Dean, College of Business and Professional Studies - Columbus, United States - Mississippi University for Women

Mississippi University for Women Columbus, United States

4 weeks ago

Description

Position Title Dean, College of Business and Professional Studies Unit Name College of Business and Professional Studies Salary Grade Faculty Number of Months 12 months Full-time or Part-time Full-Time Hours per week 40 Annual Salary or Hourly Rate Range Essential Duties
The dean is responsible for the following college/unit management duties:

Recruit students extensively, build external and strategic partnerships, and forge pathways with new and existing academic partners
Coordinate the development and implementation of short- and long-range college/unit programs, plans, goals, and priorities.
Call and preside over college/unit meetings to provide information, discuss common problems, interpret policies, and coordinate the activities of departments and individuals.
Coordinate and supervise the activities of the department chairs and/or other subordinates and staff as applicable.
Supervise the preparation, submission, allocation, and expenditure of the college/unit budgets.
Supervise the college/unit inventory, management of facilities, and equipment.
Approve college/unit requisitions, travel requests, and work orders for repairs and renovations to facilities.
Coordinate all activities involving the college/unit and its departments with other colleges/units, other areas of the University and with external agencies including articulation courses/programs with other institutions.
Establish college/unit committees and recommend college/unit appointments to university-wide committees.
Represent the college/school on campus and in the professional and local communities.
Engage in appropriate fund raising activities in conjunction with the Mississippi University for Women Foundation to meet the financial needs of the college/unit.
Meet established deadlines for completion of responsibilities.
Oversee preparation for accreditations, program reviews, and evaluations within the college.

The dean is responsible for the following faculty affairs duties:

Oversee all activities of the department chairs, or if in a unit without chairs, oversee the activities of the faculty.
Support excellence in teaching, advising, research/scholarship, and service.
Direct the recruitment and appointment of faculty and staff in accordance with the University's established personnel policies and affirmative action guidelines.
Review and recommend for approval all faculty assignments including overload assignments.
Review and recommend to the CAO all faculty and professional actions, including reappointments, promotions, tenure, salary actions, and terminations following established policies.
Recommend appointments of adjunct faculty.
Discuss evaluation philosophies and criteria with department chairs and with faculty members of the college/unit.
Promote faculty development activities within the college/unit.
Reduce, resolve, and prevent conflict among department chairs, faculty members and staff following established policies.

The dean is responsible for the following instructional oversight duties:

Coordinate and oversee the activities of the department chairs or, if in a unit without chairs, oversee the activities of the faculty.
Coordinate recruitment, orientation, retention, advising and registration activities.
Coordinate college/unit program reviews and the development of new academic programs.
Authorize student programmatic actions in line with and as required by institutional policies and procedures including the timely submission of grade reports.
Resolve student grievances in accordance with established policies.

Perform other responsibilities as assigned by the CAO.
Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
Earned doctorate in one of the disciplines offered within the college (or closely related field) or earned doctorate appropriate for one of the college's accrediting bodies; qualification for faculty appointment at assistant professor (or above) in one of the college's disciplines; university administrative experience as a department chair (or equivalent responsibility); strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills; strong belief in working with a collaborative spirit to achieve successful outcomes for students, faculty, staff, and the region

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience at the rank of professor; administrative experience with curriculum development, student advising, staff management, and development; administrative experience managing and balancing the needs of a large number of programs and degree offerings; administrative experience working with large number of adjunct faculty and online programs; experience working with SACSCOC (or other regional accrediting bodies) and accrediting or approving entities for programs within the college; experience developing educational partnerships with community colleges with particular emphasis on signing and/or managing transfer agreements; documented success in growing programs
Job Description Summary

Position Summary:
Mississippi University for Women invites applications for Dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies. The dean reports directly to the Provost / Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs.

The dean, in consultation with the provost, department chairs, and faculty, is responsible for the College of Business and Professional Studies unit management, faculty affairs, and instructional oversight.

The Dean of Business and Professional Studies is responsible for the following departments:
Department of Business, Culinary Arts Institute, and Department of Legal Studies.

The W welcomes qualified applicants who wish to contribute to our tradition of excellence of building a diverse community reflective of our diverse student population.

About The W:

Founded in 1884 and offering higher education on its grounds since 1847, Mississippi University for Women made history as the first state-supported college for women in America.

Coeducational since 1982, The W offers personalized attention, high-quality instruction, and a strong liberal arts education to prepare women and men to become leaders in a variety of business and professional fields.

Recently admitted as only the thirtieth member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges, now is a particularly exciting time in the university's history with the recent completion of a $25 million capital campaign and the fall 2023 opening of a 40,000 square feet Culinary Arts facility.

Work is also underway on a five-year quality enhancement plan to prepare students for life-long achievement by promoting professional development and career readiness through curricular and co-curricular programming.

Finally, a Naming Task Force has been formed to explore the possibility of a new name for the university.

Accolades:

The W leads Mississippi public universities in undergraduate degree attainment efficiency, awarding 33.9 undergraduate degrees per 100 full-time equivalent students.

The university has been named among the Best Colleges to Work For Honor Roll by The Chronicle of Higher Education (ten consecutive years), Best Master's Universities by Washington Monthly, a Four-Star University by Money Magazine, and Top Public Southern Regional Universities by U.S.

News and World Report (including recognition as the #1 Best Value School in the South among public universities and #1 Least Debt among all Regional Universities in the South).

The W (as it is called across the region) is located in one of the "50 Best College Towns to Live in Forever".

Known as "The Friendly City," Columbus, MS, is a town of 23,000 located almost equal distance from Jackson, MS; Birmingham, AL:
and Memphis, TN, and is home to Columbus Air Force Base.

Learn More:

History:

Accolades:
College of Business and

Professional Studies:

Quality Enhancement Plan:

Naming Committee:

City of Columbus:

Starting Date:
Position is to start July 1, 2024. Opportunity to start as early as June 3, 2024 if candidate is available.

Salary:
The annual salary range for this position is $122,000-$128,000 for 12-month appointment, commensurate upon experience. The maximum of this range is not subject to negotiation.
Background Check Statement
Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation.

A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position.

However, failure to disclose may disqualify a candidate.
Requisition Detail Information
Requisition Number FY20202F Open Date 01/04/2024 Will this job have a specific close date? No Close Date Special Instructions to Applicants

Required Documents:

Applicants are required to submit Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter/Letter of Application, Unofficial Transcripts for undergraduate and graduate degree work, Teaching Philosophy, Administrative Philosophy, and Other Document.

In the Other Document area, you are required to submit a statement that describes how you've worked to make previous professional environments (e.g. graduate student, faculty member, administrator, other professional setting) more welcoming and inclusive, how you have cultivated a sense of belonging for everyone in these settings, and how would you continue to do so at The W.

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