Hartt Community Division

DESCRIPTION:

The Director provides artistic, educational and administrative leadership for the Hartt Community Division of The Hartt School at the University of Hartford.  The position reports to the Dean of The Hartt School, and works in collaboration with six other Division Directors across the college. The Community Division Associate Director and twenty-two full-time Music and Dance Skills Specialist positions report to the Director.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with the Dean to define the mission and direction of The Hartt Community Division (HCD) within the context of The Hartt School.
• Provided leadership in developing, administrating, and evaluating programs of the Community Division.
• Ensures the review of faculty and all HCD programs with a goal of continuous improvement
• Develops and implements short and long range fundraising and marketing strategies and initiatives which support the mission of the HCD, The Hartt School and the University of Hartford.
• Establishes, cultivates and maintains effective working relationships and collaborations with HCD alumni, performing arts organizations, public and private school program administrators as well as the greater Hartford community, including programs for inner-city youth.
• Provides leadership for the HCD Advisory Board, encouraging and engaging volunteer efforts to increase community awareness, improve programs, increase fundraising and facilitate representation on The Hartt School board and the board of regents of the University of Hartford
• Provides management, guidance, training and evaluation to the HCD faculty and staff
• Represents the HCD as well as The Hartt School with the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts as well as other professional organizations relevant to community music schools
• Assumes responsibility for the preparation and oversight of all budgets associated with the HCD and its ancillary programs, developing short and long range goals and strategic planning initiatives in consultation with the Dean to facilitate prudent fiscal management
• Actively participates in the school’s accreditation efforts.  Monitors HCD programs to ensure compliance with non-degree granting accreditation organizations
• Identifies potential grant sources and works closely with office of Institutional Advancement to draft proposals and develop contracts with individual, corporate and foundation grant sources
• Acts as the primary liaison with other University departments to ensure the effective business operations of the HCD

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Passion for community arts education
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong background in performing arts education (music or dance)
• Master’s degree
• Demonstrated record of successful collaborative management and administration in an educational institution
• Skills and abilities normally acquired through a minimum of 5-7 years of direct senior management experience in a large and complex organization

Preferred

• Management experience in academic setting
• Strong creative and collaborative management style
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong financial management skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills

 

The Hartt Community Division

The Hartt School Community Division of the University of Hartford is a comprehensive community arts school providing instruction in music and dance for individuals of all ages and experience levels. The mission of the Community Division is three-fold:

• to provide programs for talented young performing artists with career aspirations
• to serve as many pre-college students as possible in open admission programs in music and dance
• to inspire adults with general programs in music and dance

 

With locations in West Hartford, Hartford, Simsbury, and Middletown, the Hartt Community Division is able to serve students throughout Connecticut.

History

The Community Division was founded in 1920 by Julius Hartt and Moshe Paranov, and developed concurrently with the Hartt College of Music, which became known eventually as The Hartt School after joining with the University of Hartford in 1957. The Hartt School Community Division is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Community & Pre-College Art Schools and is an active member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts. Hartt is viewed as a national model for community schools based on university campuses, being one of the largest and most evolved programs in the country.

 

THE HARTT SCHOOL

The Hartt School was founded in 1920 by a group known simply as Julius Hartt, Moshe Paranov, and Associated Teachers.  Their music conservatory became widely recognized as The Hartt College of Music and was one of the three founding institutions of the University of Hartford in 1957.  For nearly four decades, the growth of The Hartt School was nurtured by the philanthropy of Alfred C. Fuller, founder of the Fuller Brush Company. The generosity of Mr. Fuller helped to create scholarship opportunities that continue to benefit Hartt students. Additional support from the Fuller family enabled Hartt to build the Alfred C. Fuller Music Center, and in the same spirit of generosity demonstrated by her husband, Mary Primrose Fuller left a generous bequest to the school in 1993.

In addition to highly selective performance majors in instrumental and vocal performance, jazz, music theatre, actor training, and dance, Hartt offers rigorous programs in music education, composition, music history, and music theory. In addition, Hartt also offers innovative programs in music management, performing arts management, music production and technology, and pre- cantorial studies.  Hartt also participates in the interdisciplinary B.S.E. Acoustical Engineering and Music program offered by the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture.

Hartt serves a carefully selected and talented student body of 600 undergraduates and 110 graduate students. For the 2008 academic year, the School received approximately 1250

applications for the 170 undergraduate places and 252 applications for the 55 graduate places it had available for incoming students. The Hartt School boasts the highest retention rates and student SAT scores in the University.

Diversity in many aspects characterizes the learning experience for students at Hartt.  Cultural diversity invigorates students from various backgrounds as they pursue the common goal of a successful artistic collaboration.  Intellectual diversity encourages students to work together, support one another’s efforts, reach goals, and create a nurturing environment where advancement and achievement thrive.  Artistic diversity provides for the free exchange of ideas regarding expression and invention, leading to the development of the students’ individual artistic identities.

With a strong tradition of excellence, Hartt prides itself on providing students access to talented artistic faculty. Recognized nationally and internationally as performers, educators, composers, and scholars, the 175 (51 full time and 120-125 part time) dedicated and energetic faculty members set a standard of excellence for their students through their performances, recordings, books, articles, major awards, grants, and fellowships.  Close interaction between faculty and students encourages active mentoring of students as they transition from college to professional life. In addition to its renowned resident faculty, The Hartt School brings to its campus a variety of celebrated guest artists on a regular basis.

The Hartt School of the University of Hartford is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Dance, and the National Association of Schools of Theatre. The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education accredits its programs in music education, and Hartt shares the University of Hartford accreditation by the Commission of Higher Education of the State of Connecticut and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

THE UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD

The University of Hartford is a private university located on a scenic 340-acre main campus four miles from the state capitol. In addition, there is a 13-acre campus located in Hartford’s historic west end. The Handel Performing Arts Center in Hartford’s North End is two miles from the main campus.

The University offers an array of academic programs available at few universities its size, yet at the same time fosters individual achievement and a strong sense of community. With 7,300 students, 4,700 of whom are full-time undergraduates, the campus is large enough to achieve the goals of a university while maintaining the feel of a small residential college. Seven schools and colleges provide opportunities for career preparation within 82 bachelor's degree programs, 10 associate's degrees, 28 graduate programs, and 7 certificates or diplomas.

The University traces its origins to the Hartford Art School, founded in 1877 as "The Society of Decorative Art" by a group of Hartford women that included Mrs. Samuel Clemens, Mrs. Samuel Colt and Harriet Beecher Stowe. An 1879 philanthropic grant for the Hartford YMCA to start an evening school for young men led to the formation of Hillyer College. In 1957, the three long- established institutions of higher learning - Hartford Art School, Hillyer College, and the Hartt College of Music, which had been founded as an independent conservatory in 1920 - were joined under a new charter as the University of Hartford. Over time, other separate schools and colleges within the new university were added: the College of Arts and Sciences; the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, the Barney School of Business; and the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions.

Interested applicants should send cover letter and resume or curriculum vitae to:

Search Process, Director, Community Division

Dr. Aaron Flagg, Dean, The Hartt School

200 Bloomfield Avenue

West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone: 860-768-4468

Email: aflagg@hartford.edu 

Electronic submissions preferred

For more information on The Hartt School visit

http://www.hartford.edu/hartt