Director of Graduate Program

The Director of the CRDM Program is recommended by the Program Committee from among its members and is appointed by the Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences to a three-year term. The position alternates between the Department of Communication and the Department of English. The Associate Director is also a member of the Program Committee and is always in the other department. The two work closely together to ensure coordination among departmental interests.

These are the major responsibilities of the Director and Associate Director.

chair CRDM Program committee:

Recommendations for course instructors
New Program Faculty nominations and approvals
Annual Program Faculty meeting
New Full Graduate Faculty nominations and recommendations
Curriculum and courses
Assessment design and data interpretation
Elections of new members of committee and recommendation of future director

Oversee admissions: (may be delegated to and shared with associate director)

Proposal for recruiting funds
Correspondence with applicants
Admission committee meeting
Decision correspondence with applicants
Organization of recruiting visit
Nominations for university fellowship awards
Orientation for new students

OVERSEE TA/RAS: (COORDINATE WITH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR IN OTHER DEPARTMENT)

Appointments
Annual performance evaluations
Nominations for TA awards
GSSP eligibility and exceptions
Summer employment opportunities

COORDINATE WITH CHASS, COM, ENG: (COORDINATE WITH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR IN OTHER DEPARTMENT)

Departmental teaching budgets for TAs, RAs, and other student work assignments
Teaching budget and schedules for faculty teaching CRD courses
Teaching assignments for students
Space needs
Technology needs

advise students

Course selection, Plans of Work, and advisory committees
Online annual student progress reports
In-state residency
Job search guidance and preparation

Manage budgets

State appropriated operating budget
Overhead account
Kenan account (discretionary)

COORDINATE PUBLICITY AND AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURES:

Ads in conference programs
Website, updating and corrections
Flyers, printing and distribution

conduct program assessment:

Gather annual data from students and faculty (four instruments)
Submit annual report to Graduate School

general duties:

Attend and represent program at CHASS Graduate Studies Committee
Attend and represent program at Graduate School meetings for DGPs
Schedule course offerings each semester
Supervise staff Program Associate
Teach CRD 809, (1 credit) each fall