Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential
campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque
Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts
traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 4,500 students
from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs.
The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of
the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character
of the College. As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary’s
offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and
professional education. Saint Mary’s reputation for excellence,
innovation and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant
heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution.
An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry,
integrative learning and student interaction bring these traditions
to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational
benefits of diversity. | |
Recruitment #: 2008-6267
| Opening date: 4/21/2008
Open until filled.
| Job Title: Supervising Instructor - Independent Study
| Salary: - $750 per one (1) independent study and is subject to the availability of funding sources.
| Position Responsibilities: - Saint Mary’s College invites applications for part-time supervising instructors to teach individual independent studies in various subjects for LEAP students in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and New Jersey.
- LEAP (Liberal Education for Arts Professionals) is an internationally recognized Bachelor of Arts degree program specifically designed for current and former professional dancers.
- Traditionally, a dancer's rigorous training and the professional demands of a full-time dance career didn't allow for an academic education beyond secondary school.
- It was very difficult to prepare for the career transition that every dancer must face.
- Founded in 1999, LEAP makes it possible for these working adults to receive a comprehensive liberal arts education and earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary's College in three (3) to four (4) years of part-time study.
- LEAP class meetings are held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Jersey City.
- Teach independent studies for LEAP students as needed.
- The successful candidate will have significant experience teaching the subject of choice.
- Work in a collaborative and culturally diverse campus community.
- The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the mission of the College, which is informed, animated and expressed by its Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions. \
- Applicants will be contacted by the LEAP Program only in the event opportunities to supervise an independent study in the instructor's area of expertise arise.
| Deadline: - Review
of application materials will begin immediately and continue until position/s
are filled.
| Qualifications: - Candidates must
possess an earned graduate degree in area of expertise along with demonstrated
teaching effectiveness and a strong commitment to teaching adult undergraduate
learners.
| Application Instructions and Requested Documents: - A complete application includes an on line cover letter
(optional) and an on line current vitae.
- Candidates who become finalists will be expected to sign a consent
authorizing a broader inquiry.
- Please electronically
forward all application materials directly to:
- Coni Donnelly
- LEAP Program
- Saint Mary’s College of
California
- PO Box 4700, Moraga, California 94575
- cld3@stmarys-ca.edu
| For more information about Saint Mary’s
mission and history go to: http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/lasallian-approach
| Saint Mary’s College
of California is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. In compliance
with applicable law and its own policy, Saint Mary’s College
of California is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse
faculty, staff and student population and does not discriminate
in its admission of students, hiring of faculty and staff, or
in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and
staff and its educational programs, activities, benefits and
services to its students, including but not limited to scholarship
and loan programs, on the basis of race, color, religion, national
origin, age, sex/gender, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation,
medical condition or physical or mental disability. | Notification with regard
to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and
Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998, and the Campus Sex Crimes
Prevention Act. As provided by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure
of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act
of 1998, Saint Mary's College of California through its Department
of Public Safety, annually provides notice and makes available
copies of the Annual Security Report, to the campus community,
prospective students, employees and the public. Each Security
Report includes statistics for the past three years concerning
crimes and incidents (whether they occurred on campus, in
off-campus building and property owned or controlled by the
College, or on public property adjacent to campus) reported
to campus security authorities. Each Security Report also
provides campus policies and practices concerning security
- how to report sexual assaults and other crimes, crime prevention
efforts, policies/laws governing alcohol and drugs, victims'
assistance programs, student discipline, college resources,
and other matters. The Security Report is publicly available
electronically or hard copy in the following ways: electronically:
http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/about/safety/02report.pdf;
in person: Department of Public Safety, Administrative Office,
Siena Hall: or by or by Mail or Telephone Request: Department
of Public Safety, P.O. Box 3111, Moraga, CA 94575-3111 (925)
631-4052. In addition, as provided by the Campus
Sex Crimes Prevention Act, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's
Office maintains a Megan's Law database of sex crime offenders,
which information may be obtained from the Sheriff's office
located at 500 Court Street, Martinez, Monday-Friday, 9 am
to 4 pm. | 
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