Interim Director, Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum

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• Location :
• Claremont, CA
• Job Posting Title :
• Interim Director, Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum
• Job Details and Requirement :
• Claremont McKenna College (CMC), a premier liberal arts college and member of the prestigious Claremont Colleges, seeks an energetic and innovative leader to serve as the next Interim Director of the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, known as the Ath. A unique program in American higher education, the core of the Ath is the Ath Speaker Series, which brings distinguished scholars, public figures, thought leaders, artists, and innovators to engage with the CMC community. The Interim Director is a crucial leader in CMC’s project to promote intellectual growth, artistic and cultural appreciation, and College-wide, Open Academy commitments to free expression, viewpoint diversity, and constructive dialogue. CMC seeks a deeply engaged thought leader and skilled program administrator with wide-ranging interests, superior social and communication capabilities, and a commitment to promoting civil discourse. This is an unparalleled opportunity to improve civil discourse through undergraduate education.CMC leads its peers in providing the education needed to address the urgent issues of our time. The College’s mission is to prepare its students for thoughtful and productive lives and responsible leadership in business, government, and the professions, and to support faculty and student scholarship that contribute to intellectual vitality and the understanding of public policy issues. Uniquely positioned in higher education, CMC aims to develop the world’s most influential and entrepreneurial leaders and has the capacity to attract the very best students due to a clarity of mission, its top ranking for return on investment, and its commitment to supporting a diverse student body. CMC currently enrolls approximately 1400 students and is a member of The Claremont Colleges, a consortium of five undergraduate liberal arts colleges and two graduate institutions.Established in 1970, the Ath is a fixture in the academic and co-curricular life of CMC. Its Interim Director is a senior campus leader, reporting to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty (VPAA / DOF), collaborating regularly with the President and leading alumni, parents, and members of the Board of Trustees, and engaging daily with faculty, staff, and students from a wide span of viewpoints and backgrounds. Many students see the Ath as a second home on campus and informal mentor. By building deep connections with the campus community, the Ath Interim Director will understand the intellectual and cultural tenor of campus and create compelling programs that advance the campus conversation in service of developing students ready for responsible leadership in a range of industries and fields.
• BASIC FUNCTION :
• The Interim Director of the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum will lead and oversee all aspects of the Ath and will enhance its status as CMC’s co-curricular center for intellectual, culture, and civil discourse. The most important role of the Ath Interim Director is to attract and curate a world-class group of experts from nearly every domain of thought and action leadership to create the Ath’s signature Speaker Series. In support of the Ath and CMC’s overall goals, the Interim Director of the Ath will be responsible for creating a conducive environment for the social exchange and engagement of students, faculty, staff, trustees, alumni, parents, and prospective students of Claremont McKenna College. In doing so, the Ath Interim Director will help prepare students to be responsible leaders with the crucial skills of speaking across difference, engaging in constructive dialogue, and combatting polarization and misinformation in support of a robust and healthy democracy. Given the Ath’s unique blend programming and deep integration with campus life, there is a significant opportunity to establish it as a national exemplar of undergraduate civic education.The Interim Director is responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing the Ath Speaker Series four nights a week as well as occasional weekday lunches during the academic semester. Responsibilities extend to planning and supervising additional special events, workshops, and conferences, as well as daily community “Ath Teas.” The Interim Director is also responsible for coordinating and managing smaller lunch engagements and various dinner for class programming, student organizations, and other groups.Reporting to the VPAA / DOF, the Interim Director will supervise, evaluate, and mentor the Athenaeum Manager, who is responsible for the operations of the Ath; the Athenaeum Coordinator, who is responsible for managing the logistics for guest speakers and performers; and the Athenaeum Chef, who leads the culinary staff in preparing meals for Ath events. The Interim Director assists in the selection and training of up to three or four Student Fellows each year, in partnership with the Athenaeum Advisory Committee. The Interim Director also manages the Ath’s budget, made up of endowed programming and College operational budgets.
• DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
• In addition, the Director of the Ath will be responsible for and evaluated on performing the following essential functions :
• Invite and schedule distinguished guests to speak / perform at the Athenaeum, in each instance cognizant of maintaining the intellectual integrity of the institution. The Interim Director is responsible for maintaining the calendar for all events open to the public. The Interim Director is responsible for gathering information for all events to be published online. This includes biographical information with photo, description, and title of each presentation.
• Work closely with CMC’s research institutes and the Director of the Open Academy on partnerships for speaker programming.
• Coordinate named lectures with CMC’s Advancement Office.
• Attend most evening programs at the Athenaeum, until approximately 8 : 00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, when the academic calendar is in session.
• Meet with the Athenaeum Advisory Committee at least twice per semester, to discuss possible themes for speaker series, ideas for specific speakers, and to evaluate overall operations of the Athenaeum.
• Maintain open communication with faculty, students, and staff about campus life, and remain receptive to suggestions from all members of the community.
• Maintain good working relationships with representatives of speaker agencies and bureaus.
• Assist the President and commencement committee with the selection, invitation, and confirmation of a Graduation Ceremony speaker.
• Represent CMC on the Claremont Colleges’ planning committees for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Cesar Chavez Day programs.
• Write an annual report

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