Kent State University invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services. The University seeks a dynamic and accomplished leader who has strong academic credentials; demonstrated skills as an administrator, researcher, teacher, and collaborator; and the ability to build both internal and external partnerships.
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1910, Kent State University is the largest public multi-campus system in northeast Ohio, with campuses reaching nine local communities and a population of approximately 42,513 students, 3,635 full-time faculty and staff members, and 210,560 alumni. On July 1, 2014, Dr. Beverly J. Warren became President of Kent State, after serving successfully as the Provost at Virginia Commonwealth University, and prior to that, the Dean of the School of Education at VCU.
The university’s Kent Campus has a student body of 28,457 and a thriving residential population of 6,432. Kent State offers more than 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Academic programs are organized into ten colleges: Architecture and Environmental Design; Arts and Sciences; the Arts; Business Administration; Communication and Information; Education, Health and Human Services; Nursing; Podiatric Medicine; Public Health; and Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology.
Kent State has eight regional campuses which draw full- and part-time students, now totaling approximately 13,000 from their communities: Ashtabula Campus, Ashtabula; East Liverpool Campus, East Liverpool; Geauga Campus, Burton; Salem Campus, Salem; Stark Campus, Canton; Trumbull Campus, Warren; Tuscarawas Campus, New Philadelphia; and the College of Podiatric Medicine in Independence. In addition, the University has a strong commitment to the recruitment of international students, with offices in Brazil, India, China, and Florence.
Kent State is proud of its outstanding faculty and staff, students, collaborative culture, exceptional academic and research orientation, and strong commitment to engagement, academic excellence, and diversity. The University is in the process of developing a strategic roadmap for the future, and these values are reflected in this new vision. Information about this process can be found here: http://www.kent.edu/strategicvisioning
Times Higher Education, a London-based higher education magazine, has ranked Kent State as one of the top 200 universities in the world, the only public research university in northeast Ohio to be awarded the honor and one of only four in the state of Ohio to make the list. The university also holds a coveted spot in the first-tier list of Best National Universities in the current edition of Best Colleges issued by U.S. News Media Group.
Kent State University is ranked among the nation’s top 74 public high-research universities and among the top 76 in community engagement by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university is an engine for economic, cultural, and workforce development.
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
The College of Education, Health and Human Services’ 410 faculty and staff serve more than 3,900 undergraduate students and over 1,500 graduate students, as well as providing extensive continuing education offerings.
A strategic priority for the College has been recruiting and retaining a more diverse student body. Through the creation of the Office of Diversity Outreach and Development, the College provides outreach support and programs to underrepresented student populations. The College has also had great success recruiting students from across the globe, with a current enrollment of over 190 international students.
The College of Education, Health and Human Services currently offers five associate programs, 18 undergraduate programs, 24 graduate areas, and 13 doctoral programs through its four schools:
• School of Health Sciences • School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration • School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences • School of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Studies
The College of Education, Health and Human Services also has several centers, including:
• Child Development Center • Counseling and Human Development Center • Center for Disability Services, an interdisciplinary institute • Human Development Center • Center for Innovation in Transition and Employment • Instructional Resource Center • Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education • Ohio Literacy Resource Center • Reading and Writing Development Center • Research Center for Educational Technology • Science of Learning and Education Center (Joint research initiative with the College of Arts & Sciences) • Center of Nutrition Outreach • Center for Math and Science Education
Graduates of the College go on to serve as leaders in wide variety of fields, ranging from education, counseling, and health care to hospitality, human services, and sport. While the students and alumni appear to have diverse interests, they all have one thing in common - they have committed their lives to serving others and to making the world a better place.
In order to prepare our students for the 21st century with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to be leaders in the workplace and engaged citizens, the College Education, Health and Human Services has focused on hiring outstanding faculty and staff who have developed widely respected programs. The College has much to offer, and is committed to supporting their students and the larger community.
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Additional information about the College can be found at https://www.kent.edu/ehhs
THE POSITION
The Dean is expected to provide leadership to, and serve as the principal administrator of, the College to include complete line responsibility for personnel, general administration and management, budget, academic, and development functions. The Dean should have the energy and skillsets to lead the College in its drive to increase excellence, and in developing a shared vision for the future of the College. In particular, the Dean should have the ability to:
• provide leadership, instructions, guidance, or counsel to College faculty, staff, students and administrators; • advocate for students and support the work and mission of a multidisciplinary faculty; • promote a culturally aware and welcoming environment with a strong commitment to recruiting and retaining diverse faculty, staff, and students; • advance the College’s internationalization initiatives, enhance its global partnerships, and build on the strong traditions for global service and research; • administer the College-wide personnel function to include ensuring compliance with various federal and state laws, and University and College personnel policies and procedures; • provide leadership in strategic planning; • manage, allocate, and monitor College budgets; make budget requests to Executive Officers; provide advice on budgets and fiscal management; • provide leadership and oversight to all academic programs; encourage and support continuous improvement of programs and curriculum; evaluate and approve all curricular changes, advising functions, and student recruitment and retention actions and initiatives; develop and review curricular and programmatic initiatives; enforce policies and practice required for State approval of licensure programs and continuing national accreditation; • provide leadership and infrastructure to support faculty research and external funding initiatives; • lead fundraising initiatives and promote alumni development to meet current and future College priorities; • increase public understanding and support for the College as a contributor to the state’s vitality and well-being; and • represent the College to University administration; serve as a College advocate and spokesperson at academic, social, and public functions; and be involved with community service activities.
Successful candidates will have attained distinction in and can exhibit evidence of the following: knowledge in their field; outstanding leadership and management ability; strong sense of vision; established and sustained research record with a strong appreciation for and commitment to academic research; strong appreciation for and commitment to quality undergraduate and graduate teaching and learning; substantial administrative experience within a complex university setting; commitment to fundraising; and effective interpersonal relationship skills with groups and individuals both internal and external to the College and the University.
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Candidates must possess a doctoral degree and possess a record of scholarly and professional accomplishment to qualify for appointment at the rank of professor with tenure.
Nominations, applications, and inquiries of interest may be sent in confidence to:
Martin M. Baker, Senior Vice President Baker and Associates LLC 4799 Olde Towne Parkway – Suite 202 Marietta, GA 30068 [email protected]