KENT STATE
UNIVERSITY

Kent State University is ranked by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation's top 77 public research universities. Kent State is a recipient of the NorthCoast 99 Award, which recognizes the top 99 workplaces in Northeast Ohio and is recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education as one of its, "Great Colleges to Work For."

Dean, College of the Arts
[Position# 998264]

The College of the Arts at Kent State University seeks a dean and
invites nominations and expressions of interest.

Founded in 1910, Kent State University is the largest public multi-campus system in Ohio with eight campuses serving 38,457 students in local communities across Northeast Ohio. It provides the intellectual, scientific, social, economic, and artistic resources of a major research university in a safe and serene campus setting. The Kent Campus has a student body of 25,000. The University is characterized by its collaborative culture, strong academic and research orientation, and commitment to diversity and community engagement.

The College of the Arts includes the School of Art, the Shannon
Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and
Merchandising, the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, and the School of Theatre and Dance. The College serves more than 2,500 students at the baccalaureate through doctoral levels, through eight degree options and over 50 individual program concentrations. The purview of the Dean of the College of the Arts also includes the Kent State University Museum, which houses one of the nation's preeminent collections of historic and contemporary fashionable dress.

The dean reports to the provost and provides strategic and operational leadership to advance the college. The ideal candidate will be a strong advocate for the arts, an educator with a clear vision, a committed artist/scholar, and a professional able to imagine new possibilities for the college. He or she must have a deep appreciation of and commitment to supporting each of the disciplines represented in the college. The dean, with the faculty, will be responsible for recruiting and retaining faculty and for new program development. Increasing the diversity of the student body and the faculty is essential to the mission of the college and the university as a whole.

He or she will take a leading role in raising funds externally from
corporations, foundations and individuals to support the college's
mission. The dean will serve as the principal steward for the college's resources ? its faculty and staff, students, finances, and facilities.

The candidate should have credentials appropriate for appointment as a tenured full professor in one of the program areas of the College. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Application materials including a cover letter addressing qualifications, curriculum vitae and the names and contact information of three or more references should be sent to:

Keli Greene, Search Coordinator
Kent State University, Office of the Provost
P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242
Email: kgreene7@kent.edu

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