Temple University
Dean
School of Communications and Theater
Temple University seeks a dynamic leader for the position of Dean, School of Communications and Theater. A comprehensive public urban research university located in Philadelphia, Temple is the 28th largest university in the U.S. and one of the nation's leading centers of professional education. With nearly 40,000 students, the university has experienced student enrollment growth of 31% over the last decade.
The School of Communications and Theater (SCT) ranks among the largest and most comprehensive schools of communications in the nation. As the third largest school at Temple, students have a high level of interest in the offerings at SCT. The school now enrolls almost 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students and employs 87 full-time faculty members. The school offers bachelor of arts degrees in seven cross-disciplinary programs: Advertising; Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media; Communications Studies; Film and Media Arts; Journalism; Strategic Communication; and Theater. SCT also offers five master's degree programs: Master of Arts in Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media; Master of Fine Arts in Film and Media Arts; Master of Fine Arts in Theater; Master of Journalism; Master of Science in Communication Management and a Ph.D. in Mass Media and Communication.
The Dean is the leader of the school and serves as its internal and external face and voice. Appointed by the President and reporting to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Dean has responsibility for all administration and management of the school and its faculty. This individual will work to extend and enhance SCT's reputation to increase its multidisciplinary and multicultural profile regionally, nationally and internationally. The Dean will be highly engaged in development efforts for the school, recruiting and retaining talented and experienced faculty members to enhance SCT's reputation and the quality of its educational offerings.
The successful candidate will be a highly accomplished leader within the academy who has demonstrated success working and thriving in a diverse university environment. The person should have strategic and visionary leadership, outstanding administrative experience, ability to cultivate resources, and a broad working knowledge of the multimedia, communications and arts disciplines in SCT. This individual should also have significant academic credentials and/or a recognized body of creative work that would qualify the successful candidate for the rank of tenured full professor.
For additional information on Temple University, the School of Communications and Theater and the search, please reference www.temple.edu/sct/ <http://www.temple.edu/sct/> .
Initial screening of applicants will begin by December 20, 2010, and continue until the position is filled. Temple University will be assisted by Ellen Brown, Nat Sutton and Tracie Davis of Heidrick & Struggles, Inc. Nominations and applications should be directed to:
Temple University Search Advisory Committee Heidrick & Struggles, Inc.
303 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 4300
Atlanta, GA 30308
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, Journals, 1839
Karen M. Turner, Associate Professor
Faculty Senate Immediate Past President, 2010
Director, Broadcast Journalism sequence
Department of Journalism
2020 N. 13th Street
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215.204.8386 (voicemail)/ 215.204.1974 (fax)
Faculty Senate office - 215.204.8698 /215.204.1835 (fax)
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