Dean - School Of Management

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Dean of School of Management

Duties: Reports to the Vice Chancellor and Provost. Supervises 14 direct reports. Provide leadership and vision, promote the visibility of the School, foster a high-quality student experience, develop and support faculty and staff, support a culture of research and creativity, and manage the School’s fiscal and physical resources. Will work closely with leaders of the business community to develop the necessary relationships to ensure that the School continues to generate new knowledge and to keep curricula relevant. Will enter the role with a robust set of external partners and resources already in place, including the Whitman Advisory Board and numerous other program-specific advisory boards. Will effectively work with alumni and other benefactors to enhance the reputation of the School and garner financial support. Will partner effectively with other academic deans to promote business acumen as a differentiator for all graduates. Will engage external partners and alumni in the work of the School, securing resources and building relationships of enduring institutional value to the college. Will advance the Whitman School’s national and international prominence in research. Will act to maintain and secure the high quality of the School’s undergraduate, masters, and PhD programs. Working with the Provost, faculty, academic leadership, and staff to ensure a cooperative and collaborative environment, will cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit of enablement, achievement, and autonomy for all members of the community. Work with faculty and staff to strengthen and refine the vision and identity of the Whitman School in an increasingly competitive business school market to distinguish the School in the eyes of prospective students, faculty, donors, and partners. Building upon the academic vision of the Chancellor and the Provost, the Dean will seek to make good programs better and increase the stature of core programs. For example, significant improvements in the undergraduate program over the last few years contributed to the School’s rise in national rankings. Will maintain and further build upon the recent gains in the flagship undergraduate program. Program growth and development across the School, must also focus on maintaining academic rigor and excellence.Play a significant role in developing innovative training for masters and PhD students. Will advocate for the development of resources to support and grow masters and doctoral education and capitalize on existing strengths in interdisciplinary, international, diversity- oriented, and transformative education while being mindful of opportunities for new programs. will work to manage declining enrollments in the full-time MBA program and rapidly increasing enrollments in the online MBA. The research-based masters and PhD programs will require attention, investment, and strategic decisions to improve their standing and impact. The School’s impressive breadth of programs should be leveraged to attract the finest prospective students. Doing so will further extend the capabilities of faculty on campus and augment the School’s contributions to the highest levels of national and international academic discourse. Overall, Will implement a strong and effective strategy that will enhance recruiting, placement, reputation, resources, and the learning experience for masters and PhD students. Embrace interdisciplinary relationships and a collegial decanal culture: Will highlight unique features and accomplishments of individual programs in a way that encourages collaborations and advances the School as a whole. will guide and work with the faculty to identify intersections where the School’s departments can work together and excel at taking on major problems facing business and society that do not fall neatly into individual academic disciplines. Will be a tireless champion for Whitman and communicate specific achievements and opportunities of individual units in the School. Although the Dean’s central responsibility is the health and success of the School, is also a leader in the larger Syracuse community, welcoming and seeking out ways to engage with other units for mutual benefit and to advance the overall priorities of the University. Will be an open and innovative partner with other deans and the University administration, working to further research and programmatic initiatives that cut across traditional boundaries. Develop, recruit, and retain excellent faculty and be a champion for high quality research: Will lead the School in actively recruiting outstanding research faculty and be committed to retaining the School’s best. Will be attuned to market trends to make competitive offers to faculty in areas of growth, and will think creatively to leverage University-wide initiatives that support and encourage faculty. Responsible to the Provost for the recruitment, appointment, and promotion and tenure of a diverse and distinguished faculty in the School. Experience in making thoughtful and fair decisions, and will work with the faculty through established guidelines to ensure the integrity of the processes, promote diversity within the faculty, and maintain the highest standards of quality. Will promote a healthy scholarly culture for not only research faculty, but for the community as a whole.

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