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<font size="3" face="Arial"><b>Dean</b></font><br>
<font size="3" face="Arial"><b>Robert H. Smith School of Business</b></font><br>
<font size="3" face="Arial"><b>University of Maryland </b></font><br>
<font size="3" face="Arial"><b>College Park, MD</b></font></div><br>
<font size="2" face="Arial">The University of Maryland seeks a visionary, strategic, entrepreneurial, and energetic leader to serve as Dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a highly regarded business school that is poised to move even higher in the top ranks of global business schools by creating a distinctive brand that is anchored in the quality of its academic programs, preeminence of its research, and impact on the challenges facing the business world and society today. The Smith School, a top-ten U.S. research business school, prepares students as future business leaders by giving them cutting edge analytical skills and providing them with a global perspective, hands-on experience in entrepreneurship and innovation, and a commitment to serving the needs of an increasingly complex marketplace through interdisciplinary problem-solving. The Dean will lead the School in articulating a competitive strategy that will further establish the Smith School’s distinctive brand, take advantage of its location to create partnerships and opportunities unique to the DC area and distinguish it from other major business schools. This strategic, competitive challenge will define the central role of the Dean. </font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Arial">The University of Maryland is the land-grant institution in the University System of Maryland and a member of the Association of American Universities. Maryland has developed into a globally preeminent research university with more than 37,000 students from more than 130 countries. The university is a powerful economic engine for the region as it brings in more than a half billion dollars in research funding annually. Among the top public universities in the country, Maryland has an annual budget of over $1.5 billion, employs more than 9,000 faculty and staff, and possesses an endowment of nearly $790 million. With 127 undergraduate majors and more than 100 graduate degrees across 12 colleges, the University provides outstanding and innovative instruction, and nourishes a climate of intellectual growth in a broad range of academic disciplines and interdisciplinary fields.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Arial">The Robert H. Smith School of Business is a critical academic unit in this flagship university. With more than 300 faculty members in six academic departments and an $80 million budget, the School has about 3,000 undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students across master’s and PhD programs. The Dean is responsible for academic leadership, fundraising and financial stewardship. S/he will lead the effort to create a shared vision of the Smith School, setting forth a strategy with a portfolio of highly competitive programs, world-class research, and a process for the strategic allocation of resources. With a compelling strategy the Smith School will help drive Maryland’s brand as an innovative and entrepreneurial public university. The successful candidate will have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, high energy, political astuteness, deep commitment to diversity, and a personal style that engenders trust and respect. The Dean will be visible on campus and in the community and must have an appreciation and passion for the mission of public higher education in Maryland. The review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made. All inquiries, nominations, and applications should be directed in confidence to: Gale Merseth, Vice President and Pam Pezzoli, Senior Associate, Isaacson, Miller, Email: </font><a href="mailto:4711@imsearch.com"><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><u>4711@imsearch.com</u></font></a><font size="2" face="Arial">. Electronic applications are strongly encouraged. </font><font size="2" face="Arial"><i>The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.</i></font><br>
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<font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="sans-serif"><b>Ritu Agarwal</b></font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b>Professor and Dean's Chair of Information Systems</b></font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b>Director, Center for Health Information and Decision Systems</b></font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b>Robert H. Smith School of Business</b></font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b>4327 Van Munching Hall</b></font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b>University of Maryland</b></font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b>College Park, MD 20742-1815</b></font><br>
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