Assistant Dean, University College
Listed on 2026-10-16
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Education / Teaching
Education Administration, University Professor, Academic -
Management
Education Administration
Job Title
Assistant Dean, University College
Agency
Prairie View A&M University
Department
Office of Academic Affairs
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
Prairie View, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
Important Immigration information:
A Presidential proclamation issued on September 19, 2025, imposes a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions filed after September 21, 2025. Please be advised that Texas A&M University will NOT pay this fee. Therefore, if you need immigration sponsorship for your employment, we recommend that you consult with your private immigration counsel at your own expense to ascertain whether your current immigration status would make a potential offer of employment from Texas A&M University subject to this fee.
In addition, on January 27, 2026, Texas Governor Abbot issued a moratorium on the filing of any new H-1B unless approved by the Texas Workforce Commission. Accordingly, if you will now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status this moratorium may affect our ability to employ you should you be selected as the final candidate.The Assistant Dean for University College provides strategic and operational leadership for bachelor’s degrees in the college and in support of the college’s mission to strengthen first- and second-year retention, progression, and overall degree completion rates at Prairie View A&M University. Reporting to the Dean of University College, the Assistant Dean serves as a key staff member of the college’s leadership team and plays a central role in enhancing program quality of degree programs and advancing initiatives to align academic support, supplemental instruction, advising, student engagement, and data-informed interventions around the needs of first- and second-year students.
The salary is determined in accordance with the University’s compensation structure and will be commensurate with the candidates’ education and experience, within the assigned salary range for this position.
Responsibilities:
Management and Leadership
- Provide support for the Dean in the overall management and leadership of the College by performing various assigned tasks and by representing University College on committees, task forces, and working groups as assigned by the Dean.
- Assist the Dean in developing, implementing, and assessing institutional priorities of university, with particular emphasis on first- and second-year student success, teaching effectiveness, and core curriculum alignment.
- Provide administrative and academic oversight of the bachelor’s degree programs in Interdisciplinary Studies housed within University College.
- Provide leadership for initiatives designed to improve student retention, academic progression, persistence, and degree completion.
- Translate institutional student success priorities into coordinated programs, services, and practices that address the academic, personal, and transitional needs of undergraduate students.
- Build and sustain effective partnerships across academic and administrative units and with stakeholders to advance student success and identify opportunities to strengthen the alignment of structured academic support, student success initiatives, advising, mentoring, and engagement.
Degree Program Management and Assessment
- Manage program recruitment and enrollment needs, curriculum review, and semester course offerings.
- Review student learning outcomes for degree programs within the college.
- Ensure compliance with state and institutional requirements.
- Supervise the hiring, onboarding and review of program faculty.
- Coordinate advising engagement with PV Cares Team academic advisors.
Strategic Initiatives
- Provide leadership for initiatives designed to improve student retention, academic progression,…
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