, creative, compassionate seekers and producers of knowledge and art. Through its programming, the Center fosters an active, ethical, and inclusive thinking and learning environment to support student development and enrichment. The Learning Commons is an active, inclusive, and collaborative learning environment where students meet, training is provided, and resources and services are offered to all students, faculty, and staff. Its resource collection includes physical and digital libraries as well as art and design equipment available to all students. In addition to management of the Learning Commons, the Director for the Center of Teaching & Learning collaborates with two other programs hosted within the Learning Commons, the Writing Center and Career Services, to create an integrated network of programming, resources, and training for student success. Center and Commons Vision Imparting to the PCA&D community a dedication to lifelong learning, conscious and continuous self-improvement, innovative thinking and making, and caring for the world and people around us. Center and Commons Goals * Promote diverse, equitable, and inclusive perspectives, experiences, visions, and voices * Support teaching & learning with resources, techniques, tools, and training including innovative pedagogy and academic success skills for students * Create meaningful work study opportunities for student workers that benefit themselves and the College as a whole * Connect Learning Commons endeavors with the efforts of other offices and departments to reinforce visibility and accessibility of programming and services * Make space for student learning outside of the classroom, individually and cooperatively * Access to specialized equipment and resources * Cultivate sense of community and belonging * Provide programming and services that support the educational mission of the College, including: information and visual literacy, visual resource collections that support art making and research, and primary and secondary source materials The Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning and Learning Commons Manager reports to the Provost. PCA&D is looking for someone to help the College move forward with its work in providing excellent teaching and learning programming as well as fulfilling the traditional duties associated with an academic Learning Commons. Essential Duties and Responsibilities * Provides Information and Visual Literacy instruction and programming. Develop and deliver learning experiences that support all levels of information literacy and visual literacy development (from incoming first-year students to seniors developing senior show exhibitions). * The Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning will produce and curate learning content, materials, and programming, which they promote to the PCA&D community. * Maintains all data systems that support patron usage, track Learning Commons materials and resource usage, and support circulation of materials in the PCA&D community and beyond. * Serves as liaison to the PCA&D community through academic support programming and activities for faculty and students, collaboration on research for exhibitions with the Director of Exhibitions, joint mentoring and tutoring work with the Director of the Writing Center, and support orientation activities and offer onboarding and training for new students, staff, and faculty. * Serves as liaison to the Lancaster community through outreach activities with nonprofit organizations and/or k-12 learning partnerships or activities. * Supports and maintains information resources, physical, e-reserves, and/or all formats required for the study of art and design, for PCA&D patrons, faculty, staff, and students. * Documents, compiles, and regularly reports on instruction, assessment of student learning (information literacy and visual literacy), and other activities. Regularly submits reports to the Provost, Dean of Faculty & Academic Affairs, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, and Faculty Chairs Council. * Provides circulation desk coverage and staffing. Hires, trains, and manages student assistants working in the Learning Commons. * Communicates regularly with PCA&D community including patrons, staff, faculty, and students. * Participates and maintains memberships in professional associations and consortia partnerships that support and expand access to information and visual resources for PCA&D patrons. * Collaborates with administrative offices as required, including Admissions; Student Life; Registrar; Strategic Communications; Information Technology, Bursar, and Development. * Serves on committees and supports accreditation work of the College; conducts regular program review of Center for Teaching & Learning / Learning Commons programming, resources, and services. * Coordinates with the office of Information Technology to maintain and improve information resources and Learning Commons data systems. * Oversees equipment rental and the interlibrary loan process * Manages Center for Teaching & Learning / Learning Commons budgets * Other duties as assigned. Knowledge and Skill Requirements * PhD preferred in: Library and Information Science degree; PhD in Fine Arts/Interdisciplinary Arts; or Teaching, Learning and Technology. Master of Library and Science, or Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts or Art History will be considered. * Library Science or familiarity with Library Systems Management preferred. * Visual arts or arts education background preferred; familiarity with a professional art college, or an art and design program preferred. * Ability to work independently and collaboratively as needed. * Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusivity. * Reliable and excellent in time management. * Ability to teach and supervise student assistants and develop work experience that also contributes to student learning. * Minimum of three years’ experience working in higher education or k-12 education settings, preferably in Learning Commons or academic resources setting. Additional Information This is an exempt, full-time position, based on our Lancaster, PA campus. PCA&D offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical/dental/vision, Life insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, and a 403(b) retirement plan plus match after qualifying period. For consideration, please submit the following to [log in to unmask]: * Curriculum Vita * Cover letter addressing all aspects of the position * Contact information for 3 professional references. (References will only be contacted after consultation with final candidates.) * Include “Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning and Learning Commons Manager” in the subject line of the email. Communication will generally be limited to candidates selected for additional consideration. Review of applicants will begin immediately; applications will be accepted until the position is filled. 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