Associate Dean, Student Success - Egan School of Nursing & Health Studies

Fairfield University is a co‑educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200‑acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools:
The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles

F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Associate Dean, Student Success

Academic

Egan School

Fairfield, CT campus, Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies

May be required to attend off‑hour meetings and events. Travel to local health system and community partner organizations, in addition to the Austin campus, as necessary.

Exempt, Supervisor

Serves as the chief student affairs and experiential education officer for the Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies. Reporting directly to the Dean, the Associate Dean provides strategic leadership and administrative oversight for all aspects of the student experience across undergraduate and graduate programs, including academic advising, progression, student success initiatives, student well‑being, and all experiential learning activities (clinical education, simulation, study abroad, interprofessional education, community‑based placements, and other immersive field experiences).

Doctorate in Nursing, Public Health, or related health discipline; eligible for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.

Progressive leadership experience in student affairs, advising, and experiential/clinical education within higher education. Demonstrated experience overseeing partner engagement and clinical/field placement systems. Experience leading organizational change initiatives.

Dean, Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies

• The Associate Dean ensures that advising systems are proactive, data‑informed, and aligned with School strategic priorities, accreditation and regulatory expectations.
• Works closely with Department Chairs and Program Directors on academic probation and dismissal processes; leaves of absence (e.g., medical, personal, military), and credential tracking and graduation clearance.
• Development, implementation, and continuous evaluation of comprehensive advising and peer support models.
• Oversight of individualized program of study development.
• Mediation of course substitutions, overrides, and academic exceptions.
• Communication of policies via student handbooks, websites, academic bulletins, and other formal communications.
• Monitoring of student performance metrics (retention, progression, licensure pass rates, academic risk indicators).

• Coordination of orientation programs and transition initiatives.
• Oversight of student leadership development and school‑specific organizations.
• Collaboration with University Counseling Services, Health Services, Student Life, and other student support offices.
• Coordination of academic accommodations in partnership with the Office of Accommodations.
• Support of belonging and inclusive excellence initiatives affecting the student experience.
• Development of targeted support programs for at‑risk students.
• Oversight of co‑curricular and professional formation activities aligned with professional standards.

• The Associate Dean ensures that experiential learning meets accreditation standards, regulatory requirements, and workforce needs, and that placement systems and resources are robust, equitable, efficient, and scalable, including:
  • Clinical and field placements
  • Simulation and skills laboratories
  • Community‑based…