Dean, School of Business

Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) seeks a visionary, compassionate, creative, and collaborative leader to serve as its next Dean of the School of Business. The Dean of the School of Business will join an exceptional community of faculty who bring to the classroom industry experience, expertise in current practices, dedication to teaching, active scholarship, and service to the University and the community.

The PLU School of Business offers a transformative educational experience that prepares students for professional careers and equips them for continued professional development. Faculty and staff seek to advance the University's vision of academic distinction through a global focus, student-faculty collaboration in research and service projects, and by helping students find their own paths to meaningful as well as successful lives.

The School's mission is to produce graduates with both the character and competence to be leaders in the enterprises they serve as well as in the greater community. The School of Business is a community of engaged faculty, staff, and administrators who provide an excellent business education in a student-centered learning environment grounded in the liberal arts that inspires students to: LEARN for Life, LIVE Purposefully, LEAD Responsibly, & CARE for Others.

PLU's School of Business is fully accredited by AACSB International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The School offers an academically rigorous business curriculum, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels, within the context of a strong liberal arts environment. Student organizations include:
Beta Gamma Sigma, the national business honor society affiliated with AACSB;
Accounting Society; PLU Finance Club; DECA;
School of Business Ambassadors; and Regent's Investment Fund. The School is also a member of PRME - Principles for Responsible Management Education - a consortium of over 250 business schools worldwide dedicated to developing a new generation of business leaders capable of managing the complex challenges faced by business and society in the 21st century. The School of Business is housed within the College of Professional Studies, along with the School of Education;
School of Music, Theatre & Dance;
Department of Communication, Media & Design Arts; and Innovation Studies program.

School Deans report to their respective College Deans. Per the Faculty Handbook, deans hold the status of administrative faculty. Terms of service will be negotiated with the College Dean and Provost as part of the appointment process.