Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education

The Ohio State University (Ohio State), a top 20 public research land-grant university and the state’s flagship, invites nominations and applications for the position of Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education within the College of Education and Human Ecology.

 

Led by Dean Don Pope Davis and team of dedicated executive leaders, The College of Education and Human Ecology has more than 150 faculty members and 4,600 students and is organized into three departments: Teaching and Learning, Educational Studies, and Human Sciences. EHE also has several centers including the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, Center for Education & Training for Employment, and the Dennis Learning Center, and works closely with OSU Extension and Ohio State’s international offices, to ensure its programs have both local and global impact. EHE has achieved national prominence in numerous fields and presents a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial and collaborative leader to leverage its distinctive components. The next ADUE will benefit from the exceptional resources of Ohio State, as well as the vibrant city of Columbus, Ohio, to contribute to a singular academic enterprise that serves the needs of the entire state of Ohio and beyond. With more than 66,000 students on six campuses, Ohio State is situated in the center of the country and is a national exemplar of how a university can enact positive change in its community locally, nationally, and globally.

 

The next ADUE will arrive at an opportune moment at a college and university to shape student experience across the college with the necessary leadership, resources, and vision to have a dramatic impact on society.

 

THE ROLE OF THE ADUE

The College of Educational and Human Ecology (EHE) is seeking applicants for the position for of Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education (ADUE). The ADUE reports to the Dean of the College and is responsible for the oversight and all aspects of undergraduate academic affairs and services.  Serving as the chief administrator of the EHE Office of Academic Affairs, the ADUE supports EHE faculty, staff, and students in a variety of capacities and is responsible for leading all aspects of the EHE curriculum, undergraduate programs, student recruiting and advising, and student outcomes throughout the college. EHE seeks applicants with bold and innovative ideas for leading a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.

 

 

 

The ADUE will effectively manage approximately 30 staff members who work across five functions with an emphasis on building collaboration and cooperation within the office to enhance students’ experiences in EHE.

 

 

 

The EHE Office of Academic Affairs oversees the following areas related to the EHE curriculum and student services: 1) Undergraduate Advising and Student Services, which focuses on undergraduate academic advising and student success and provides targeted support for select groups of students 2) Undergraduate Student Recruitment and Engagement which works to bring students who express an interest in EHE programs into one of the estimated 30 undergraduate majors in EHE. 3) Career Development and External Relations, which provides access to personalized career development opportunities to prepare undergraduate students for a successful job search by linking students to potential employers, helping arrange internship opportunities, hosting career events, reviewing resumes, conducting workshops and providing class presentations. 4) Curriculum Standards and Academic Policy, which provides support for the development, management, assessment, and evaluation of EHE's undergraduate curriculum. This area also oversees the curriculum approval process in coordination with the EHE Curriculum Committee; helps coordinate assessments, external reviews and accreditation visits; and provides information, reports and analyses to support strategic planning and decision-making. 5) Scholarships and Honors which includes the annual scholarship selection process that awards over $2 million in scholarships to existing graduate and undergraduate students in EHE.

 

 

 

THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN ECOLOGY

Since its founding in 1895, The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology has purposefully leveraged its unique combination of strengths to address social, educational, health and consumer needs in a comprehensive and transformational approach. EHE prepares professionals and leaders for action in the lab, the classroom, in business, and the community. EHE’s mission is to resolve pressing educational, health and wellness, and social needs locally, statewide, and beyond. EHE’s core and most fundamental values include holistic and systemic thinking, a commitment to diversity, and integrity and accountability.

 

The College of Education and Human Ecology has aligned its programs into three areas: the Department of Educational Studies, the Department of Human Sciences, and the Department of Teaching and Learning, and through its more than 170 faculty, EHE offers 18 undergraduate degree programs, 19 graduate degree programs, and 19 endorsements and license-only programs. The college serves almost 6000 undergraduate and graduate and professional students each year, of whom nearly 300 attend from outside of the United States. Six of EHE’s programs are ranked among the top 10 in the country according to U.S. News and World Report, with another three in the top 25. In its release of the rankings by U.S. News and World Report, overall, the college is No. 27, improved from No. 28 last year. This places it in the top 9.9% of the 274 ranked graduate schools of education. Among public universities, the college ranks No.19 and is No. 6 among graduate education programs at the 14 universities belonging to the Big Ten Academic Alliance. In Ohio, the college’s graduate education programs remain No. 1 in the state among the other university graduate education schools that are also ranked. Other standout programs include nationally ranked nutrition programs, including recognition as among the top doctoral programs at OSU.

 

Research at the EHE brings together theory and practice to extend its impact in the state, nation, and world. The college intentionally supports faculty in seeking external grants, which often provide research experience for students. In 2021, faculty members received new, external funding totaling $33.3 million over the life of the awards, and they had 133 active, funded research projects totaling $102 million. This achievement is due, in part, to the college consistently offering seed grants, which faculty use to develop pilot data to increase competitiveness for external awards.

 

In addition, The College of Education and Human Ecology houses five research centers to bring individuals together to work collaboratively on innovative projects that improve quality of life. These centers include:

 

Center on Education and Training for Employment (CETE): CETE bridges research and practice through work in workforce development, education and community engagement.

 

Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy (CCEC): a college-level research center dedicated to conducting high-quality, empirical research on how to improve children's learning and development in the home, the school, and the community.

 

Walter E. Dennis Learning Center: a research and service center that provides academic learning services and support to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students from all academic backgrounds that enable them to enter, excel in, and complete postsecondary education programs.

 

QUALLab:  a specialized service area under the College of Education and Human Ecology’s Office of Research, Innovation and Collaboration (ORIC) that fosters capacity building of EHE faculty, post-docs, researchers and graduate students and strives to be an inter/national in person and online destination location for advancing qualitative inquiry toward innovation, equity, diversity and justice.

 

Quantitative Methodology Center (QMC): a specialized service area under the College of Education and Human Ecology’s Office of Research, Innovation and Collaboration (ORIC) that provides quantitative research data services to administrators, faculty, students, post-doctoral scholars, visiting scholars, and staff

 

Schoenbaum Family Center: provides exceptional learning opportunities and resources to families so that all children may enter kindergarten ready to learn and continue on successful educational trajectories.

 

The College of Education and Human Ecology has the most diverse faculty in the university with 34.7% diversity among our 170+ part-time and full-time faculty.

 

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEXT LEADER

Over the past century, the college has trained thousands of professionals serving the state of Ohio and beyond. In addition to its unique complement of programs, EHE has a unique platform at the AAU flagship land grant university through the President’ Strategic Plan.  An innovative, culturally responsive, and strategic ADUE has an opportunity to work with the Executive Leadership team to enact continued excellence and positive change. To achieve these goals, the ADUE will address the following opportunities:

 

Increase partnerships and impact

 

EHE’s programs are vitally linked with professional practitioners in the broader community. The next ADUE will leverage existing and create new partnerships to connect the office  to college and academic departments, the campus and with the greater Columbus and broader Ohio communities and civic agencies.

 

Develop strategies for undergraduate recruitment, retention, support, and engagement

 

The ADUE will work to develop a plan and identify practices and methods for undergraduate student enrollment through recruitment, retention, and support including pipeline opportunities and services for transfer students.

 

Engage and collaborate across the college and university on curriculum

 

In addition, the ADUE will work with departments in EHE and others across the university on related to online learning and transition to the new general education requirements and other new university priorities.  

 

Build and strengthen a diverse and inclusive community

 

The ADUE will be a key figure in the Dean’s mission to further diversify the EHE community and assure the success of students, faculty, and staff from all backgrounds. It is expected that the chair will embrace students, staff, faculty, and community partners from diverse backgrounds and will clearly demonstrate a personal commitment to equity, community, and inclusiveness

 

Empower and supervise staff to continue providing exemplary service, support, advising, and overall student experience

 

The ADUE has the opportunity to enable individuals within the office in a variety of ways to continue producing exemplary service, support, advising, and overall student experience. The ADUE will leverage technologies, collaborative practices, resources, and interdisciplinary processes.

 

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

The successful candidate will bring the following professional qualifications, skills, experiences, and personal qualities who sets a positive workplace culture and aligns with EHE values that includes

• A record with eligibility for rank of Full Professor for either a tenure-track or clinical-track faculty appointment in EHE Demonstrated excellence in teaching, extensive experience with curriculum development and implementation, evidence of excellent student mentoring and advising, and leadership in undergraduate programs. Demonstrated leadership experience with an understanding for the changing landscape of student services and higher education, Demonstrated excellence in staff professional development Evidence of leading innovation and change to improve enrollment and retention outcomes Demonstrated track record of strategic visioning and planning, Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence Demonstrated excellence in the ability to navigate various administrative contexts Previous experience leading commensurate, complex office at a large public institution including personnel management and supervision, budgeting

 

 

Desired

 

• Online learning and interdisciplinary Senior level appointment in departmental leadership, academic affairs, student affairs, or student life.

HOW TO APPLY

Please complete an application online at https://osujoblinks.com/8z19. A complete application must include an updated Curriculum Vitae, three letters of recommendation that speak to your leadership and expertise for the ADUE role, and a Leadership Statement that

 

• Provides a paragraph that articulates your current role Provides a synopsis of your leadership activities and demonstrable evidence of your suitability for the role of ADUE. Provides demonstrable evidence of your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence. . The ADUE will publicly and internally encourage an atmosphere that welcomes and celebrates diversity, including differences in social and economic backgrounds, lifestyle, gender, race, ethnicity, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, and in the promulgation of varying approaches to, and views on, intellectual issues.

Please send any questions to the search committee administrative manager Dr. Christine Fagan at Fagan.99@osu.edu. The screening and interview process will begin December 1, 2022 and applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. 

 

 

 

EEO:  The Ohio State University is committed to building and maintaining a diverse community to reflect human diversity and improve opportunities for all. The university embraces human diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity, affirmative action and eliminating discrimination. Ohio State does not discriminate against any individual based upon age, ancestry, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment and admission.