Dean, Reginald F. Lewis College of Business

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Title:

Dean, Reginald

F. Lewis College of Business

State Role

Title:

Administrative - Professor

Hiring Range: $180,000 - $200,000 ,Commensurate with Education and Experience

Agency:
Virginia State University

Location:

Virginia State University

Agency Website: www.

VSU.edu

Recruitment Type:
General Public - G

The Dean serves as the chief academic and administrative officer of the Reginald

F. Lewis College of Business and provides executive leadership for all instructional, operational, strategic, external engagement, and facilities-related functions of the College. The Dean is responsible for advancing the College’s mission; ensuring academic quality and student success; strengthening faculty excellence; overseeing financial, administrative, facilities, laboratory, and classroom operations; and advancing fundraising and external partnerships aligned with institutional priorities.

As the senior leader of the College, the Dean ensures that academic programs, research activity, facilities, laboratories, classrooms, and instructional support services are effectively structured, maintained, and resourced to promote continuous improvement, safety, growth, and student achievement. The Dean fosters an environment that prepares students to integrate business competencies across disciplines and transition into leadership roles in business and society.

The Reginald

F. Lewis College of Business is AACSB-accredited, and the Dean is responsible for sustaining accreditation standards, accountability, and continuous improvement.

This position will remain open until filled. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis as they are received. Candidates whose qualifications most closely align with the needs of the position will be identified through the review process and may be invited to participate in interviews at the request of the search committee.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for undergraduate and graduate academic programs.
• Advance student success priorities, including retention, degree completion, licensure readiness, and academic progression.
• Promote a learning environment that supports academic excellence, innovation, and high-impact educational practices.

• Lead faculty recruitment, development, evaluation, and retention efforts.
• Provide oversight of instructional planning, workload management, and course coverage.
• Strengthen faculty engagement in curriculum improvement, assessment, research, and academic governance.

• Provide leadership to sustain and advance all accreditation, licensure, and regulatory standards relevant to the College.
• Ensure effective use of assessment, program review, laboratory oversight, and outcomes data to guide improvement.
• Serve as the senior academic authority responsible for accreditation reporting, monitoring, and continuous compliance.

• Direct College-level fiscal and facilities operations, including budget planning, resource allocation, fund stewardship, and space utilization.
• Ensure effective management of human, financial, physical, laboratory, classroom, and instructional resources.
• Oversee maintenance, safety, and compliance of laboratories, classrooms, and specialized instructional spaces in coordination with University offices.

• Provide leadership for fundraising initiatives in collaboration with University Advancement.
• Cultivate and sustain relationships with alumni, donors, corporations, agencies, and community partners.
• Advance partnerships that enhance experiential learning, workforce development, research, clinical practice, and philanthropy.

• Collaborate with Academic Affairs leadership and University partners to advance institutional goals.
• Represent the College in University-level leadership discussions and strategic initiatives.
• Ensure alignment of College initiatives with University mission, priorities, and external expectations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated…