Dean – School of Liberal Arts and Education

Job Details

Hampton University serves nearly 4500 students representing 39 states and 24 territories and nations. Offering more than 133 academic programs, delivered by more than 300 faculty, the University helps students reach their career goals—and exceed their dreams. The University offers 82 bachelor’s, 30 master’s, and 10 doctoral degree programs.

Hampton University is seeking a dynamic Dean for the School of Liberal Arts and Education to take the program to the next level. The Dean is a 12-month administrative appointment and reports directly to the Executive Vice President and Provost.

Duties and Responsibilities

Administrative/Fiscal Management/Fundraising

• Establish and maintain academic goals/strategies for the School of Liberal Arts and Education to advance the program.
• Receive and review dossiers for tenure and promotion.
• Conduct evaluations of chairs and faculty using performance contracts, student evaluations, and observations of teaching performance.
• Process and recommend salary increments from chairs and faculty.
• Develop innovative long-range plans and curriculum review with a goal to advance the program.
• Provide guidance in the development of program budgets.
• Facilitate pursuit of accreditation by non-accredited programs and continued accreditation of previously accredited programs.
• Serve as a mentor/role model to faculty who desire advancement to leadership roles.
• Secure 1/3 of operational budget through grants, with emphasis on research grants.

Institutional Leadership

• Demonstrate initiative in improving academic programs of the college.
• Enhance the prestige of the college through professional activities, research, publications, and creative and scholarly activities.
• Participate in non-mandatory cultural and professional activities of the department, school and college.
• Assume responsibility for institutional committee objectives.

Instructional Leadership

• Provide leadership in curriculum development while maintaining accrediting standards.
• Monitor academic programs in terms of accreditation standards in disciplines within department/division and/or school.
• Establish/maintain a well-defined counseling and advisement program for students that results in increased retention and the development of tutorial programs.
• Provide leadership in developing, reviewing, revising, or deleting programs within the school to ensure the advancement of the school.
• Provide leadership to faculty in proposal writing, research, and other scholarly/creative activities.
• Provide the leadership in implementing accountability programs for majors in the area.
• Teach a minimum of one course per semester.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree required in a program within the liberal arts or relevant field found in the School of Liberal Arts and Education.
• Ten or more years of work experience in the liberal arts or a related field with progressive management / leadership responsibility.
• An exceptional record of accomplishments as a leader with proven ability to manage the complexity of an academic environment.
• A significant leadership role in a preferably research-intensive university, with the ability to demonstrate strategic and implementation skills, particularly with respect to balancing the university’s mission of education and research.
• Significant administrative experience with academic, staff, and support personnel.
• Experience with accreditation agencies, professional organizations, and university governance.
• Demonstrated leadership in grant writing, fundraising, and income-generating activities with alumni, community volunteers, and advisory councils.
• Senior-level administrative expertise that has included strategic and operational planning; preparation of budgets; effective management of resources within a budget including allocations, grants, and contributions from state and federal sources, as well as foundations and other donors; personnel organization and management; and student and faculty recruiting.