Dean of The College of Health Sciences

POSITIONS SUPERVISED: Program Directors/Chairs of programs in the college; support staff.

JOB SUMMARY: The Dean of the College of Health Sciences (DCoHS) provides management, vision, and leadership for all programs offered within the College of Health Sciences, including programs at the bachelor's, master’s, and doctoral levels.  Reporting to the Provost, the DCoHS is responsible for the strategic and operational oversight of the College of Health Sciences and demonstrates a commitment to enhancing student experience and learning outcomes.  The DCoHS works collaboratively with campus constituents to recruit, admit, retain, and support a diverse and growing population of undergraduate and graduate students.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Leadership and Strategy:
   • Develop and implement strategic and operational plans for the College of Health Sciences that will support enrollment growth, enhance student success, and align with Logan University’s mission, vision, and strategic plan.
   • Provide visionary leadership and direction to faculty and staff within the College of Health Sciences.
   • Promote a culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and academic excellence.
2. Academic Affairs:
   • Oversee the development, delivery, and continuous improvement of college programs, ensuring high-quality standards and compliance with accreditation requirements.
   • Collaborate with faculty and program directors to support curriculum innovation, research initiatives, and professional development opportunities.
   • Accelerate the expansion of program offerings for the College of Health Sciences.
   • Support the program directors in establishing their goals, objectives, assessment activities, and priorities in support of the strategic plan of the institution.
   • Develop and implement programs and services that support student retention, engagement, and success.
   • Collaborate with student services, admissions, financial aid, academic advising, counseling, career services, and student activities to achieve stated outcomes for the college.
   • Ensure effective faculty recruitment, development, and evaluation processes.

1. • In conjunction with the Dean of the College of Chiropractic and others, provide leadership in the development and/or updating of faculty and staff job descriptions, professional development plans, and evaluation instruments to enhance student learning, continuous professional growth, scholarship, and support for the institution; recognize and reward successes in these areas.
   • In conjunction with the Dean of Students, ensure appropriate and effective academic support and remediation activities for students.
   • Participate in college and university ceremonies, programs, task forces, committees, accreditation, and program development activities, and other events as directed by the Provost.
   • Foster a supportive and inclusive campus environment that addresses the diverse needs of the student body.
2. Administration and Operations:
   • Manage the budget and resources for the College of Health Sciences, ensuring efficient and effective use of funds.
   • Oversee administrative functions, including policy development, compliance, and reporting.
   • Collaborate with other university leaders to ensure alignment and integration of the College of Health Sciences across the institution.
3. External Relations:
   • Elevate the national and international profile, reputation, and visibility of Logan University, the College of Health Sciences, and its programs.
   • Represent Logan University and the College of Health Sciences in professional organizations, accreditation bodies, and community engagement events.
   • Foster relationships with alumni, donors, industry, community partners, and other stakeholders to support the growth and reputation of the university.
4. Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Earned doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, EdD, DNP, DrPH, DSc) in a health care discipline with qualifications for appointment at the rank of Professor (preferred).
• Experience:
  • A minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience in higher education, with a strong background in health science education and program development.  Previous experience as a college dean is preferred.
  • Experience working with institutional and programmatic accreditors across multiple academic disciplines.
  • Demonstrated success in leading the development and launch of new academic programs, and the oversight and continuous improvement of existing programs.
  • Experience developing and administering hybrid and online educational programs.
  • Demonstrated understanding of trends in higher education, research, and clinical practice and the ability to apply that understanding to the job responsibilities.

COMPETENCIES: The successful candidate will have a strong academic background, evidence of administrative and organizational proficiency, and proven excellence in teaching and research. The individual must have strong interpersonal and written/oral communication skills, be a good listener, and be able to work with individuals and groups effectively. The individual must be able to set goals and objectives, prioritize and plan work activities, and meet deadlines. The individual must be an effective mentor and supervisor. The ability to handle the pressures of balancing the time required to deal with individual problems of faculty, students, and staff while completing the necessary planning, executing programs, reports, meetings, and teaching & learning responsibilities is expected. The individual must be sensitive to the needs of faculty, students, and staff and must have the ability to be an articulate spokesperson for Logan University at the local, state, national, and international levels.

JOB CONDITIONS: Successful service could result in an excess of a 40-hour week, as expected of exempt status employees. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee would encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The work environment in this position is typical of a normal office environment. The noise level is usually moderate, and numerous interruptions are not uncommon.

INCLUSION: Logan University strives to be authentic, intentional, and strategic in the development of an inclusive and welcoming campus community. We acknowledge and respect the differences in human experience that shape and enrich education, healthcare, society, and our institution.

It is our expectation that all employees support the university's mission and vision and carry out their professional duties in accordance with Logan University's Values: Diversity, Empathy, Student First, Positive Attitude, Evidence-Informed, Character, and Teamwork.

Logan University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.  All Logan employees are expected to complete annual compliance training by the assigned deadlines.

NOTE: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.