Dean Of The School Of Education, Leadership, Health And Humanities

Southern Oregon University

POSITION SUMMARY:
Date application must be received for priority consideration by: October 24, 2024
Anticipated Appointment Begin Date: December 16, 2024
Closing Date or if blank, Open Until Filled:
Job Family Group: Administrative
Division/Department: Academic Affairs/Education, Leadership, Health and Humanities
Compensation Range (commensurate with experience): $104,400-$120,000 annually @ 1.0 FTE
FLSA Status: Exempt
Appointment Basis: 12-month
Time Type: Full-time
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Renewable/Non-renewable/Grants/Limited Duration: Renewable
This position must possess and maintain a current, valid Driver License: Yes
This position is designated as a critical, security-sensitive or safety-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal Background Check: Yes
Lead Work/Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes
Work Location Type: On-campus
Work Hours: M-F (8:00a - 5:00p) Hours are subject to change with notice.
Worker Status: Must be able to legally work in the United States without visa sponsorship

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT:

• Each applicant is required to provide (as attachments to the online application) the following supplemental documents: (1) a letter providing some detail of the applicant's qualifications and interest in the position; and (2) current resume/CV
• For inquiries and additional information, please contact Human Resource Services via email at hrs@sou.edu or by phone at (541)552-8553.
• To view SOU's very generous benefits and pension programs available to eligible positions, please visit https://inside.sou.edu/assets/hrs/Benefits/Benefit_Flyer/2024_Prospective_Candidate_Benefit_Overview_012024.pdf
• Our benefits package is an important complement to the offered salary and our Total Compensation Calculator, https://inside.sou.edu/hrs/comp-calc.html, demonstrates our value and commitment to our employees.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Dean of the School of Education, Leadership, Health, and Humanities (ELHH) is a 12- month, full-time, benefits-eligible administrative position that reports to the Executive Vice President and Provost. The Dean is responsible for providing leadership and oversight for the academic, personnel, financial, licensure, and research aspects of the School of ELHH at Southern Oregon University, ensuring alignment with the university's mission and vision. The school includes the departments of Education; Health & Exercise Science; Language, Literature, & Philosophy; Outdoor Adventure Leadership, and Military Science.

The Dean collaborates with department chairs and faculty, engages with university administration, and represents the school to internal and external stakeholders. The Dean provides leadership and oversight in securing and allocating resources to support the goals of the school and evaluating progress towards those goals. The Dean is active in community relations, including, but not limited to, regional collaborations and cultural activities.

Minimum Requirements

• An earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution in a field relevant to the school
• A minimum of three years of experience in education leadership, such as a department chair or a higher position
• Demonstrated strong leadership and management skills
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Proven experience in interpreting data for making evidence-informed decisions
• Demonstrated experience with budgets and mission-driven spending, including an ability to analyze financial reports, data, and manage resources

Preferred Requirements

• Earned tenure at the current or a previous institution
• Demonstrated outcomes with enrollment management, including recruitment and retention strategies
• Experience in developing new academic programs or certificates that attract students
• Fundraising experience and a history of working with donors
• Experience managing an academic enterprise that includes knowledge of state and federal Education regulations and accreditation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and graduate education

Essential Functions

Duties - The following examples are typical work activities that are meant to illustrate the general range of work functions and are not meant to be all-inclusive or restrictive:

(20%) Strategic Leadership & Communication:

• Develop and maintain a coherent strategic mission, vision, brand identity, and marketing and recruitment plan for the school, its departments, and programs, in consultation with faculty and staff
• Set actionable goals and benchmarks to ensure the successful implementation of the school's strategic plan
• Cultivate the campus climate of vitality, civility, and accountability
• Serve as a member of the Provost's Leadership Council
• Lead campus-wide initiatives as assigned by the Provost
• Participate in strategic planning as assigned by the Provost and/or President
• Identify and collaborate on efforts to advance the mission and vision of SOU
• Advise and support the President and Provost on broader university policies and relationships with faculty, staff, students, and community partners
• Represent the school to internal and external audiences
• Promote communication and collaboration within the school and with other university units

(15%) Personnel Management:

• Manage personnel issues for staff and faculty within the school
• Supervise, hire, and regularly evaluate faculty and staff, both temporary and ongoing, per the Faculty Bylaws, APSOU, and SEIU Collective Bargaining agreements and applicable HR policies
• Convene and consult with department chairs (and program coordinators, when appropriate) with the goal of building relationships with and between faculty; learn about and resolve faculty concerns; and support the retention of new faculty
• Provide training and mentorship to new chairs
• Oversee staffing for the school, including hiring, onboarding, separation, and retirement processes
• Review annual reports and self-assessments
• Provide rationale and recommendations to the Provost regarding hiring, evaluations, promotion, tenure, sabbaticals, and other employee requests

(15%) Budget and Resource Management:

• Lead the development of the budget, including the school's course budget planner process, and ensure that the school remains within approved budgets
• Manage school budgets
• Support and oversee department chairs in their budget management and spending responsibilities
• Initiate and/or respond to requests for budget information
• Advocate for appropriate resource needs for the school
• Manage faculty and staff workload within the school
• Develop requests for resources regarding faculty release, hiring, equipment, facilities, etc.

(15%) Student Success:

• Foster a student-centered environment that prioritizes student success and retention
• Oversee and support school's recruitment and new student onboarding efforts
• Oversee and support the school's advising and retention initiatives
• Oversee and support the work of Student Success Coordinator(s)
• Manage student grievances and related issues, and support department chairs in grievance processes
• Collaborate with Student Services, the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office, Career Connections, etc.

(10%) Fundraising, Marketing, and Development:

• Coordinate with appropriate entities including the SOU Foundation, Sponsored Programs Office, and upper administration to further fundraising activities that benefit the school and its associated programs
• Collaborate with campus leadership on institutional advancement to include alumni relations, donor stewardship, and grant submission
• Develop special events in coordination with the SOU Foundation, including but not limited to donor relationship building, solicitation of gifts, and other cultivation activities
• Develop and maintain relationships with related industries represented in the school, regionally, statewide, and nationally
• Oversee external school communications and marketing strategies, actions, and outcomes for the school and coordinate those with overall University marketing and communications strategies
• Manage marketing, advertising, and recruitment efforts in partnership with school personnel and university designated staff
• Support chairs, coordinators, and directors in their grant writing, fundraising, and contract-development efforts

(10%) Scheduling and Curriculum:

• Provide guidance and oversight on all course sections and scheduling within the school
• Monitor enrollment patterns within the school and make adjustments accordingly
• Oversee program evaluation and academic program review
• Oversee, review, and approve curricular changes
• Support curricular implementation
• Oversee and support the school's Advanced Southern Credit programs

(10%) Departmental Support:

• Cultivate undergraduate programs to support student completion and postgraduate success
• Foster community relationships with departmental partners
• Support growth and development of graduate program enrollment, and graduate student success
• Engage in creativity and innovation to meet the evolving needs of programs

(5%) Other Duties:

• Participate in university-wide initiatives, committees, and task forces
• Manage facilities and equipment, ensuring maintenance and planning for future needs
• Oversee non-academic units affiliated with the school

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills; demonstrated ability to effectively communicate information in a clear and understandable manner, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated customer service experience requiring a very high level of diplomacy and professionalism to effectively handle a broad range of sensitive interpersonal situations.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and consistently apply a wide variety of complex policies and procedures where specific guidelines may not always exist.
• Expressed ability to work with frequent changes in policies and procedures, under pressure of deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and research skills; demonstrated ability to gather, evaluate, and to develop well-reasoned conclusions and recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively assess work operations and anticipate potential problems; ability to develop and implement strategies for preventing/resolving problems.
• Great ability to effectively perform work of a highly sensitive and confidential nature that requires access to information. Must be able to exercise sound judgment and discretion, tact, and diplomacy.
• Takes initiative in independently planning, organizing, and performing work assignments within broadly defined parameters
• Demonstrated ability to work with a high level of productivity and accuracy/attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the demonstrated ability to set own priorities to coordinate multiple assignments with fluctuating and time-sensitive deadlines.
• Excellent computer skills and proficiency with a variety of computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, online systems, social media platforms, Internet as well as online calendaring and email.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, establish, and foster communication and teamwork by maintaining a positive, cooperative, productive work atmosphere in and outside the University with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within a diverse population and with those from various cultural backgrounds.
• Willingness to and work effectively in a heavily bureaucratic environment which requires regular interaction with a number of levels within the organization and multiple outside agencies.
• Working knowledge or ability to quickly learn, university infrastructure, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrated skills in an institutional/educational environment utilizing a customer-oriented and service-centered attitude.
• The ability to cultivate a forward-thinking curriculum and teaching methods to prepare students for the future.
• Strong analytical and research skills, capable of gathering, evaluating, and forming conclusions and recommendations.
• Proactive in identifying potential challenges, developing, and implementing preventative and solution-oriented strategies.

Physical Demands

• Normal office activities such as sitting/standing at a desk, using a computer, answering phones, and communicating in person both in writing and via phone with others.

Special Conditions

• Must be willing to travel and attend training programs off-site for occasional professional development.
• Must be able to work additional hours and adjust working hours to meet special jobs. May be called back periodically to perform work as needed on an emergency basis.
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check.
• This position classification has been defined as exempt and is not subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• The person holding this position is considered a mandatory reporter under the Oregon Revised Statutes and is required to comply with the requirements set forth by the Oregon Department of Human Services.

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SOU is an equal access AA/EOE committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Southern Oregon University will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation in order to provide access to the application, interviewing, and selection process. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on this application. If, however, you require a reasonable accommodation in the application and/or interview process due to disability, requests must be made in a timely manner to Human Resources.

Diversity Statement:
Southern Oregon University is a welcoming community committed to inclusive excellence and the celebration of diversity. Without diversity, our educational process is diminished. Working together in support of our commitment to diversity, we strengthen and enrich our role as learners, educators and members of a tightly connected global community. We encourage those who share in our commitment to diversity, to join our community and we expect all our employees to demonstrate an ability and desire to create an inclusive campus community.

SOU Land Acknowledgement
We want to take this moment to acknowledge that Southern Oregon University is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization, the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s, discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics, starvation, and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together - who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States, and in return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many other Tribes from western Oregon were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (https://www.grandronde.org) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (https://www.ctsi.nsn.us/) are living descendants of the Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa peoples of this area. We [you may say I or the name of a program/department] encourage YOU to learn about the land you reside on, and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people.

Notice to Prospective Employees
Section 485 of the Higher Education Act, and The Federal Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 (now referred to as the 'Clery Act'), require that prospective employees be notified of the availability of SOU's Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. The report provides the annual statistics and campus policies for the reporting of and responding to campus crimes and fires; access to campus facilities; conduct code and campus policies on the use, possession, and sale of drugs/alcohol; and educational/information programs to inform the campus community about campus security procedures and crime prevention.

An electronic copy of the Annual Security Report (ASR)can be accessed at the following link:
https://inside.sou.edu/security/statistics.html. A physical copy of the ASR is available at no charge upon request. To request a copy please visit the Campus Public Safety Office at 382 Wightman Street, Ashland OR 97520. For more information call 541-552-6258, or email clerycoordinator@sou.edu.



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