Marist College invites nominations as well as applications from innovative, collegial, and entrepreneurial candidates seeking to become the College’s next Dean of the School of Communication and the Arts. The school is set on Marist’s stunning 242-acre main campus in the historic Hudson River Valley of New York, with degree programs at a branch campus in the rich cultural center of Florence, Italy, as well as online.
The next dean will have the opportunity to guide a community of dedicated and talented faculty, staff and students. As the school’s chief academic and administrative officer, the dean oversees ten undergraduate programs and two graduate degrees. The school is comprised of five departments, 47 full-time faculty, 17 full-time staff (including an associate and assistant dean), and approximately 70 part-time faculty, 1,400 undergraduate students, and 75 graduate students. Reporting to the Provost/Dean of faculty, the Dean is responsible for developing and implementing programs that bring students and distinction to Marist.
The ideal candidate will have experience in the academic community, although candidates with distinguished careers in the fields of communication or the arts will be carefully considered. Successful candidates will also be alert to the changing landscape in higher education, eager to embrace Marist’s signature commitment to merging the liberal arts with preprofessional programs, will possess an understanding of and an appreciation for creative works and the realities of the communications industries, and be keen to engage the challenges and satisfaction that comes in working with students from varying backgrounds. 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 possess an unwavering commitment to student success. A terminal degree in a relevant field or comparable outstanding achievement in the private sector is required.
The Search Committee will begin the review of applications in the coming weeks and continue this work until an appointment is made. To assure full consideration, applications materials should be received by January 21, 2025. The profile, with additional information about Marist College, the opportunities for the next Dean, and instructions for application, may be found here. Application materials should be submitted through the AGB Search portal system: Marist College Dean of Communication & the Arts Application
Please direct any nominations, expressions of interest, or questions regarding the application process to MaristDeanCommArts@agbsearch.com or to:
Concetta M. Stewart, Ph.D.
Principal
AGB Search
Mobile: (908)341-2178
Concetta.stewart@agbsearch.com
Monica Burton
Principal
AGB Search
Mobile: (917)825-2961
monica.burton@agbsearch.com
Marist College is committed to creating a diverse workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end, the College will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of minorities, women, people with disabilities, and any other protected groups found to be under-represented.
