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Form of workThe University of Houston-Downtown is seeking applications and nominations for the position of Dean of theMarilyn Davies College of Business. The University is looking for an innovative, collaborative, and dynamic leader to lead the AACSB-accredited Marilyn Davies College of Business. The Dean will build upon the College’s tradition of academic excellence in various business degree programs and related initiatives. The Dean is the academic leader and principal administrative officer of theMarilyn Davies College of Business and reports to the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Dr. Deborah E. Bordelon.
The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) is a comprehensive four-year university with an enrollment of 14,000 students that offers bachelor’s and master’s degree programs aimed at career preparation. The University is located right in the heart of downtown Houston, one of the nation’s most culturally diverse metropolitan areas and offers the lowest public university tuition in Houston.
The largest of the four colleges at the University, Marilyn Davies College of Business is organized into four departments: Accounting and International Business (ACCI), Finance and Information Systems (FNIS), General Business, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management (GMSC), and Management (MGT). The College of Business has been accredited by AACSB since 1994. The College enrolls close to 3,800 students, has 154 full-time and part-time faculty and 47 full-time staff. The College has one of the largest Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs in Greater Houston and was ranked No. 1 on the Houston Business Journal’s round-up of “Largest Houston-Area MBA Programs” from 2018 – 2022.
The Dean will be responsible, in collaboration with the associate deans, department chairs and faculty, for enhancing existing programs, supporting student success, leading future accreditation efforts, and working to identify emerging areas of growth. Additionally, the Dean will endeavor to develop a shared vision of the College’s future, to include student academic excellence and achievement, faculty development, enrollment, and retention growth, building donor relationships, curation of internal/external resources and partnerships, and other areas as aligned with the needs of the College and broader University.
University of Houston-Downtown is being assisted in this search by Ms. Maya Kirkhope, Vice President and Senior Consultant at Academic Search. Inquiries, nominations, and applications should be sent to UHDDeanofBusiness@academicsearch.org. For full consideration by the search committee, applications should be submitted by January 24, 2024. See the link above for the full search profile.
