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Southern Connecticut State University announces a national search for the position of Dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies and invites expressions of interest, nominations, and applications. THE OPPORTUNITY The School of Graduate and Professional Studies is a reconfiguration of what is currently the School of Graduate Studies, Research, and Innovation. The change is part of a larger agenda intended to better support graduate education and graduate students; expand credit and non-credit graduate options that meet emerging community needs; develop partnerships with businesses, corporations, health-care providers, and non-profits in the region; and better support innovative research, particularly in the STEM disciplines. The specific focus of the newly-defined position of Dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies is developing graduate and continuing education programs, increasing support for graduate students, increasing graduate enrollment, and developing partnerships with others in the region. The new dean will need strong collaborative skills and must work collegially with a wide range of people and offices at Southern and in the New Haven region. To fill this new position, Southern seeks an outstanding teacher/scholar with administrative experience, an entrepreneurial spirit, and experience developing graduate programs in partnership with the community. The successful candidate will have the opportunity, working in concert with others, to create new pathways and partnerships and thereby assist one of the significant centers of graduate education in the Northeast to grow by meeting new challenges and developing innovative programs. SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY HISTORY Southern was founded in 1893 as the New Haven State Normal School and was designed to deliver strong teacher preparation — a hallmark of the University throughout its history. In 1937, it became a four-year college — New Haven State Teachers College — with degree-granting powers. Ten years later, it joined with Yale University’s department of education to offer a graduate program leading to a Master of Science degree and assumed full responsibility for the program in 1954. In 1959, six years after the institution had moved to its present location, state legislation expanded the institution’s offerings to include liberal arts curricula leading to bachelor’s degrees in the arts and sciences and subsequently renamed it Southern Connecticut State College. A board of trustees overseeing Connecticut’s four state colleges was established in 1965, and in 1983, Southern Connecticut State College became DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 1 501 CRESCENT STREET NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06515

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Southern Connecticut State University announces anational search for the position of Dean of the Schoolof Graduate and Professional Studies and invitesexpressions of interest, nominations, and applications.

THE OPPORTUNITYThe School of Graduate and Professional Studies is areconfiguration of what is currently the School ofGraduate Studies, Research, and Innovation. Thechange is part of a larger agenda intended to bettersupport graduate education and graduate students;expand credit and non-credit graduate options thatmeet emerging community needs; developpartnerships with businesses, corporations, health-careproviders, and non-profits in the region; and bettersupport innovative research, particularly in the STEMdisciplines. The specific focus of the newly-definedposition of Dean of the School of Graduate andProfessional Studies is developing graduate andcontinuing education programs, increasing support forgraduate students, increasing graduate enrollment,and developing partnerships with others in the region.The new dean will need strong collaborative skills andmust work collegially with a wide range of people andoffices at Southern and in the New Haven region. Tofill this new position, Southern seeks an outstandingteacher/scholar with administrative experience, anentrepreneurial spirit, and experience developing

graduate programs in partnership with the community.The successful candidate will have the opportunity,working in concert with others, to create newpathways and partnerships and thereby assist one ofthe significant centers of graduate education in theNortheast to grow by meeting new challenges anddeveloping innovative programs.

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITYHISTORY Southern was founded in 1893 as the New HavenState Normal School and was designed to deliverstrong teacher preparation — a hallmark of theUniversity throughout its history. In 1937, it became a four-year college — New Haven State TeachersCollege — with degree-granting powers. Ten yearslater, it joined with Yale University’s department ofeducation to offer a graduate program leading to aMaster of Science degree and assumed fullresponsibility for the program in 1954. In 1959, sixyears after the institution had moved to its presentlocation, state legislation expanded the institution’sofferings to include liberal arts curricula leading tobachelor’s degrees in the arts and sciences andsubsequently renamed it Southern Connecticut StateCollege. A board of trustees overseeing Connecticut’sfour state colleges was established in 1965, and in1983, Southern Connecticut State College became

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Southern Connecticut State University, part of theConnecticut State University System. Through theyears, Southern has continued its growth as amodern, urban, diversified center of higher learning,expanding both its undergraduate and graduateprograms and opening up entirely new fields of studyand research. It has also developed a strong sense ofits role to serve the community and to meet theeducational needs of the region. In 2018, Southernwill have the opportunity to celebrate this history as itmarks its 125th anniversary.

CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES In January 2012, Connecticut reorganized itsgovernance of higher education and created the 17-member Connecticut State Colleges andUniversities (CSCU), governed by the Board ofRegents for Higher Education. In creating the newstructure, the state brought its comprehensiveuniversities and community colleges under a singlegoverning board. CSCU includes the ConnecticutState Universities (four institutions), ConnecticutCommunity Colleges (12 institutions), and CharterOak State College, an online adult-education,degree-completion institution. Southern maintainsstrong relations with its system peers, especially itssister institutions Central Connecticut State Universityin New Britain, Eastern Connecticut State Universityin Willimantic, and Western Connecticut StateUniversity in Danbury. The president of eachuniversity serves as the institution’s chief executiveofficer and is accountable to the CSCU Board of

Regents, through a direct reporting relationship toCSCU System President Mark Ojakian, for themanagement of the university within Board policy.

The 21-member Board of Regents (15 votingmembers) is the governing authority of the CSCUSystem. Its responsibilities include setting statewidetuition and student-fee policies; establishing financial-aid policies; reviewing, licensing, and accreditingacademic programs; and, in collaboration withinstitutional stakeholders, conducting searches for andselecting campus presidents and the CSCU President.The Board also holds broad responsibilities for thedevelopment and coordination of statewide highereducation policy. The Regents’ vision is that acontinually increasing share of Connecticut'spopulation will have a high quality post-secondaryeducation that enables them to achieve their life andcareer goals and makes Connecticut a place ofengaged, globally competitive communities.

In April of 2016, in response to the fiscaldifficulties of the state of Connecticut and thecontinuing decreases in state funding for highereducation, President Ojakian announced a new“Students First” initiative. In dealing with the budgetreductions for higher education, priority will be givento the quality of the educational experience forstudents. Consequently, continued excellence inteaching and learning and high-quality studentsupport services will be preserved. To reduceexpenses, however, Ojakian proposed an integrationof the “back office” functions of the regionalcomprehensive universities and an organizational

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consolidation of the 12 community colleges. Theworking groups tasked to refine this initiative wereappointed in May and continue to do their work. Theconsolidation of the community colleges is underway.

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY TODAY A partially residential university, Southern currentlyenrolls 10,207 students, 7,952 of whom are full- andpart-time undergraduates and 2,255 of whom arefull- and part-time graduate students.

A longstanding strength of Southern is its faculty,who are focused on students and who provideindividual academic advising and personal attention.Southern students are taught and mentored by 420full-time faculty members, 87 percent of whom hold a doctorate or other appropriate terminal degree. A strong cadre of 626 part-time faculty members,many of whom are practitioners in their fields, addsbreadth and depth of experience to the classroom.Southern faculty members are actively engaged inscholarship, research, and other creative activity aswell as the supervision of undergraduate andgraduate research. At the same time, a sustainedprimary commitment to personalized teaching andlearning permeates campus culture. Many facultymembers oversee internships, graduate andundergraduate theses, special projects, andindependent studies. Most also serve as academicadvisors.

A devoted full-time staff of 535 and a part-timestaff of 186 are true partners in the educationalenterprise at Southern. There are numerous Southerngraduates among the faculty and staff, and theirongoing support of their alma mater serves tomaintain institutional history as a living and vital partof Southern’s identity.

A strong network of collective bargaining unitsrepresents nearly every constituent group within theSouthern family. As a result, a clear set of policies,procedures, and agreements, resulting from opennegotiations, is widely understood.

Southern has long sought to foster in its studentsan appreciation for the practical application ofknowledge along with a desire to pursue educationbeyond the scope of their fields. In doing so,Southern develops lifelong-learners and effectivecitizens of the world. A 14:1 student-faculty ratioallows for substantial individual attention, andSouthern provides a diversity of educationalopportunities generally found only at largerinstitutions.

THE SCHOOLS Southern’s five schools — the School of Arts andSciences, the School of Business, the School ofEducation, the School of Health and Human Services,and the School of Graduate Studies, Research, andInnovation — offer more than 255 academicprograms. These include bachelor’s and master’sdegrees as well as sixth-year professional diplomasand doctoral degrees in educational leadership andnursing education. A statutory change in the lastlegislative session now permits Southern to offerprofessional doctoral degrees. Consequently, a doctoral degree in social work has been added to the curriculum, effective July 2018. In addition to traditional in-class pedagogy, Southern offers a broad array of online and hybrid courses at theundergraduate and graduate levels.

The School of Arts and Sciences includes 3,928undergraduate majors and graduate students in 22departments. All undergraduate students spend aminimum of one third of their collegiate careers incarefully chosen arts and sciences courses that serveas the core for their academic life at the University.The School plays a central role in ensuring thatSouthern’s mission permeates the student experience.

The School of Business includes 1,252 students infour departments, as well as in both full-timemultidisciplinary traditional and accelerated MBAprograms. It is currently on the path toward fullAACSB accreditation. Thanks to Southern’s urbanlocation and proximity to other major cities,internship and employment opportunities for businessstudents abound, complementing their in-classexperiences. A new building for the School ofBusiness has been approved, architects have beenselected, and a design committee has been formed.

The School of Education includes 1,235 students in five departments. As the largest teacher-preparation program in the state, Southern plays a leadership role in developing Connecticut’s nextgeneration of educators. Through its nationally-accredited programs, the School also preparesstudents for careers in educational leadership, clinicalmental health counseling, school counseling, andschool psychology. It is currently beginning the designphase of a K-4 lab school on campus in partnershipwith the New Haven Public Schools.

The School of Health and Human Servicesincludes 2,939 students in seven departments:communication disorders, marriage and familytherapy, nursing, public health, recreation, tourismand sports management, exercise science, and social

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work. These disciplines share a mission ofcompassionate care within a professional framework,and each awards highly-regarded master’s degrees.The programs emphasize hands-on learning, withnumerous opportunities for internships and clinicalrotations. It is well along in the design phase for a new building.

The School of Graduate Studies, Research, andInnovation serves as administrative support forSouthern’s graduate students. With more than 55degree- and certificate-granting programs, it is one of the most significant public graduate educationcenters in the Northeast. It includes 861 full-time and1,394 part-time students. The University produces the largest number of graduates in health and lifesciences, education, and social and public services in the CSCU system. The dean of the school is alsoresponsible for research and innovation and worksclosely with the other four deans.

THE CENTERSComplementing Southern’s traditional academicdisciplines are several nationally-recognized centers.Included among them are the Research Center onComputing and Society, the Center for AdaptiveTechnology, the Center for Environmental Literacy andSustainability Education, the Werth Center for Coastaland Marine Studies, the Center for Community andSchool Action Research, the Center for

Communication Disorders, and the Center ofExcellence on Autism Spectrum Disorders. In addition,Southern’s distinguished Women’s Studies programconducts a bi-annual conference that drawsrenowned scholars from around the world. The Center for Excellence in Mathematics andSciences has developed programs reflecting stronglocal involvement. The Connecticut State UniversityCenter for Nanotechnology is a crucial element of asystem-wide collaborative initiative to support agraduate certificate in nanotechnology. The Office of STEM Innovation and Leadership (STEM-IL) isproviding synergy to the institution’s many STEM-related initiatives and clearly reflects Southern’scommitment and leadership in STEM education,research, and outreach.

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Southern seeks to prepare its students for life in aglobal society. The Office of International Education(OIE) works to increase global awareness,international opportunities for students, andinternational faculty collaborations. Globalawareness has been fully incorporated into the coreLiberal Education Program (LEP). In 2011, Southernwas selected as one of 32 universities to participatein the American Association of Colleges andUniversities’ “Shared Futures: General Education fora Global Century” project that offers support for

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integrating global learning and social responsibilitythroughout the curriculum and in local communities.The number of Southern students studying abroad asa result of these and other efforts has increased, andinternational student recruitment is on the rise. TESOLfaculty and OIE staff are developing an EnglishLanguage Pathways Program (ELPP) designed toincrease the academic English skills of internationalstudents conditionally admitted to Southern. A newpartnership with Liverpool John Moore’s Universityoffers opportunities for joint degrees, study abroad,trans-Atlantic teaching, and other researchcollaborations. Many students have internationalexperiences each summer through numerous faculty-led short-term courses abroad.

SOUTHERN’S FUTURE In 2012, Southern’s accreditation by the NewEngland Association of Schools and Colleges was reaffirmed for ten years. That same year, theUniversity successfully concluded a five-year strategicplan. A new strategic planning process was begun in October 2013 and concluded in 2014.Implementation began in July 2015 and will conclude by 2025. In 2015, the University’s campusmaster plan was also updated and aligned with thevalues and priorities set forth in the 10-year strategicplan. More recently, the University has partnered with

Simpson Scarborough to develop a detailedmarketing brand and identity study.

The next ten years will be a time of exceptionaldevelopment and change at the University — a timeduring which Southern pledges to provide exemplary,transformative, and accessible education; to strengthen the University-wide culture andinfrastructure that nurtures creativity and innovation;to further expand and enhance its facilities; topromote community well-being, economic growth,and social justice by serving and leading in local and global communities; to steward the University’shuman, financial, technological, and physicalresources in an ethical manner; and to promoteSouthern as a vibrant institution.

THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY Southern is a student-centered institution. Faculty,staff, students, alumni, parents, and communitymembers all play a role in the educational enterprise.Multiple voices are welcomed at the table to ensurestudent success, and many campus members playmultiple roles– as mentors, coaches, advisors,teachers, and co-researchers. The sense ofcamaraderie this approach engenders is palpableand creates a deeper experience of community.

Ninety-six percent of Southern’s students are fromthe State of Connecticut. Approximately 41 percent

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of full-time students live on campus in nine traditionalresidence halls and apartments. Special efforts aremade to connect the residential and commuterpopulations in meaningful ways and to make thecampus an inviting place to be in the evenings andon weekends.

In addition to supporting its blend of residentialand commuter students, Southern deeply values itscommitments to access and inclusion. The Universitywelcomes traditional and non-traditional students. It shares with its sister CSCU institutions thedetermination to provide an upward path for people of talent. The University’s effective tutoring,counseling, and advising programs arecomplemented by cutting-edge adaptive technologies.These offerings, coupled with an array of interculturalactivities and events, ensure that Southern’s studentsachieve their goals and remain engaged in the life of the University.

In keeping with its mission statement, theUniversity has fostered a diverse and inclusivecommunity reflective of the broader society. TheOffice of Diversity and Equity Programs and thePresident’s Commission on Campus Climate andInclusion provide valuable direction. Recruitment andretention of students from racially, ethnically, andgeographically diverse backgrounds are very strong.Minority students comprise 33 percent of Southern’sstudent body—a percentage that has increasedconsistently over the last several years. Students frommore than 30 countries call Southern home. The

University also offers a welcoming environment fornon-traditional students, students with disabilities,veterans, and a significant number of first-generationcollege matriculants. The percentage of full-timefaculty who are members of racial and ethnicminority groups has risen to a new high of 19.6percent. While more work lies ahead, an institutionalcommitment to diversity is firm and evident.

Southern is truly “in” and “of” its geographicregion. With the great majority of its students fromConnecticut and 90 percent of its graduatesremaining in the state following graduation, theUniversity and its more than 95,000 alumni are,without question, shaping the workforce and citizenryof Connecticut. Southern has a defining role to playin articulating those areas of strength for which thestate will be known.

Southern students are engaged in activitiesoutside the classroom, participating in approximately100 student clubs and organizations, myriadcommunity service acthivities, fraternities andsororities, campus media, musical ensembles, theaterand dance groups, athletic teams, and a robustoffering of intramural and club sports. This makes fora rich and integrated learning experience and anenergetic campus. As further evidence of Southern’scommitment to students’ holistic health, in August2015 the institution became a tobacco-free campus,the first public university in Connecticut to implementsuch a policy.

Southern’s NCAA Division II athletic program is a

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member of the Northeast-10 Conference as well asthe Eastern College Athletic Conference. It supportsseven men’s teams and ten women’s teams. The Owls have a long history of athletic excellence. Their ten team championships and 79 individualchampionships place them among the top tenDivision II athletic programs in the nation. Consistentwith Southern’s philosophy of holistic studentdevelopment and community engagement, the athleticprogram offers the NCAA Life Skills program to itsathletes. There is also a robust community-serviceemphasis, and student athletes volunteer a great dealof their time to the community. The athletic programand individual teams also sponsor alumni events,many of which are fundraising opportunities.

In addition to balancing co-curricular involvementwith their academic studies, many Southern studentsalso are juggling part- and full-time employment andsignificant family responsibilities. On campus alonethere are well over 500 part-time student staffmembers. Southern students are well-regarded fortheir sense of purpose, determination, and workethic.

Southern students benefit from a strongpartnership between academic affairs and studentaffairs, in which a spirit of cooperation andcollegiality drives curricular and co-curricular

programming. The partnership was strengthenedsignificantly in 2007 with the creation of the NewStudent Orientation Program and the First-YearExperience. It has since expanded into learningcommunities that afford students an opportunity totake a series of required courses with a cohort ofpeers. New living/learning programs enable studentsto reside with like-minded students in theme housing.Over the last few years, Southern has established, forexample, first-generation, honors, sustainability,international, and transfer student living/learningcommunities.

The effects of this robust collaboration betweenstudent affairs and academic affairs can be seen notonly in the shared enthusiasm of engaged students,faculty, and staff, but also in the significantimprovement in Southern’s National Survey of StudentEngagement (NSSE) scores. Southern receives highmarks in the areas of faculty engagement withstudents, group project work, inclusion of diverseperspectives in the classroom, and studentinvolvement in learning communities, servicelearning, and/or faculty research.

Southern remains very intentional aboutenhancing student success in all dimensions withspecific attention being focused on raising thefreshman to sophomore retention rate (currently at

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78 percent) and raising the six-year graduation rate(currently at 51 percent). Southern is equallyintentional in its commitment to the success of itstransfer students. Comprising 36 percent of theundergraduate student body, transfer students are an integral part of campus.

A GROWING CAMPUS Southern continues to develop its modern, 172-acre campus with dramatic new additions and enhancements.

Construction was recently completed on a $50million, 103,608-square-foot science building thathouses teaching and research laboratories forSouthern’s programs in the STEM disciplines, whichhave seen enrollments increase by nearly 20 percentin recent years. Embracing an innovative, sustainabledesign, the building is home to nanotechnology,physics and optics, cancer research, marine andcoastal studies, astronomy, and other sciences.

A 135,000 square-foot addition to Buley Librarycoupled with a total renovation of the originalbuilding — in total a $32 million project completedin 2015 — has doubled the size of the library’sfootprint. The new-look library incorporates generalclassroom space, a learning commons, informationtechnology operations offices, the academic successcenter, faculty offices, a cyber café, an art gallery,and storage for the University’s art collection, whichis also displayed throughout the building.

The University’s master plan also calls for a newbuilding to house Southern’s health and humanservices programs. The design phase is nearlycompleted, and $53 million has already beenearmarked for the project. A new building for theSchool of Business has been officially approved andan architectural firm has been selected. Constructionof the new lab school has also just been officiallyapproved.

The University’s commitment to sustainability isstrong. It is reflected in its expanded staff and inprogramming offered through the Office ofSustainability. Moreover, in order to meetConnecticut’s stringent environmental standards forstate funding eligibility, each construction orrenovation project totaling $5 million or more willmeet a minimum LEED Silver rating. The currentbuilding for the School of Business has alreadygarnered a LEED Gold rating. Southern’s committedefforts on the environmental front have earnedinclusion in The Princeton Review’s Guide to the 322Greenest Campuses. In addition, for the second yearin a row, Sierra Magazine has included Southern onits list of “Cool Schools” – a compilation of America’sgreenest universities.

BUDGET AND THE SCSU FOUNDATION The University’s operating budget is roughly $223million. Strong and innovative fiscal stewardship hasensured balanced budgets for nearly two decades.

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From FY03 to FY15, Southern’s unrestricted fundbalance grew from $6.5 million to $19 million. Its net assets total $386 million. The largest sources of institutional revenue are tuition and fees (47percent) and state funding (38 percent). The 2016-17in-state costs for full-time commuting undergraduatesare $10,054 and $21,974 for full-time residentialstudents.

Private giving, while providing a small proportionof the budget, makes significant contributions tostudent scholarships, funding for new programinitiatives, and the growth of the endowment. Totalfundraising in cash gifts, pledges, and gifts-in-kindwas approximately $1.8 million in FY 2014, $2.5million in FY 2015, $4.7 million in FY 2016, and$3.5 million in FY 2017. The current Foundationendowment is approximately $28 million, with totalassets of $35.3 million.

Of special note, Southern recently received thelargest gift in its history. The Werth Family Foundationgave $3 million in support of the new sciencebuilding, in particular to support Southern’s centersfor nanotechnology and coastal and marine studies.This support is taking students’ experiential andresearch activities in the sciences to a new level ofopportunity. In addition, it demonstrates Southern’sgrowing visibility and philanthropic profile.

NEW HAVEN AND THE REGIONAs host to six colleges and universities, the city ofNew Haven is a center for the arts and the site offocused economic revitalization through theestablishment of computer and bio-technology firms.

Music, theatre, museums, excellent restaurants,sports, parks, the nearby beach, and otherrecreational opportunities are in ample supply.Amtrak provides easy access to New York City andBoston. New Haven is 42 miles from Hartford, easilyreached via I-91. These factors, combined with thedeep sense of community that helps to define thecampus, yield an extraordinary quality of life forSouthern’s students, faculty, and staff.

Consistent with its mission, Southern is activelyengaged in its community and routinely seeks newpoints of intersection for students, faculty, and staff.Southern has become the venue for important eventsfor New Haven, such as the weekly ChineseLanguage and Culture Day.

Each year, the University provides 120,000 hoursof student service to the region through servicelearning courses, volunteer work, internships, andpractica. Faculty and staff are also very active in thecommunity. Of particular note is Southern’scommitment to enhancing local PK-12 education andcollege preparatory programs through models suchas the GEAR-Up Project. The University also has beena longtime host site for Connecticut Special Olympics,has been included in the President’s Higher EducationCommunity Service Honor Roll, and was a chartersignatory to the American College & UniversityPresidents’ Climate Commitment. Reflective of itscommitment to enhancing educational opportunitiesfor the community’s youngest students, Southern isworking with New Haven Public Schools to establishan innovative K-4 lab school on campus.

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DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIESReporting to the Provost, the Dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies serves as the chief administrative and academic leader of graduate and continuing education programs. The Dean is responsible for maintaining current and leading new graduate and continuing education initiatives, recruitment, admissions, relevant certifications, and graduate student oversight. The Dean is also a member of the Provost’s Council and works collaboratively not only with the other deans, but with a wide range of persons and offices at Southern, including the department chairs, the faculty, the Faculty Senate, the Graduate Council, the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, the new Vice President for Institutional Advancement, the new Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research, the Executive Director of Research and Innovation, the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, and the Office of Information Technology. The Dean is assisted by an associate dean and two administrative assistants.

LEADERSHIP AGENDAThe priorities for the new dean are: • In collaboration with the deans, departmentchairs, and faculty, to develop new disciplinaryand interdisciplinary degree and certificateprograms and non-credit offerings based on ananalysis of the needs of the region

• To work directly with businesses, corporations,non-profits, local government, etc. to identify theircontinuing education needs—both for-credit andnot-for-credit—and to develop new and innovativepartnerships that both meet these needs andestablish ongoing relationships

• To manage the graduate school effectively andefficiently and to be a compelling advocate for itsneeds

• To increase graduate enrollment• To garner greater financial support for graduatestudents

• To increase the level of support for faculty researchas well as student/faculty research

• To assist with University fundraising and outreach,not by identifying and working with individualdonors, but more by developing institutionalpartnerships that can be mutually beneficial inmultiple ways

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DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:The ideal candidate will have:• A commitment to Southern’s mission of academicexcellence, access, social justice, and service

• Outstanding faculty credentials in teaching,research, and service

• Administrative and leadership experience at thelevel of chair or program director or above

• Experience developing graduate programs andincreasing graduate enrollments

• Experience developing community partnerships• An understanding of national and internationalhigher education trends, particularly in graduateeducation

• An entrepreneurial spirit and high energy• The ability to work collaboratively with a widerange of people, offices, and organizations bothin the University and in the community

• Strong oral and written communication skills• The potential to be effective in fundraisingand community relations

• A commitment to shared governance andexperience working in a union environment

• High integrity

APPLICATIONS AND NOMINATIONSTo apply, candidates must send a letter of applicationin which they address the leadership priorities and qualifications outlined in this prospectus, a curriculum vita, and contact information (names, phone numbers, and email addresses)

for five references in an MS Word or PDF document to [email protected]. For full consideration applications should be received by May 3, 2018.

Inquiries and nominations should be directed to:

Robert Holyer, PhD Executive Search Consultant AGB Search [email protected]

804-359-9370 804-402-6736 (c)

All inquiries, nominations, and applications will be held in the strictest confidence; references will not be contacted without the candidate’s expressed permission.

For more information about Southern Connecticut State University, please visit www.SouthernCT.edu.

For more information about Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, please visit www.ct.edu.

For more information on the city and region, please visit www.ctvisit.com, www.visitnewhaven.com, and www.visitconnecticut.com.

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