Syracuse University: Dean College of Visual and Performing Arts.(Career Connections)

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University seeks a Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts who will be a dynamic and committed leader and an advocate for the highest level of creative achievement, education, and scholarship.

The College of Visual and Performing Arts offers its 2200 undergraduate and 180 graduate students a wide range of programs of study in the School of Art and Design, Department of Drama, Setnor School of Music, Department of Retail Management and Consumer Studies, and Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies. The college has an outstanding faculty of 122 full time members, a number of adjunct faculty, a committed staff of 56, and an annual operating budget of $10.3 million.

Founded in 1870, Syracuse University enrolls approximately 11,000 undergraduate and 4,000 graduate and law students. A member of the Association of American Universities, Syracuse has a continued commitment to being the nation's leading student-centered research university. The university's academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, nine other professional schools and colleges, including a law college, and a graduate school.

The Dean is the chief academic and administrative leader of the College of Visual and Performing Arts with responsibility for all matters relating to the administration of the college including academic programs, faculty, staff, students, facilities, resources, budget, alumni, fund raising, and relationships within the university as well as communities outside of the university.

The ideal candidate will possess the following: an ...