Management - Adjunct

and in accordance with the mission, policies and procedures of the college. The relationship of the adjunct faculty member to the student is one of teacher and facilitator of learning.

Department Specific Essential Job Functions:

The College of Business at the University of Central Oklahoma invites applications for part-time, in-classroom adjunct teaching positions. The Management Department is seeking individuals who are professionally or academically qualified in Management. This posting is to create a pool of interested applicants from which the Department may draw as sections become open at any point in the current academic year. Specific courses that we anticipate openings for are: Human Resource Management Principles of Management Business Ethics Labor Relations Management

The Management Department currently houses 13 full-time faculty members, and offers majors in Business Administration, Human Resource Management, International Management, Management, and PGA Golf Management. UCO's HRM Program is one of the nationally recognized programs aligning with the Society for Human Resource Management's curriculum guidelines. The University of Central Oklahoma's vision is to become one of the nation's top metropolitan universities, serving our community while providing our students the opportunities to achieve their highest level of leadership potential. Currently, the University serves approximately 17,000 students. The university is located just north of Oklahoma City, on a suburban campus in Edmond, OK. Oklahoma City is a fast-growing metropolitan region of over 1.3 million people. Most recently, the Oklahoma City metro area was ranked number one by Forbes Magazine in terms of economic prosperity and is constantly ranked among the Top Ten best metro areas to live in. Oklahoma City maintains a strong presence in industries such as biotechnology, energy, transportation/logistics, and health care. Edmond is a growing, upscale academic and professional city of approximately 80,000. Edmond school districts rank scholastically among the highest in Oklahoma and in the top 5% nationwide. The city has excellent community services and is among the safest in the nation.

Experience Required:

Possesses at least a master's degree in the field specified in the position announcement (exceptions require Academic Affairs approval). Possesses excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Experience Preferred:

Academic: Master's degree in management or MBA from an accredited institution. PhD in Management or related discipline preferred. Professional: Five years of documented Industry experience in Management.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Teaching part-time in the Management Department.

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions

Organization

The University of Central Oklahoma prepares future leaders in an opportunity-rich environment, ideally located in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Central offers an innovative learning community to its more than 17,000 students, where teaching comes first, a commitment seeded in the university's roots as a teaching college. Students at Central develop personal relationships with more than 450 full-time faculty, 450 adjunct faculty and over 850 staff, like 2008 U.S. Professor of the Year, Dr. Wei Chen, who are committed to transforming lives.

With 117 undergraduate majors and 59 graduate programs, Central is a smart investment for students dedicated to their future success. Notable academic programs include Forensic Science, Music Theatre, Mass Communications, Accounting, the region's only accredited Professional Golf Management program, Jazz Studies and the Academy of Contemporary Music at UCO, located in downtown Oklahoma City's Bricktown district.

Central's appealing 210-acre campus is on track to become a certified botanical garden, offering both a pleasing learning and living environment and a source of pride for students, employees and alumni. In fact, Central is ranked among the top universities nationally in residence life and as one of the top universities to work for by the "Chronicle of Higher Education." Central is also an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site, and hosted the 2010 World Sitting Volleyball Championships on campus. Founded in 1890, Central is the state's first public institution of higher learning, and continues to cultivate creativity and innovation in every corner of campus, bringing to life its core values of Character, Community and Civility each day.

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MISSION

The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) exists to help students learn by providing transformative education experiences to students so that they may become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens and leaders serving our global community. UCO contributes to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities and individuals it serves.

VISION

UCO will become one of the Top 10 metropolitan universities of our kind in the United States by providing a transformative education as well as development experiences that help learners achieve their highest level of leadership potential.

CALL TO ACTION

The University of Central Oklahoma transforms each student by focusing our resources on the Central Six tenets of transformative learning.

All students will be transformed with:

• Discipline Knowledge
• Leadership
• Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities
• Service Learning and Civic Engagement
• Global and Cultural Competencies
• Health and Wellness

Transformative learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experience.

About Edmond/Oklahoma City Metro

The University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, a part of the growing, thriving Oklahoma City metropolitan area. At Central, our students, faculty and staff get the best of both worlds - the "small town" feel of Edmond, with the big city excitement of the Oklahoma City metro. Both the Edmond and the Oklahoma City metro consistently rank nationally among the safest, most affordable and most exciting places to live. In fact, Edmond recently ranked among the best places to live in the nation by Money Magazine and Family Circle magazine, and Oklahoma City ranked sixth in the nation for the "Best Places for Young Adults" by Portfolio.com. From year-round arts, music and theater offering, to exciting sporting events like the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, to first class shopping, dining and more, Edmond and the Oklahoma City metro offer a diverse, active, culturally enriched lifestyle that's on the move to even bigger and better opportunities.