Dean Graduate School

About This Role

The Dean of the Graduate School will assume this role during an exciting time as the university advances innovative graduate program and strategic enrollment efforts. This is an extraordinary opportunity for a dynamic, outward facing, student-focused leader to serve as the Dean of the Graduate School within a public R1, land-grant university.

The Dean will work closely with the president, provost, deans, vice provosts, vice president for research, and other senior leaders to formulate and implement a comprehensive and visionary strategy that engages prospective and current graduate students from Kansas, across the country, and internationally.

As a dynamic leader, the Dean will ensure the growth, development, quality, and continuation of graduate programs and graduate education at K-State, providing strategic leadership and vision to advance graduate education in directions consistent with the Next Gen K-State Strategic Plan. The Dean will work collaboratively with partners across the three physical campuses and within nine colleges to develop an integrated, analytically informed, and collaborative approach to graduate program enrollment.

This role requires an ability to advance K-State’s graduate programs with a fresh, relevant perspective.

The Dean of the Graduate School provides academic, curricular, policy, research, enrollment, strategic, and administrative leadership on matters related to graduate education at K-State. The Dean cultivates progressive academic and administrative policies related to graduate education, oversees the operations of the Graduate School, and fosters collaborative relationships with faculty, program coordinators, deans, administrators, students, and other Graduate School stakeholders. The Dean ensures plans, policies, practices, procedures, and programs align with university-wide and college-level strategic directions.

The position reports directly to the Provost and Executive Vice President Jesse Perez Mendez, and serves as a member of the Academic Leadership Council and Deans Council.

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Since 1868, the Kansas State University Graduate School has prepared students for advanced careers in research, scholarship and professional practice. Today, K-State serves about 4,200 graduate students across 200 graduate degree and certificate programs, with 57% of graduate students coming from outside Kansas. Graduate programs are offered across three campuses, with more than 70 graduate programs available online and more than 80 accelerated bachelor’s/master’s degree programs.

Another 500 DVM students are enrolled in K-State’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

The Graduate School works across the University to advance innovative graduate programs, strengthen academic and professional preparation, support graduate students and faculty, and foster research addressing complex challenges. Its mission emphasizes a graduate education culture responsive to an evolving economy and connected to communities at the local, state, regional and international levels.

This position is On-site
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Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. or terminal professional degree from an accredited university and qualifications as an accomplished scholar and educator that satisfies the requirements for the rank of professor in one of the university’s academic departments.
• Record of success as an academic administrator in higher education with relevant administrative and managerial experience, including development and stewardship of fiscal and human resources, and experience overseeing graduate programs.
• Proven leadership with the demonstrated ability…