[Commlist] position Dean, School of Communication and the Arts - Marist College

Dean, School of Communication and the Arts
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
http://careers.marist.edu/cw/en-us/job/492835/dean-school-of-communication-and-the-arts

Description

Dean, School of Communication and the Arts

Marist College seeks an innovative, collegial, and entrepreneurial dean 
to lead the School of Communication and the Arts. The dean is the 
school’s chief academic and administrative officer overseeing ten 
undergraduate programs and two graduate degrees set among our main 
campus in the historic Hudson River Valley of New York; our branch 
campus in the rich cultural center of Florence, Italy; and online. The 
school comprises five departments, 48 full-time faculty, 15 full-time 
staff, and about 90 part-time faculty, 1,500 undergraduate students, and 
115 graduate students.

As a member of both the Dean’s Council and the President’s Cabinet, the 
dean fills an important leadership position at an institution with a 
national reputation for teaching excellence and technology innovation. 
Reporting to the vice president for academic affairs/dean of faculty, 
the dean is responsible to develop and implement programs that bring 
students and distinction to Marist; work closely with Admissions and 
Enrollment Management; engage with alumni, advisory boards, and other 
professionals to promote grants, post-graduate placements, internship 
opportunities, and support for academic initiatives; and hire and 
evaluate all full-time faculty in the school. The dean exercises 
supervisory responsibility for the school’s personnel, planning, fiscal 
management, project development, facilities, operations, assessment, and 
other administrative functions.

 Minimum Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have experience in the academic community, 
although candidates with distinguished careers in communication or the 
arts will be carefully considered.  The candidate will be aware of 
disruptive trends in higher education and will possess the vision and 
skills to array our talented faculty and other resources to meet those 
challenges and opportunities. Proven experience in developing support 
and cultivating partnerships with internal and external constituencies 
is required, as is a record of progressively increasing responsibility 
and demonstrated leadership in a senior management role. Further, the 
new dean will be dedicated to the assessment of student learning and 
will understand of the role of the liberal arts in a comprehensive 
institution. A terminal degree in a relevant field or comparable 
outstanding achievement in the private sector is required.

Essential Functions:

    Help implement the goals of the College’s Strategic Plan.
    Exercise general administrative supervision of all areas of 
responsibility, including personnel, facilities, budget, planning, and 
development.
    Oversee regulations and requirements of the Middle States 
Commission on Higher Education, New York State Education Department, and 
accrediting bodies relevant to the school; supervise preparation of 
materials/proposals to and compliance with these bodies.
    Develop and implement new programs that draw students and 
distinction to Marist.
    Ensure the quality and relevance of all academic programs.
    Engage external constituencies to enlarge network of opportunities 
for internships, fellowships, graduate school placements, and job 
opportunities, etc.
    Lead the school in effective outcomes assessment, including 
oversight of documentation of faculty activities, program results, and 
student learning; tracking of post-graduate placements and other 
measures of progress.
    Guide faculty through the steps of promotion and tenure, and 
execute corresponding personnel policies. Take primary responsibility 
for the quality of teaching, scholarship, and service within the school.
    Complete formal annual performance evaluations for all full-time 
communication and the arts faculty and staff.
    Collaborate with department chairs and program directors to 
document and communicate plan for the projected personnel needs to the 
VPAA/Dean of Faculty; prepare the school budget and annual short- and 
long-term projections of the school’s financial needs.
    Approve and supervise the allocation, administration, and 
monitoring of school funds.
    Coordinate the search process for new faculty and/or staff within 
the school.
    Consult with department chairs/program directors to make decisions 
regarding the reappointment of all probationary, non-tenure track, and 
adjunct faculty in the school.
    Facilitate the compensation plan of the College within the school.
    Provide leadership in the development of advisory boards related to 
the academic programs of the school. Provide guidance to board members 
regarding advisement of curriculum, internships and placement, resource 
generation and other potential benefits.
    Oversee development of grants, contracts, and other external 
funding in support the strategic priorities of the College and school.
    Supervise the preparation of promotional materials, including 
catalog statements and all representation of the school via electronic 
media.
    Collaborate with the Admissions office and other schools and 
coordinate faculty communication with prospective applicants in order to 
continually recruit high-quality students.
    Review overall enrollment picture for school; communicate data 
pertaining to student enrollment, student performance, attrition, 
grading, and academic standards regularly to department chairs and 
program directors.
    Assist in development of articulated agreements with other colleges 
and universities, including community colleges.
    Review and decide upon appeals from students regarding decisions or 
actions of school faculty.
    Support and facilitate implementation of technology in the teaching 
and learning process, as stated in the College Strategic Plan.
    Foster good working relationships with Student Affairs and all 
academic support services.
    Teach the equivalent of one three-credit hour course per year 
within an area of expertise.
    Oversee the Media Center.
    Perform other duties as assigned by the VPAA/Dean of Faculty.

About the Department and School

Undergraduate programs include communication, fashion design, fashion 
merchandising, art history, studio art, digital media, games and 
emerging media, film and television, music, conservation studies, and 
interior design. Graduate programs include master’s degrees in 
integrated marketing communication and museum studies.

Recent initiatives include:

    New certificates at our branch campus in Florence, Italy, including 
global marketing communication and global sports communication
    World class study sites in Paris and Dublin
    Our “Marist in Manhattan” program, featuring semester- and 
year-long internships in New York City

Other signature programs include:

    A top ranked fashion program
    The Center for Sports Communication, offering production of 
professional sports media and student interaction with leaders in the field
    Collaborative projects with the Marist Institute for Public 
Opinion, one of the nation’s premier independent survey research centers
    An art program that offers both digital and traditional media and 
an art gallery featuring international artists
    An outstanding internship program, offering students placement in 
top communication, fashion, marketing, advertising, and design firms
    The College’s Media Center, responsible for all campus 
audio/video/visual instructional technologies

About Marist

Located on the banks of the historic Hudson River and at its Florence, 
Italy campus, Marist College is a comprehensive, independent institution 
grounded in the liberal arts. Its mission is to “help students develop 
the intellect, character, and skills required for enlightened, ethical, 
and productive lives in the global community of the 21st century.” 
Marist is consistently recognized for excellence by The Princeton Review 
(Colleges That Create Futures and The Best 385 Colleges), U.S. News & 
World Report (10th Best Regional University/North, 5th Most Innovative 
School/North), Kiplinger’s Personal Finance (“Best College Values”), and 
others. The College is top-ranked for long-term study abroad (#4 in the 
U.S.) by the U.S. State Department’s Open Doors report. Marist educates 
more than 5,000 traditional-age undergraduate students and 1,400 adult 
and graduate students in 47 undergraduate majors and numerous graduate 
programs, including fully online MBA, MPA, MS, and MA degrees, and also 
Doctor of Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant programs.  To learn 
more, please visit https://www.marist.edu/about

Applications

To learn more or to apply, please visit https://www.marist.edu/careers. 
Only online applications are accepted.

Marist College is strongly committed to the principle of diversity and 
is especially interested in receiving applications from members of 
ethnic and racial minority groups, women, individuals with disabilities, 
veterans, and persons from other under-represented groups.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
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