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Director of the Griffiths Center for Collaboration and Innovation

Employer
Hartwick College
Location
New York, United States
Salary
Competitive
Date posted
Aug 16, 2018

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Description: The Griffiths Center for Collaboration & Innovation (GCCI) builds upon Hartwick’s longstanding commitment to experiential learning and the Liberal Arts in Practice. The inaugural Director of the Center will lead and advance a culture of collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship at Hartwick College.  The Director will inspire innovative thinking, support collaborative learning, and model key tenets of the Hartwick mission: “curiosity, critical thinking, creativity, personal courage, and an enduring passion for learning.” Success in this position will be the measurable increase in the demonstrated capacity of students and employees to inspire, make, and leverage change to meet their personal goals and the goals of the College.

The position reports to the President of the College.  The Director will work with the President, the College’s senior leadership team, and a GCCI cross-campus advisory committee to fully develop and implement the strategic direction for the new Griffiths Center for Collaboration and Innovation (GCCI). The Director will lead the advisory committee, guide development and delivery of programs; provide daily operational oversight for each facet of the GCCI, and work to develop programming for newly established Innovation Stations on the Hartwick Campus.  The Director will forge alliances with the College’s various communities and constituencies, including the greater Oneonta business and non-profit community, as well as Hartwick’s 18,000 alumni in order to enhance the learning of Hartwick students.

Responsibilities:

  • Engage and support faculty, staff, and students in the development of new experiential learning activities designed to foster creativity and collaboration among students and between various groups (faculty, staff, students, local business owners, alumni, and governmental officials and agencies)
  • Develop and deliver new programming that encourages cross-campus collaboration in innovative activities.
  • Engage faculty across the disciplines and support their efforts to develop innovative coursework that encourages entrepreneurship.
  • Identify and recruit campus speakers to increase campus and community exposure to and understanding of innovative thinking and initiatives across professional fields.
  • Catalyze and support others’ efforts to provide students in all majors with experience in and exposure to a wide range of collaborative innovation opportunities.
  • Oversee the College’s participation in Stanford’s University Innovation Fellows program (UIFs) and mentor the students who qualify for the program in their related initiatives and outreach.
  • Develop and manage a cadre of Student Ambassadors who will advocate for and support greater innovation and collaboration on campus.
  • Work with Career Development staff and faculty to identify internship and post-grad opportunities for students in areas of innovation and entrepreneurship.
  • Identify prospects for entrepreneurs-in-residence and innovators-in-residence, working with faculty to integrate such perspectives into their coursework.
  • In these and other ways, increase student engagement with entrepreneurs and innovators in the Oneonta area, greater New York, and beyond.
  • Work with College Advancement staff to raise the visibility of and promote the GCCI, and assist in fundraising for the GCCI, including collaborative solicitation of corporate and foundation grant proposals and individual major gifts.
  • Develop and manage budgets to support the GCCI Innovation Stations.
  • Develop programs and assess the need for additional staff to support the GCCI; determine the ROI of expansion. Direct and evaluate future GCCI staff with respect to programs and initiatives of the Center.
  • Assist in the full implementation of Hartwick225: Students First planning effort (2018) as appropriate and needed.

Qualifications:  Doctoral degree preferred, though candidates with a Master’s degree and a strong combination of qualities and experiences will be considered.  The ideal candidate will have a record of creativity and open-mindedness, and the demonstrated ability to collaborate with, lead, and motivate others. Experience with developing and leading entrepreneurial efforts is required, including a background in design thinking.  Proven program development and project management skills and demonstrated experience in budget management are required; managerial experience that includes new venture development in a commercial or non-profit setting is preferred.  Experience in an academic setting that includes direct engagement with students, faculty and others is also preferred.  The successful candidate will be an active listener with excellent organizational, oral, and written communication skills.  S/he will be a person of resourcefulness and flexibility who is adept at outreach and team building.

An independent, residential liberal arts college enrolling approximately 1,200 full-time undergraduates, Hartwick embraces the teacher-scholar model, with teaching excellence as the first priority, and seeks to recruit, retain and promote a diverse workforce.

Located in the scenic Susquehanna River valley in Oneonta, NY, near the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains, the College features a Liberal Arts in Practice curriculum and aspires to "be the best at melding liberal arts education with experiential learning."

Hartwick offers health benefits to domestic partners of employees, and prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation/preference and gender identity/expression.  Hartwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to broadening “the understanding, awareness, and appreciation of diversity among all members of the Hartwick community.”  Women, minorities, and other underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. 

Hartwick College is committed to provide a safe and secure educational environment. Employment at Hartwick College is therefore contingent upon a successful background check on every new employee. Candidates to whom an offer of employment is made will be required to sign a Release of Information Form authorizing the College to conduct a thorough background check.  

To apply for a position listed below, please submit two single pdf copies of your application materials. One of these copies should have any and all reference to your name redacted. The other copy should leave any reference to your name intact. Both copies should be inclusive of the content below.

All materials should be sent electronically to Suzanne Janitz, Director of Human Resources, at jobs@hartwick.edu with [Position Title] in the subject line. Applications may also be mailed to the Office of Human Resources, Hartwick College, P.O. Box 4020, Oneonta, NY 13820 or faxed to 607-431-4329. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

To see an example of a redacted resume, please visit the following (https://www.hartwick.edu/about-us/employment/human-resources/employment-opportunities/staff-positions/redacted-staff/).

 

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