INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS:
Interlochen Center for the Arts is the recipient of the National Medal of Arts and the only organization in the world that brings together: a 2,500-student summer camp program; a 500-student fine arts boarding high school; opportunities for hundreds of adults to engage in fulfilling artistic and creative programs; two 24-hour listener-supported public radio stations (classical music and news); more than 600 arts presentations annually by students, faculty and world-renowned guest artists; a global alumni base spanning eight decades, including leaders in arts and all other endeavors. For information, visit Interlochen online at www.interlochen.org.

Mission:
To engage and inspire people worldwide through excellence in educational, artistic and cultural programs, enhancing the quality of life through the universal language of the arts.

Core Purpose:
To ignite lifelong passion for the arts

Core Values:
Nurturing, Inspiring,Transforming, Enlightening and Enduring

Interlochen Arts Academy

Interlochen Arts Academy (IAA) provides artistically gifted high school students pre-professional arts instruction, college preparatory education, and life skills development.

Interlochen Arts Camp

Young artists from around the world gather at Interlochen each summer to learn, create and perform alongside leading artists and instructors. Programs in all art areas are offered to students in grades three through twelve.

Interlochen College of Creative Arts

Adult artists thrive on opportunities to learn and express themselves creatively. The College of Creative Arts offers programs in a variety of arts disciplines.

Interlochen Public Radio

Classical Music: 88.7 FM, Interlochen; 88.5 FM, Mackinaw City; 94.7 FM, Traverse City and 100.9 FM, East Jordan/Charlevoix

News Radio: 91.5 FM, Traverse City; 90.1 FM, Harbor Springs/Petoskey; 89.7 FM, Manistee/Ludington

Streaming online at ipr.interlochen.org.  Through two listener-supported broadcast services, Interlochen Public Radio (IPR) connects northwest Michigan with arts, news and culture on a global scale. IPR also gives significant focus to local and regional news, information and artists.

Interlochen Presents

Interlochen brings dozens of world-renowned artists to northwest Michigan, enhancing the region’s position on the global arts map. Interlochen presents more than 600 events each year by students, faculty and guest artists, making Interlochen one of the nation’s largest arts presenters.

Interlochen Center for the Arts is seeking to hire a Director of the Liberal Arts Division of Interlochen Arts Academy.

This position will oversee and develop the program and faculty of the Liberal Arts Division. The Liberal Arts Division includes: English, history, foreign language and English second language. This position reports to the Vice President-Education Programs, supervises faculty members in the division and works with other divisional leaders and directors.

The division director leads the Liberal Arts Division and deals with any issues regarding curriculum, faculty teaching assignments, faculty development and evaluation, grading disputes, and general parental or student concerns. The director makes decisions about curriculum, guest speakers, divisional budget use and hiring choices, which are done in conjunction with the VP for Education Programs

This full time administrative position reports to the Vice President for Education Programs and includes part-time (two or three classes) teaching responsibilities in history and or English as well as the Aesthetics course that is part of the Comparative Arts major.

During the Academy school year the Division Director is responsible for:

• Providing innovative leadership in the direction, evaluation and development of the liberal arts program: curriculum, texts, resources and both real time and virtual learning experiences for students
• Recruiting, hiring, orienting and evaluating all liberal arts faculty and staff
• Working in a rich cross-disciplinary environment to align the liberal arts department with other academic and artistic disciplines
• Furthering the professional growth of the department faculty
• Creating and supporting interdisciplinary initiatives across the other academic and artistic divisions
• Advancing new ideas and visions in a highly competitive international environment
• Advocating and representing the liberal arts program to senior administration, alumni and donors
• Monitoring and supporting the work of highly creative students with diverse learning styles
• Developing and managing the annual departmental budget
• Purchasing and distributing supplies for the department
• Maintaining and updating all liberal arts equipment and supplies
• Working with ICA leadership in presentations, public broadcasting and Interlochen College to build a virtual presence for the liberal arts program through broadcasting, podcasts, seminars and distributed media
  

All faculty are expected to work with the students outside their teaching responsibilities, compensating for parental absence and assisting the residence hall staff in the development of students’ total experience at Interlochen.

An advanced degree in English, history or a related field with proven leadership in teaching and administrative experience.

In addition, the Director must:

• Possess significant knowledge of the trends, practices and pedagogies of the areas included in the Liberal Arts Division
• Have a background, genuine interest in or connection to the arts and be interested in the connections between arts and academics
• Possess proven skills in successful management of personnel
• Be committed to professional development for teachers and self
• Be interested in and willing to build strong networks and partnerships with the other educators in the liberal arts fields
• Demonstrate exceptional written and spoken communication skills
• Relate to and motivate students
• Communicate effectively with students, parents and colleagues