Dean, School of Business

Overview

Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) seeks a visionary, compassionate, creative, and collaborative leader to serve as its next Dean of the School of Business. The Dean will join an exceptional community of faculty who bring industry experience, expertise in current practices, dedication to teaching, active scholarship, and service to the University and the community. The School of Business offers a transformative educational experience that prepares students for professional careers and equips them for continued professional development.

The School’s mission is to produce graduates with both character and competence to be leaders in the enterprises they serve and in the greater community. The School of Business is a student-centered liberal arts environment that inspires students to: LEARN for Life, LIVE Purposefully, LEAD Responsibly, & CARE for Others.

PLU’s School of Business is fully accredited by AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and is a member of PRME – Principles for Responsible Management Education.

• Vision and Planning: Create a vision and plan for the school’s continued growth across undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education opportunities, accountable to annual program assessment and regular academic program review.
• Strategic Alignment: Advocate for the school, ensuring decisions support university priorities and commitments, guaranteeing consistency across business programs and alignment in administrative systems and processes.
• Collaboration and Collegiality: Work collegially and collaboratively with faculty, staff, senior leaders, alumni, and external partners to goals aligned with PLU’s academic mission, fostering integration of liberal arts and major and professional degree curricula.
• External Partnerships: Build and enhance partnerships with industry and community organizations, alumni, and professionals in the South Sound region to strengthen the School of Business’s position as a premier business school, cultivating relationships for internship and employment opportunities.

• Fundraising: Actively participate in fundraising and development activities, cultivating donor and alumni engagement and major gift solicitations.
• Budget Administration: Collaborate with faculty and staff to develop and administer the school’s budget, prioritizing resources across campus.

• Curriculum and Programs: Provide leadership for sustainable, diverse, and relevant curricula and undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs, ensuring consistent standards and student-centered scheduling practices.
• Program Revision and Interdisciplinary Focus: Identify opportunities for revising undergraduate and graduate programs and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across other units on campus.
• Accreditation and Governance: Ensure continued AACSB accreditation and accountability to expectations of university and program-specific accreditation requirements.

• Faculty and Staff Development: Support faculty achievement, development, and excellence, encouraging professional growth, teaching excellence, and building relationships with business leaders.
• Personnel Management: Collaborate with the Associate Dean in day-to-day operations and equitable stewarding of personnel, implementing recruitment and retention plans for faculty and staff.
• Evaluation and Advancement: Facilitate timely and comprehensive faculty and staff evaluations, making recommendations for appointments, promotions, salaries, sabbatical, and special leaves.

• Inclusive Implementation: Embed inclusive and reflective practices into all decision-making processes.
• Active Promotion: Lead and serve in ways that support institutional equity and anti-racism.
• Self-Reflection: Engage in continuous professional development and self-reflection around issues of identity, difference, power, and leadership.

• Academic and Professional
  
  Experience:
  
  Earned doctorate in a business or business-related field;…