Director Writing Center

Office Location

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg:
Brownsville:

Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m.

College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs

Robert

C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe

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Director Writing Center

1

Edinburg, Texas

Writing Center

1.0

Exempt

To provide strategic vision, direction, and leadership for the Writing Center. The director will develop and implement strategic initiatives to advance student writing and learning, provide ongoing development for and supervision of peer writing consultants and staff, design and implement assessment and evaluation of Writing Center initiatives, and manage a budget. The director will also be expected to collaborate with leadership, faculty, and staff across the institution to strengthen the teaching and learning of writing for all students at UTRGV, including working with faculty in Writing Studies to create an institutional model for the ongoing, scaffolded education and support of student writers at UTRGV.

• Determines departmental priorities in collaboration with leadership in Student Success, as well as faculty and leadership of the Colleges/Schools.
• Develops and implements, with input of Writing Center staff and Student Success leadership, short- and long-range planning for the Writing Center.
• Researches best practices in selection and implementation of Writing Center initiatives and priorities.
• Develops, cultivates, and maintains working relationships with leadership, faculty, and staff across the university.
• Responsible for gathering, analyzing and reporting data for the Writing Center, using that data to inform departmental decision-making, and sharing relevant data with stakeholders.
• Develops and conducts Writing Center research and assessment projects, including those designed for internal and external assessment needs, as well as evaluation of writing support programs and services.
• Oversees the design and implementation of professional development programs which provide ongoing education for tutors and professional staff in current research and best practices in writing and writing center studies.
• Reviews and develops departmental policies that ensure student success and are in line with Student Success and institutional priorities.
• Responsible for all personnel matters for the department, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, termination, and performance management issues.
• Responsible for overall fiscal management of the Writing Center so that assigned resources are efficiently used according to department and Student Success priorities.
• Oversees the reconciliation of all unit budget accounts.
• Provides leadership in the development and sustenance of a robust culture of writing on campus.
• Consults with faculty…