Dean - School of Health Sciences and Professional Programs

Dean - School of Health Sciences and Professional Programs

The Dean for the School of Health Sciences and Professional Programs provides administrative leadership for the school, its academic departments, programs, faculty and curricular affairs. Key responsibilities include the oversight of academic planning and budgeting for the school and leadership in developing and maintaining program accreditation, recruiting and evaluating faculty, establishing successful partnerships with health-related facilities and organizations, including the establishment of new student clinical sites, institutionally and with the other CUNY college’s schools of health science, and exploring and developing new health sciences and professional programs.

The School of Health Sciences and Professional Programs with its departments, programs and centers of excellence, requires an academic leader with the experience, vision, collaborative spirit, and confidence to advance the school’s mission and sustain the recent growth of educating new healthcare professionals who are fully prepared to meet the dramatic changes to the U.S. healthcare system, ethically grounded, and professionally committed to compassionate service within diverse communities.

This position reports to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. Working closely with faculty, department and program leaders, other deans, the Provost and the President, the Dean will also represent the School for Health Sciences and Professional Programs to university-wide projects and programs. He/she will provide leadership and support for grant development and grant sponsored programs as well as the earning and maintaining of accreditation for the school’s departments and programs.

• Articulate and implement a vision for the School of Health Sciences and Professional Programs that will be consistent with the College’s mission and growth.

• Lead the planning and implementation of innovative program initiatives and align the programs with national standards.

• Direct work of program chairs, school committees, and oversee curriculum and practicum / internship requirements, as necessary.

• Create structures, workflows and processes to streamline the design, development, and innovative rollout of new programs.

• Oversee program evaluation and revisions.

• Lead efforts for programmatic accreditation.

• Collaborate with other stakeholders on different aspects of programs, policies, and academic operations.

• Work with Marketing and Admissions to market programs in an innovative fashion.

• Work with Academic Leadership Team on academic policies related to the programs.

• Work with Regulatory and Compliance department on national, state, and program accreditation.

• Work with Vendors on digital learning resources and technology improvements.

• Work with Campus Administration on all things related to college programs, chairs, and faculty Regional Specialists on campus compliance and training, developing infrastructure for student support.

• In partnership with faculty and program councils, develop student learning outcomes, and direct and indirect measures to assess and improve the quality of all programs. Establish architecture for outcomes assessments and rubrics. Collaborate with other colleges to create standards for gathering and interpreting assessment data. Direct the development of assessments in courses and standards for grading and evaluation.

• Lead annual assessment of curriculum and program effectiveness and student learning outcomes. Establish key performance indicators of student success and metrics to gauge program effectiveness. Develop pro‑active strategies for ongoing program quality improvements.

• Report annually on status of program quality and the effectiveness of the programs, including the achievement of outcomes, student success, student retention, curriculum currency and rigor, faculty performance and credentials, and adequacy of academic support services.

• Interview and recommend all health science and professional programs full‑time faculty hires.

• Serve as an advisor, mentor, and coach to school faculty and staff.

• Provide leadership for all program and…