CLARKSON UNIVERSITY DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES APRIL 2020 Katherine Haley, Ph.D. Haley Associates, LLC Manchester, New Hampshire The Opportunity Clarkson University seeks a new dean to lead the School of Arts & Sciences in support of faculty excellence and student success in both graduate and undergraduate education and research across the wide array of disciplines that comprise the school. Clarkson is a private, national research university that is a leader in technological education and sustainable economic development through teaching, research, scholarship and innovation. Reporting directly to the provost, the dean of Arts & Park, with other campuses in the Capital Region of Sciences oversees the academic program and faculty New York (Schenectady), Beacon, Saranac Lake (in of the School of Arts & Sciences, one of six schools partnership with the Trudeau Institute) and New York in the University. With 163 faculty and staff and 571 City. Its 4,300+ undergraduate and graduate students undergraduate and 290 graduate students, the School hail from 42 states and 63 countries. Clarkson of Arts & Sciences offers traditional disciplinary areas produces remarkably effective and entrepreneurial such as biology, chemistry, mathematics, history engineers, scientists, educators, health professionals, and psychology, as well as opportunities to address business people and creative leaders by creating recently emerging fields such as biomolecular an exceptionally demanding, boundary-spanning science and digital arts and sciences. The dean of educational experience. Clarkson graduates earn the School of Arts & Sciences provides leadership salaries that are among the top 2% in the nation; one and direction to the School’s units, oversight of the in five alumni already leads as a CEO, senior executive academic programs, support for faculty and students, or owner of a company. and advocacy for the School inside and outside the University. The new dean will demonstrate a deep The successful candidate will present a record of appreciation for the mission and aspirations of excellence in teaching, research and scholarship in Clarkson University and will play a meaningful role an environment where undergraduate education, in the Clarkson community. While well-developed graduate education and research productivity are all administrative skills are essential for success in part of the institutional mission. Required credentials this role, the ideal candidate will also possess an are an earned PhD in a relevant field; a record of educator’s passion for and abiding commitment to scholarship that meets Clarkson’s requirements for the welfare and success of each student. the full professor rank; demonstrated experience in academic administration; and evidence of sound A STEM focused university, Clarkson’s main campus fiscal and personnel management, faculty oversight is located on 640 wooded acres in Potsdam, New and research development. York, adjacent to the 6-million-acre Adirondack DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES CLARKSON UNIVERSITY | 1 Institutional Overview Founded in 1896 to honor Thomas S. Clarkson, a pioneering entrepreneur and humanitarian, Clarkson today is a private, national research university and a leader in technological education and sustainable economic development through teaching, research, scholarship and innovation. Clarkson is the institution of choice for more than Greek-life organizations, D-I and D-III sports, project 4,300 enterprising, high-ability undergraduate competition teams and community service initiatives. and graduate students pursuing degrees in 90+ This all-in education results in graduates who earn rigorous academic programs of study. Clarkson salaries that are among the top 2% in the nation and faculty are on the leading edge of research who realize accelerated career growth. One in five with international relevance in healthy global alumni already leads as a CEO, senior executive or solutions, advanced materials development, owner of a company. computational and data-enabled discovery, and next generation medicine and healthcare. Clarkson understands that new technologies, emerging fields and expanding career opportunities Across the institution, faculty and students require new approaches to learning. That is why develop close, mentoring relationships and make Clarkson students are grounded in the fundamentals, lifelong connections that guide career success. but also learn how to successfully manage the unique Clarkson produces remarkably effective engineers, challenges of today’s complex world. scientists, educators, health professionals, business people and creative leaders who easily engage Through forward-thinking integration of innovation “What’s next?” Clarkson does this by creating an resources across the Clarkson community, exceptionally demanding, boundary-spanning #ClarksonIgnite is the University’s call to action to experience in an entrepreneurial community collide disciplines, spark intellectual curiosity and take known for its core values, technology-intensive on real-world industry and marketplace challenges. resources and appreciation of the Adirondack In this framework, students, as well as faculty, Park just beyond the University’s doorstep. sharpen their entrepreneurial mindset, skill sets and experiences that are transferable to future careers and With the Golden Knight as the University mascot, research innovations in the rapidly evolving economy. students quickly integrate academics and research with their social lives through 200+ campus clubs, DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES CLARKSON UNIVERSITY | 2 INSTITUTIONAL OVERVIEW (continued) Fast Facts Locations: Main campus in Potsdam, New York, The main campus in Potsdam, New York, and and hubs for graduate school and research additional graduate programs and research satellites satellites at the Capital Region Campus in form a corridor that follows the Hudson River from Schenectady, as well as in Saranac Lake (in Saranac Lake (in partnership with Trudeau Institute) partnership with the Trudeau Institute), Beacon and Schenectady in the Capital Region to Beacon and and New York City. Graduate courses are also New York City. Graduate programs are also offered taught online. online. The alumni community is 44,000+ strong and resides in 87 countries around the world. Clarkson’s Main Campus: 640 wooded acres in Potsdam, New global reach extends even further through the York, adjacent to the six-million-acre Adirondack activities within its schools and its ROTC command, Park. as well as through more than 55 international President: Anthony G. Collins, 2003 — university exchange partners. Programs of Study: 90+ in engineering, business, Clarkson’s first-to-second year retention rate is education, science, liberal arts and health 90.59%, which is well above the norm for New York professions State. In addition, Clarkson’s graduation rate is 75.9% for students completed their bachelor’s within six Degrees Granted: Bachelor of Science, Bachelor years, 75.9% for those in five years and 64.7% for of Professional Studies, Master of Business those in four years. Some adjustments to this figure Administration, Master of Science, Master of are made for The Clarkson School, an early-college Engineering, Master of Arts in Teaching, Doctor of academy where some students complete their junior Philosophy and Doctor of Physical Therapy and/or senior years of high school taking college courses and where not all students expect to remain Enrollment: 4,300+ undergraduates and graduate at Clarkson for all four years. students from 42 states and 63 countries Faculty and Staff: 869 Student-Faculty Ratio: 13.6:1 Undergraduate Admission Profile: 36% in top 10% of high school graduating class Study Abroad & Co-ops: More than 55 study abroad partner universities in 29 countries; co-op opportunities Athletics: Division I ice hockey (men’s and women’s); 18 Division III sports Extracurricular: 200+ clubs and professional societies; 182 intramural teams; numerous competitive design teams; collaboration hubs to ideate and start new ventures Fraternities & Sororities: 11 national; two local Living Alumni: 44,000+ DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES CLARKSON UNIVERSITY | 3 The Academic & Research Core Consistent with the founders’ vision to always seek out the real needs of the American people, Clarkson faculty and staff prepare students to lead with confidence across academic disciplines, industries and cultures. From research to commercial innovation, Clarkson demands solution-oriented thinking, challenging the status quo and leveraging the combined ingenuity of interdisciplinary teams to create real impact, relevant innovations and enduring value in the world. Clarkson’s major academic units are the Wallace knowledge from several disciplinary areas to address H. Coulter School of Engineering, the David D. recently emerging issues. All benefit from Clarkson’s Reh School of Business, the School of Arts & strengths in engineering and business, and all are Sciences, the Earl R. and Barbara D. Lewis School focused on preparing students for graduate school, of Health Sciences, the Graduate School, The professional programs and careers. Clarkson School (a unique academy for high school-aged students who begin college early) and Recognizing that our rapidly changing and Sponsored Research Services, which oversees increasingly complex world makes it desirable a $13.9 million portfolio of contracts. 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