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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body1><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dean, School of Business<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Body1><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=Body1><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>University of Indianapolis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Body1><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=Body1 style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The University of Indianapolis seeks applications for Dean of the School of Business (SoBUS). This full-time, 12-month administrator provides overall budgetary, curricular, and personnel leadership and direction to the SoBUS in accordance with the mission and strategic plan of the University of Indianapolis. The University seeks an innovative, strategic, and energetic leader who is ready to expand its graduate and undergraduate programs, to build momentum in the SoBUS’s community engagement efforts, to collaborate with fellow deans in new interdisciplinary academic offerings, and to build on its record of success in developing and supporting international partnerships. We are searching for an individual who is able to create and support an environment in which risk-taking and success are rewarded and good failures are also viewed as learning opportunities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body1 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Reporting directly to the Executive Vice President and Provost, the Dean represents the SoBUS on the Academic Affairs Leadership Team. Academic rank and credit toward tenure will be negotiated based on academic experience in a discipline within the SoBUS. Position is open immediately; start date can be negotiated for the ideal candidate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body1 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Body1 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The UIndy School of Business is fully accredited and endeavors to implement a rigorous, relevant curriculum by working with employers and recruiters to design cutting-edge programs that will provide students with the necessary skills and learning attributes to be innovative, creative, ethical leaders within their future organizations. SoBUS faculty possess an average of 12 years of practical business experience, which they integrate through applied projects and in-class methods. Small class sizes allow faculty to provide personal attention, professional advice, and mentoring to UIndy students. We are committed to global integration as evidenced through our many international academic partnerships and experiences available to our students. UIndy is also dedicated to pursuing interdisciplinary relationships as exemplified by our externally funded MBA in Educational Leadership initiative for future principal leaders, a collaboration between the UIndy School of Business and School of Education. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body1 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Body1 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>We offer associate’s, bachelor’s, and MBA degrees with majors and concentrations that include Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Leadership, Human Resources Management, Information Systems, International Business, Marketing, Operations & Supply Chain Management, Technology Management, and Sports Marketing. UIndy is ranked “Top Tier in its class” by <i>U.S. News & World Report</i> and “Top Tier in part-time MBA programs” by <i>CEO Magazine</i>. UIndy’s MBA program also was the first in the country to receive the Baldrige Quality Standard Award by the ACBSP. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body1 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Responsibilities include leading and promoting strategic initiatives; managing and overseeing unit resources including annual budget, faculty load, facilities, and support staff; encouraging and supporting faculty development, including initiatives related to faculty scholarship and community engagement; leading school initiatives related to student learning, innovative pedagogical practices, new curricular options, and outcomes assessment for all academic programs in the SoBUS; serving as the official representative of, and spokesperson for, the SoBUS to internal and external groups, including University administration and ACBSP, the SoBUS’s accrediting body; overseeing recruitment and retention of students; supervising the hiring and performance reviews of unit personnel; providing leadership in the preparation of all internal and external reports of unit activities and performance; chairing and/or participating in committees, task forces, and ad hoc groups that affect the ongoing viability and strategic planning of the unit; teaching at least one course each academic year and engaging in the discipline in ways that impact applied student learning and the area business community; seeking opportunities for and overseeing SoBUS faculty efforts in securing external business partnerships; and collaborating with the University Advancement team in donor cultivation, strategic planning, and solicitation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body1 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Minimum qualifications: An earned MBA from an accredited institution of higher education; a record of successful teaching, scholarship, and professional engagement to merit senior rank in a discipline within the SoBUS; prior experience in a business or corporate setting; demonstrated success in securing business partnerships that are mutually beneficial to the local metropolitan area and to the academic community; demonstrated commitment to engaging with other academic schools/colleges in interdisciplinary initiatives; demonstrated success in administrative and/or academic leadership; personal and professional integrity; vision and the ability to engage various constituent groups in strategic initiatives; a demonstrated commitment to and evidence of success in initiatives that are inclusive; strong communication skills and the ability to create an environment where a free flow of ideas is welcome and encouraged; and places value on an environment in which risk taking and success are rewarded and good failures are also rewarded as learning opportunities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Preferred qualifications: An earned doctorate in a business-related discipline from an accredited institution of higher education; ability to develop and support an entrepreneurial culture within an academic context; experience in curriculum development, accreditation, and academic program development; experience in developing and supporting international partnerships; ability to represent the concerns of the School to internal and external audiences; and ability to cultivate and maintain ties with alumni.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body1 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Apply electronically at <u>http://www.uindy.edu/visitors/hr</u>. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body1 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Body1 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The University of Indianapolis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from women and minorities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body1 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Body1 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>