Chair, Production Design

Provides vision and leadership for the department; builds a substantial reputation for the quality of the department; creates a strong sense of collegiality within the department and of shared responsibility for the department's goals; works with faculty on curriculum development, assessment activities, and policy/procedures requirements and implementation, including course schedules and facility use; conducts class and annual evaluations for faculty, as well as ensuring mentoring and faculty development opportunities; assists in the hiring of faculty; makes decisions on student academic matters; assists in the recruitment of students, review of graduate student applications, and placement of students in internships and careers; oversees departmental budget. The department chair teaches classes as assigned. The department chair collaborates with the school dean, the associate dean and associate chairs to ensure that overall school goals and SCAD's strategic plan are achieved.