Job description
Position Summary
The Dean of the School of Business reports to and works with the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in the successful development of academic policy and the maintenance of academic quality in the School of Business.
The Dean serves as the chief academic and administrative officer in the school, overseeing strategic short- and long-range planning; budgets; fundraising; curriculum; student recruitment and retention; faculty and staff recruitment, development, support, evaluation, and retention; program development; assessment and reporting; accreditation activities; administration; and community outreach.
The Dean provides overall leadership, direction, advocacy, communication, coordination, and assessment of the school as a whole, and of the departments and/or programs within it. They establish and maintain a cooperative collegial work climate, leading the school towards improved productivity and relevancy, ensuring the academic integrity and curricular coherence of all programs within it. They pursue and bring new ideas and academic best practices to the school.
Required Qualifications
The Dean serves as the chief academic and administrative officer in the school, overseeing strategic short- and long-range planning; budgets; fundraising; curriculum; student recruitment and retention; faculty and staff recruitment, development, support, evaluation, and retention; program development; assessment and reporting; accreditation activities; administration; and community outreach.
The Dean provides overall leadership, direction, advocacy, communication, coordination, and assessment of the school as a whole, and of the departments and/or programs within it. They establish and maintain a cooperative collegial work climate, leading the school towards improved productivity and relevancy, ensuring the academic integrity and curricular coherence of all programs within it. They pursue and bring new ideas and academic best practices to the school.
REQUIRED
EXPERIENCE
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Preferred Qualifications
- Doctoral degree in business or a related field, most preferably from an AACSB accredited institution of higher education.
- Prior teaching, research, and service experience that would warrant a tenured full professor appointment in the School of Business.
- A record of effective academic administrative experience and successful collaboration with external partners.
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive working/teaching environment.
- Demonstrated experience with institutional or disciplinary accreditation processes.
DESIRED
SKILLS
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ATTRIBUTES
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License/Certification Other Skills Required Supervision Received Supervision Exercised
- Commitment to consensus-building and transparent and collaborative leadership and communication style.
- Experience with strategically developing new learning opportunities including a mix of for-credit academic experiences (e.g., degree or certificate programs, micro-credentials, and course offerings) and non-credit administrative programs (e.g., alumni programming, community outreach and engagement, professional development for community or corporate partners).
- Demonstrated passion for student success and the student experience.
- Experience with enrollment management and growing enrollment.
- Visible and accessible faculty leader.
- Experience evaluating and reshaping curriculum to meet current and future student learning needs.
- Ability to develop community relationships and new funding sources.
- Ability to lead the Business Advisory Council to the School in ways that enhance programming, career opportunities, and funding.
- Bias for action and a record of setting and surpassing goals.
- Excellent listener, strategic thinker, and problem solver.
- Experience with AACSB policies, standards, and the accreditation process.
- An appreciation for all disciplines within the School of Business and a demonstrated commitment to liberal learning and ability to situate professional education in the context of institutional valuing of liberal arts education.
- Demonstrated commitment to working within a shared governance environment.
- Experience teaching and/or leading in a union environment.
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