Summer Writing Program Managing Director & Jack Kerouac School Administrator
CurrentPrevious SWP & program coordinator duties, including:Summer Writing Program Management – Curriculum & Logistics- Monitor SWP enrollments, class size, potential course cancelations, etc. - Serve on SWP scholarship committee in coordination with SWP Co-Artistic Directors.- Assist in writing & editing SWP assessment reports, including data gathering, computations, documents, reports, student evaluations, etc.- Work with the SWP Co-Artistic Directors to develop themes, faculty lists, readings, lectures, panels, and performances for SWP, & oversee scheduling.- Oversee Summer Writing Program orientation.- Receive and designate Final Portfolio Submissions to MFA instructors.- Manage SWP budget in consultation with SWP Co-Artistic Directors and Finance.- Serve as liaison to SWP faculty, including issuing guest faculty invitations.JKS & SWP Supervisory Management- Establish research-based projects with JKS fellows to support program objectives.- Supervise the JKS Fellows and coordinate their duties in support of programmed and student-run events (ie, 5x5, Poem Machine) as they arise. - Supervise JKS Fellows and provide project management in Publications (ie, Bombay Gin Literary Journal) at all stages from call to submission to distribution.- Review, revise, and approve all guest artist and seasonal staff contracts.- Hire and supervise SWP seasonal staff, including all faculty, student and contract labor.- Provide training and support to SWP employees during the program itself.- Supervise and train JKS fellows as needed in service to the department.- Approve and track SWP staff timesheets.