The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG or the University) seeks a passionate, innovative, and strategic leader to serve as the next Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS or the College). This is an exciting opportunity to join a community fiercely passionate about student success, access, research, scholarship, diversity, service, and community engagement. UNCG has been providing access and excellence since its founding in 1891 as a women’s college (and as one of the three original institutions of the University of North Carolina System) and now as a public, coeducational, doctoral-granting, residential university, serving a vast array of students. The University community is comprised of approximately 18,000 students, including more than 3,600 graduate students and over 2,500 faculty and staff. The University holds two classifications from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching: a “doctoral university with high research activity” and a university with deep “community engaged high research activity.” Among the strengths of UNCG is its consistent ranking as the top university in North Carolina for social mobility (#1 on the Wall Street Journal list two years in a row; and #2 on U.S. News and World Report list). This category highlights the most successful institutions that enroll and graduate students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. In addition, the Wall Street Journal listed UNCG as providing the best college experience in North Carolina without the concomitant price tag, as evidenced by the New York Times ranking UNCG as the most affordable university in the state.
Reporting to the Provost, with CAS being the largest and most diverse college at UNCG, the dean will lead the college with a forward-thinking strategy, representing CAS as its chief academic and administrative officer. Representing 32% of the total student body, CAS has an operating budget of close to $40 million dollars. The College of Arts and Sciences has a current enrollment of 5,886 students (5,290 undergraduates and 596 graduates), over 400 world-class faculty, and is made up of over 25 departments with over 125 educational programs.
Guiding a robust educational, scholarship, and research agenda, the Dean of CAS will play a key leadership role in advancing the mission of CAS and emphasizing the significance of a liberal arts education within the institution and with external stakeholders as its chief advocate. The University’s recent academic program review had an impact on the programs within the college, eliminating some with low student enrollment and interest. Working collaboratively across UNCG, the dean will champion interdisciplinary collaboration, curriculum innovation, and promote a culture of excellence in undergraduate and graduate education as well as in teaching and research. The dean will work closely with other senior university administrators to provide leadership in furthering both the mission and vision of UNCG in addition to establishing and implementing university-wide priorities. The dean will continue to lead discussions on resource allocations and program support going forward. The dean must also pay particular attention to the developing of relationships with alumni and donors as a passionate and inspiring champion to generate support for the endeavors and continued growth of CAS.
The University has retained the services of Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in conducting this important search. All inquiries, applications, and nominations should be directed in confidence to the search firm, as indicated at the end of this document.
APPLICATIONS, INQUIRIES, AND NOMINATIONS:
The University has retained the services of Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in conducting this important search. All inquiries, applications, and nominations should be directed in confidence to:
Jackie Mildner, Partner
David Grimes, Senior Associate
Pamela Carty, Senior Search Coordinator
Isaacson, Miller
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