Dean Of The College Of Health & Human Services

Dean of the College of Health & Human Services

The Crystal M. Lange College of Health and Human Services (HHS) at Saginaw Valley University is searching for a dynamic dean with the dedication, drive, and innovative vision to lead the college into the future. The college boasts of a menu of excellent academic programs, all holding full accreditation by their respective professional accrediting bodies. The successful candidate would be expected to possess the administrative skills, multidisciplinary interest, and interpersonal ability to work with various constituencies, both on and off campus, in continuing to grow and enhance the academic programs and administrative structure of the college.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Embody the role of a leader, mentor, and visionary for the college with a demonstrated commitment to open and transparent governance.
• Promote collaboration that directs the development and operation of all programs in order to prepare students for challenging and meaningful health and human services careers.
• Work closely with the university and with the college in the articulation of the vision for the College of Health and Human Services.
• Implement strategies that assure excellence and promote innovation across all programs offered in the college.
• Recruit and retain quality faculty. Nurture the development of an excellent faculty and foster their individual career development and the achievement of professional goals.
• Ensure that programs are current with respect to standards of practice and health-related needs of the community.
• Articulate and advance a shared vision for the college that promotes interprofessional and
• Serve on the provost's academic leadership team and collaborate with peers to advance excellence in education across all disciplines.
• Cultivate relationships in the community, region, and nation that support the acquisition of professional skills for students and offer research opportunities for students and faculty.
• Inspire the development of distinctive health and human service programs that maximize the reputation and resources of the existing programs and meet regional needs in these areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received: Supervision is received from the provost & vice president for academic and student affairs.

Supervision Exercised: Functional supervision is exercised over student assistants, the college's assistant deans, department chairs, faculty, and administrative staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

• An earned doctoral degree, or equivalent, from a regionally accredited institution.
• Evidence of scholarly, professional achievement sufficient for appointment at the rank of professor in one of the programs within the college.
• Demonstrated successful academic administrative experience at the level of chair or above.
• Demonstrated experience with program accreditation and assessment.
• Evidence of effective academic leadership, management, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to student success for all demographic groups.
• Knowledge of current health care and human service.
• Evidence of high standards of both professional integrity and ethics.
• Strong commitment to and proven leadership in shared university governance.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with the ability to learn new software quickly.
• Experience and ability to positively interact with all members of the campus community.
• Ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodations.

Working Conditions:

• Duties are generally performed inside and not exposed to adverse conditions.
• All work associated with this role must be performed within the state of Michigan.

About SVSU: Saginaw Valley State University is a comprehensive university with more than 100 programs of study for its roughly 7,000 students. Located on a suburban campus in Michigan's Great Lakes Bay Region, SVSU is committed to a supportive and empowering environment for students, faculty and staff. SVSU was recognized as a "Great College to Work For" for 9 consecutive years (2016-2024). SVSU emphasizes undergraduate teaching and learning, and community-based research. SVSU earned the Community Engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a distinction achieved by only 7 percent of U.S. colleges and universities. By their senior year, 84 percent of students have engaged with community employers and agencies in internships, field placements or some other component of their academic preparation. SVSU is establishing itself as a leader in STEAM education for the Great Lakes Bay Region, partnering with businesses, foundations and school districts to improve students' performance in math, science and the arts at the middle school, high school and university levels. SVSU is constructing the first university research facility on Lake Huron to improve public health and the economy in the Saginaw Bay watershed. More than 70 percent of SVSU freshmen live on campus in student housing that has been rated No. 1 among public universities in the U.S. (2018-2025). SVSU fields 20 varsity sports at the NCAA Division II level. The average class size is 23 students.