Dean is required at the College of Education of California State University, San Bernardino.

About the University

CSUSB is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in Inland Southern California. Set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains, the university serves more than 20,000 students each year and graduates about 4,000 students annually. CSUSB reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire, and it has the second highest African American and Hispanic enrollments of all public universities in California.

About the Position

Reporting to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Dean is responsible for the academic and administrative leadership of the College’s three departments: Teacher Education & Foundations, Special Education, Rehabilitation & Counseling, and Educational Leadership & Technology. Programs include six teaching credentials, 11 master’s programs and a doctoral program in educational leadership. The Dean is responsible for representing the college within the University and to its external constituencies.

Responsibilities

• Manage all college resources (fiscal, facilities, and personnel)
• Support and promote high quality educational programs
• Oversee curriculum planning and development, and the quarter-to-semester conversion
• Increase community-university engagement activities, high impact practice opportunities and curricular and co-curricular service learning opportunities for students
• Promote excellence in faculty teaching, scholarship and discovery
• Recruit and retain quality and diverse faculty
• Sustain an environment of academic excellence and collegiality
• Build and maintain close relationships with alumni and the community
• Secure partnerships and funding to facilitate growth and innovation
• Support, leverage and expand CSUSB’s research agenda
• Collaborate with University Advancement on marketing strategies and announcements to promote the college

Qualifications and Requirements

• An earned doctorate in one of the disciplines represented in the college from an accredited institution
• A record of accomplishment in teaching, scholarship and service sufficient to warrant a tenured appointment at the rank of Professor
• A previous leadership position as chair or director
• A demonstrated record of successful administrative experience preferably in an CCTC-accredited institution
• A demonstrated record of success in fiscal, personnel and programmatic management
• Experience in collaborating effectively with Pre-K-12 constituencies; teaching experience in K-12, desired
• Experience in accreditation and teacher credentialing requirements
• Effectiveness in strategically advancing the college and its services to students and constituencies
• A commitment to shared governance in a collective bargaining environment; to transparency; and to promoting diversity in all forms
• An ability to recruit, manage and develop faculty and staff
• A successful record of community engagement and fundraising