Faculty: Apply for a Special Leadership Opportunity Before May 20

MONTGOMERY COLLEGE Office of the Instructional Dean - Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus April 29, 2013 MEMORANDUM To: Montgomery College Faculty From: Dr. Tony D. Hawkins, Instructional Dean - Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Subject: Faculty Leadership Opportunity - Writing in the Disciplines Coordinator Writing in the Disciplines seeks a faculty member to serve as new collegewide coordinator beginning in Fall 2014. The Writing in the Disciplines coordinator works with other faculty, students, and staff on all campuses to increase student success in and through writing. This position offers six ESH per semester for the collegewide coordinator, or about 20 hours per week. Faculty from all disciplines who enjoy working with colleagues, writers, and writing are encouraged to submit a letter of interest for the position (see more detailed information below.) Typical responsibilities are listed below, but this position also provides scope for the coordinator to develop his or her own focus on writing pedagogy to enhance student success and college completion. * Plan, coordinate, and deliver faculty development related to Writing in the Disciplines through workshops, discussions, and electronic media. * Cultivate relationships with all Montgomery College disciplines and departments, responding to discipline and individual requests for assistance in using writing to enhance student success. * Plan and staff an event for the National Day on Writing each October. * Coordinate the selection of student writings for the yearly Outstanding Student Writings web publication. * Sustain an electronic presence for the program, including Writing in the Disciplines webpages. * Work with local education partners, such as the Universities at Shady Grove and the Montgomery County Public Schools, to promote student success through writing in all academic disciplines. * Collaborate with Reading colleagues and Writing, Reading, and Language Centers to incorporate reading/study skills into Writing in the Disciplines workshops and projects. * Represent Writing in the Disciplines and Montgomery College at local and national writing in the disciplines/writing across the curriculum conferences. * Maintain currency in writing in the disciplines/writing across the curriculum research. If you are interested, please submit a letter of interest (no more than two pages) indicating how your education and experience have prepared you for this role; in addition, please supply a brief statement of support from your dean. Letters should be e-mailed to Tony D. Hawkins, instructional dean of arts, humanities, and social sciences, Takoma Park/Silver Spring by May 20, 2013.