Seaver Administration and Staff
Commonality. Administrators and staff members at Seaver College plan,
structure, organize, supervise, coordinate, and carry out tasks which facilitate
the work of the faculty and the interaction of faculty members and students, and
which provide the co-curricular environment in which student development occurs.
They share with the faculty the responsibility for achieving the college’s goals
within the framework of its mission statements. They must therefore share many
of the same qualities and values which characterize the faculty. These include:
Thorough preparation. Seaver administrators and staff members have
adequate experience and/or professional preparation to perform with excellence,
and a strong interest in constantly improving performance and skills.
Strength of character worthy of emulation. Administrators and staff
members interact with students daily and in those interactions teach by example.
In demonstrating a service orientation, maturity, and ethical clarity, they
serve as role models along with the faculty. This aspect of their responsibility
is no less important than the specific tasks which they perform.
A devotion to Christian moral and ethical values based upon a personal
spiritual commitment. The power of these values is dependent upon an honest
allegiance to them. Consequently, Seaver College, as an independent,
church-related institution, appoints administrators and staff members who are
themselves unreservedly committed to such values and who discipline their own
lives by them. A significant majority of them base their commitment to such
values, and their daily lives, on an active personal faith in Jesus Christ, and
live out that faith in their churches and communities.
A sense of servant hood. Administrators and staff members understand
themselves to be servant leaders, recognizing that commitment to Seaver’s
mission and the welfare of the Seaver faculty and students is the primary factor
in every decision made, every task accomplished, and every personal interaction
undertaken inside or outside the college.
Diversity. Diversity is as significant among administrators and staff
members as among the faculty and students. These groups, therefore, all exhibit
diversity in cultural and racial heritage. Men and women are both represented.
The makeup of the administration and staff reflects the University’s Christian
character, and within Christianity its strong historic relationship to Churches
of Christ, while fully recognizing the valuable contributions of others who
complement and share a commitment to the mission of Seaver College. Regardless
of race, creed or cultural origins, all staff members and administrators will
demonstrate a high level of competence.
Implementation and Evaluation. It is the responsibility of those who
hire, supervise, and evaluate staff and administrators of the college to ensure
that those under their supervision reflect the qualities noted above. |
