Dean, College of Business & Industry

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Type of Position: Chair

Job Type: Regular

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Workplace:
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a dynamic, mid‑sized public university that offers over 70 academic programs. The institution provides comprehensive health, dental, life, and disability insurance, tuition waivers, 12 holidays, immediate leave accrual, and retirement programs with 5 %–10 % contributions.

Academic Affairs

The Dean of the College of Business & Industry provides leadership and advocacy for strategic and fiscal planning; enrollment and curricular management; student recruitment and retention; program review and accreditation; faculty and staff recruitment, professional development, evaluation, and retention; excellence in teaching, scholarship, creative activity, research, and professional application; and university and community relations.

The Dean will foster interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaborations within the College, across campus, and in the community and will set and execute the strategic direction for the College.

• Earned terminal degree from a regionally accredited institution in a discipline in the College.
• Experience as a dean, associate dean, or a minimum five years in a department head or related higher‑education administrative position supervising faculty in Business or Engineering.
• Experience with programmatic accreditation, either AACSB or ABET.

Preferred:

• Record of professional accomplishments that meet the qualifications for appointment to the rank of professor.
• Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating an academic strategic plan.
• Record of promoting growth of research, scholarship, and creative activity among the faculty.
• Experience selecting, leading, mentoring, and evaluating department leadership and non‑faculty staff.
• Record of supporting high‑impact teaching practices, experiential learning, and innovative pedagogy.
• Experience securing and stewarding a major gift.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to articulate the College’s mission, goals, accomplishments, and needs to a broad range of external constituencies.
• Proficiency in budget management.
• Ability to lead by consensus and with transparency.
• Adeptness in working within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Awareness of current trends and opportunities in education to advance the College.
• Excellent understanding of assessment and accreditation.
• Strong commitment to equity and inclusion in the recruitment and retention of faculty, staff, and students.

• Provides inspiring intellectual leadership and an innovative vision for achieving the College mission.
• Fosters partnerships and programs to advance the College’s and University’s goals.
• Supervises department chairs/directors and faculty in formulating and implementing College goals and policy.
• Interfaces and collaborates with other academic leadership across the campus.
• Oversees recruiting, hiring and retention of qualified faculty and staff.
• Leads faculty in governance, promoting a culture of excellence, ethics, service, and continuous improvement.
• Fosters a climate of research and innovation to impact educational outcomes at all levels.
• Directs accreditation, certification, assessment, and ongoing program development of academic programs.
• Promotes professional development and innovation to ensure competence and effectiveness of the College.
• Partners with university…