Eastern Illinois University - Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities

Eastern Illinois University invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities. The College seeks a dynamic person to provide effective leadership and vision that advances the college and university missions and goals in an academic environment of excellence. The College of Arts and
Humanities is comprised of 225 faculty members in nine academic departments representing the Arts (Art, Music, Theatre Arts) and the Humanities (English, Communication Studies, Foreign Languages, History, Journalism, Philosophy) as well as the Interdisciplinary Center for Global Diversity (African-American Studies, Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, Women's Studies) and the Tarble Arts Center,
a major cultural arts resource serving east-central Illinois. The College enrolls about 1800 majors and awarded 460 degrees in AY 2008-2009. The College of Arts and Humanities Dean's suite is housed in the newly renovated and expanded Doudna Fine Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University's newest architectural landmark, designed by the internationally renowned architect Antoine Predock, winner of the 2006 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement and the 2007 Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum's Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Design

Responsibilities
The Dean's responsibilities include:
Articulate a clear vision for the College and provide compelling leadership to realize the vision
Provide leadership to assist the College's units in realizing "integrative learning" opportunities in all degree programs through which students are intentionally encouraged to reflect on the connections between their academic programs and their personal experiences and development.
Encourage creativity, innovation, scholarship, and interaction among faculty
Promote a climate in which excellence and creativity is fostered among both students and faculty.
Manage the quality and future directions of the undergraduate and graduate curricula
Provide skilled administrative leadership to facilitate decision making at all levels of the College
Execute responsible budget planning and fiscal management
Forge strong partnerships and collaborative relationships with local and regional off-campus constituencies in both the arts and the humanities.
Participate actively in public, private and corporate development activities and extramural fundraising efforts for the College.
Promote a positive work environment for staff, faculty, and students.
Foster diversity among faculty, staff, and students.

Qualifications
Qualified applicants must hold a terminal degree appropriate to one of the disciplines in the College with teaching, research/scholarly/creative achievement, and service commensurate with a tenured faculty appointment in one of the academic units within the College and demonstrate:
Significant administrative and budgetary experience in a higher education setting at the level of department chair, director or other senior level administrative position
Proven leadership ability including the ability to deal effectively with a diverse and broad range of constituencies and the skills necessary to lead a dynamic academic college
The ability to foster and promote the programs and activities of the College to on- and off-campus constituencies
Commitment to innovative undergraduate and graduate education
Outstanding oral and written communication skills
Commitment to enhancing diversity and equal opportunity for members of minority groups and women

Starting Date
July 1, 2010

Salary Range
Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications.

Application Process
Review of completed applications will begin October 30, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. A complete application includes a letter of application specifically addressing the applicant's strengths relative to the qualifications and
responsibilities of the position, a current curriculum vita, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of five professional references. Candidates invited to continue with the search will be required to provide letters from references and official transcripts showing graduate degrees. All application
credentials, except for official transcripts, must be sent by email as Word or PDF attachments to Dr. Mary Anne Hanner, College of Arts and Humanities Dean Search Committee Chair, cahdean@eiu.edu.

Eastern Illinois University is an equal opportunity, equal access, affirmative action employer committed to achieving a diverse community.