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Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, near Kansas City, Wichita, and Topeka, seeks a dynamic, innovative educational leader for the position of Dean of the School of Business. Emporia State University began in 1863 as an exemplary teacher education college two years after Kansas became a state and soon evolved into a comprehensive regional university known for its rich tradition of excellence. This year beginning in February 2013 the University will celebrate its 150th anniversary. Today, the University offers more than 42 academic majors encompassing 71 different degree options and 32 graduate programs in four colleges: the School of Business, The Teachers College, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the School of Library and Information Management. With 5,867 students and a student-to-faculty ratio of 16-to-1, Emporia State is known for changing people’s lives for the better through small classes in a caring but rigorous academic environment. Conveniently located just off Interstate Highway 35, Emporia State’s main campus sits at the north end of Commercial, the main street of Emporia’s downtown business district. The campus includes nine academic buildings, a student center, and recreation and athletics complexes on its 218 acres. The Memorial Student Union recently completed a $23.7 million renovation, financed by student fees and bonds. The University is also deeply rooted in the economic well-being of the area with an economic impact of $274 million, according to Kansas Board of Regents figures. For information on how to nominate or apply, please see the “Procedure for Candidacy” section at the end of this document.
THE CITY OF EMPORIA Emporia State University is adjacent to downtown Emporia, a vibrant city of about 25,000 people with coffee shops, restaurants, a renovated art deco theatre, a new Arts Center, and an arts scene that includes a symphony orchestra, which links with Emporia State’s renowned music program. Emporia serves as the county seat for Lyon County. Emporia was founded February 20, 1857, and hailed as “the loveliest site in the world for a town.” Named for a Greek market center, Emporia has thrived as a focal point for manufacturing and trade. Four major highways intersect in Emporia— Interstate 35, the Kansas Turnpike, U.S. Highway 50 and Kansas Highway 99. The city is an important crossroads for the east-central Kansas population. With nearly 700 lodging rooms, 80 dining choices, and 30 meeting facilities, Emporia is a great meeting place for regional, state, and national conferences and events. Emporia is known as the “Front Porch to the Flint Hills,” the state’s most magical landscape with the world’s largest tract of undisturbed tallgrass prairie, offering many outdoor experiences.
Emporia State students give stingers up to the Hornet football team.
In 2012, the Hornet’s football team posted a 10-2 record, including winning the Kanza Bowl. The Flint Hills offer a wealth of outdoor activities.
PRESIDENT MICHAEL D. SHONROCK, Ph.D. When Dr. Shonrock became the 16th President of Emporia State University on January 3, 2012, he brought a leadership style influenced by another 16th President — Abraham Lincoln, who famously believed that it was important to “get out of the office and circulate among the troops.” Shonrock enjoys giving and receiving high fives and fist bumps with students, faculty, and staff alike when he walks across campus. Shonrock has spent much of 2012 meeting with community college partners, with media outlets, and with the public at alumni and Foundation events. On campus, he is a strong advocate for shared governance and works closely with representatives of the Faculty Senate, Classified Assembly and Associated Student Government as well as with a new Unclassified Commission. Partnering with the Emporia community is key to strengthening both the town and University, according to Shonrock. This partnership was evident during a Hornet Telethon where community leaders worked telephones to contact newly admitted students and welcome them to campus. Other university and community members worked at the same time writing postcards to the new students. With the enrollment management team, Shonrock is looking beyond student recruitment to student retention, a key component to increasing enrollment. A major focus involves providing
learning opportunities for students with research, internships, and practicums. Before assuming the Emporia State presidency, Shonrock served as a Senior Vice President and an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Leadership at Texas Tech University.
FOUNDATION PRESIDENT DENASUE POTESTIO, M.B.A. DenaSue Potestio is the Emporia State University Foundation President/CEO and Vice President for University Advancement. Potestio’s philosophy is to build productive and disciplined teams, foster and inspire a culture of giving, excellence and high-performance, and intentionally center all activities around a set of core values. Before her appointment at Emporia State, Potestio was President/CEO of the Colorado State University-Pueblo Foundation, where her team tripled private gift revenue in five years, increased the number of first time donors by nearly 200 percent, and reduced the cost of fundraising and advancement services by 45 percent.
EMPORIA STATE’S POINTS OF PRIDE Among Emporia State’s points of pride are: • The Emporia State Foundation and the University’s Now and
Forever $45 million working goal campaign centers on 18 Big Ideas that include a Success Center to help students graduate on time and find a career or pursue graduate study; Executive M.B.A. on the Emporia State University-Kansas City campus; and doctoral degrees for the famed Teachers College. • A first-tier regional university ranking by U.S. News and World Report. • The U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan noted in speeches on two occasions that Emporia State “creates great teachers.” In fact, the U.S. Department of Education recently created a video touting the Emporia State Teachers College attributes at http://bit.ly/esuteach • A School of Business that holds the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB-International) accreditation, a designation held by less than five percent of the business schools worldwide. The business school also was recently named the best value for in-state and out-of-state students by U.S. News and World Report. • Emporia State is home to the National Teachers Hall of Fame (NTHF), founded in 1989 by Emporia State, the ESU Alumni Association, the City of Emporia, USD 253, and the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce as a tribute to the nation’s most important profession — teaching. In 1953, Emporia State University also established the Kansas Master Teacher awards to honor Kansas teachers who have served the profession long and well and who typify the good qualities of earnest and conscientious teachers.
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• A recently renovated, state-of-the-art Memorial Union that offers shopping, entertainment, dining, leisure activities, social areas, and meeting spaces with floor-to-ceiling glass windows that provide amazing vistas of Emporia State’s lovely campus. • Emporia State students take advantage of the feeling of a small liberal arts college at an affordable state university price. • The University invested more than $2 million in faculty and staff salaries as well as offering faculty and staff dependents and spouses a tuition waiver program. • The University is working on a long-range campus master plan that prepares a strategy for campus growth while improving Emporia State’s infrastructure. • An innovative and strategic multimedia and social media marketing campaign titled “Uniquely Emporia State…Just like you” is aimed at increasing enrollment and targeting prospective students living in high yield areas. The marketing plan and effort by the Admissions counselors and the overall Admissions Office publicizes Emporia State’s many strengths and builds recognition for its exemplary programs across Kansas and neighboring states. For the first time in the past five years, Emporia State’s enrollment numbers show an increase in new freshmen, transfer, and graduate-level students of 9 percent. For the first time in 10 years, entering freshmen ACT scores were higher than 22. • The Admissions Office has created other inventive ways to recruit students, including a “reverse telethon,” where callers from the University and Emporia communities called incoming students to welcome them to campus; two full-time admissions counselors in Wichita and Kansas City; Postcard Palooza, where students sent thousands of postcards to prospective students; refreshed Hornet Nights in Wichita, Topeka, Kansas City, and the Emporia area; and faculty who teleconference with prospective students about their programs. • A model retention plan includes a novel program called the E-Experience that helps acclimate new freshmen to the University while helping them be academically successful. The LEAD Institute works in tandem to help these new students develop leadership skills. • An engaged faculty, 80 percent of whom have the terminal degree in their fields, are dedicated to the success of their students. • Two programs that encourage undergraduate research, unusual at most comprehensive universities, include the Kansas Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence and Emporia State’s Summer Undergraduate Program. • A 15-sport NCAA Division II program, including Hornet football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, softball, track and field, cross country and tennis. In 2010, the women’s basketball team was crowned NCAA Division II national champions. • The Hornet’s football team recently finished a 10-2 season and won the Kanza Bowl. • More than 120 student organizations and an active Greek community that offer Emporia State students a wealth of leader-
Students perform at the International Food Festival. ment in academic excellence, community and global involvement, and the pursuit of personal and professional fulfillment. The Core Values of Emporia State University • Excellence — We value intellectual challenges; problem solving; creative and critical thinking. • Respect — We value integrity, collaboration, diversity, freedom of thought and freedom of expression. • Responsibility — We value accountability and stewardship of the institution, the environment, human resources and personal well-being. • Service — We value engagement in leadership and community that positively impacts our global society. Emporia State’s Colleges and Schools
Emporia State University is known for its caring and dedicated faculty. ship opportunities. The Greek Games every spring are an Emporia State tradition. • Emporia State University-Kansas City brings Emporia State quality to students in Johnson and surrounding counties. • The University conveniently offers distance and online degrees in a variety of programs, including library science, instructional design, business and education. Emporia State’s E-BIZ program partners with Butler Community College to offer bachelor’s degrees in business administration and information systems. • The Teachers College partners with Butler, Kansas City, Kansas, and Johnson County community colleges to offer undergraduate degrees in elementary education. Students enroll in community college courses for the first two years and then take classes at
the community colleges taught by Emporia State Teachers College faculty. • A large international student population adds to the diversity of the University’s student body while promoting an understanding of other cultures. • The University distributes more than $1.8 million annually in scholarship aid to deserving students.
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY: OVERVIEW Mission Emporia State is a dynamic and progressive student-centered learning community that fosters student success through engage-
The School of Business The School of Business has an acclaimed faculty, up-to-date technology resources and has earned the prestigious AACSBInternational accreditation. “One of the big reasons I came to Emporia State was the quality of the professors,” explains Carl Ricketts, B.S.B. ’80, M.B.A. ’81, of Capitol Federal Savings’ Chief Strategic Planning Office. Ricketts is just one of many successful graduates from Emporia State’s School of Business. More than 97 percent of graduates are placed in jobs within six to nine months after graduation. Business students also have state-of-the-art multimedia capability and high speed Internet access to facilitate their studies, all of this in small class settings in top-of-the-line facilities. Moreover, the business school is the home of the Kansas Small Business Development Center and the Kansas Business Hall of Fame. School of Business Mission The School of Business prepares a diverse student body for successful careers by offering high-quality professional business programs in a student-centered learning environment. As a teaching institution enriched by management-practice-related and pedagogical scholarship and service, the School primarily serves undergraduate students while offering strategically focused graduate programs. Emporia State began awarding the Bachelor of Science in Business (B.S.B.) degree in 1952 and the Master of Business
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State of Kansas chapter of the National Business Hall of Fame. It was established in 1989, and recognizes leaders who have made significant contributions to the State’s rich heritage of business innovation and economic enterprise. Over the past 25 years, the KBHF has recognized historical figures such as Olive Ann Beech (Beech Aircraft) and contemporary leaders such as Alan Mulally of Ford Motor Company. Center for Business and Economic Development This center has been part of the School of Business for more than 20 years. Throughout those years, the faculty has been able to offer training and research assistance to for-profit and not-forprofit organizations in our region. In the most recent ten-year period, the center has held leadership training workshops for 16 different organizations. These organizations include international firms such as Hopkins Manufacturing and not-for-profit
Administration (M.B.A.) degree in 1971. The School of Business was established in 1983. The School provides business education primarily to students in the East Central region of Kansas. The School offers accounting, business administration, information systems, management and marketing majors within the B.S.B. degree and accounting, business administration, enterprise resource planning and information systems concentrations within the M.B.A. The School also offers business education within the B.S.E. and M.S.B.E. degrees awarded through The Teachers College. The School’s Emporia State University-KC program, an outreach effort of the School in the Greater Kansas City area, delivers the B.S.B. majors in accounting, business administration, and management through courses staffed primarily by the School’s regular, campus-based faculty. The information systems B.S.B. majors in the Greater Kansas City area can receive their degrees through online programs with the School’s IS faculty. Accomplishments: Long-term and Recent AACSB Accreditation The Emporia State School of Business achieved accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in April 2002, and Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International, was subsequently established. In 2012, the School earned re-accreditation. The Beta Gamma Sigma society inducted its 181st member in the spring of 2012.
Kansas Business Hall of Fame (KBHF) The KBHF, housed in the School of Business, serves as the
Partnership with Kansas Small Business Development Center The Emporia State Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC) provides high-quality, substantive services to small business in the area of retention, expansion, and start-up. The KSBDC has been an integral player in economic development in Kansas since its inception in October 1983. In 2010, the KSBDC assisted 137 small business owners and individuals interested in starting businesses. These clients accessed $2,928,054 in capital, started 17 businesses, increased sales by $3,937,244, and created or retained 189 jobs. These accomplishments yielded an overall return on investment of $21.24 for every dollar invested in Emporia State’s KSBDC program. Kansas International Trade Coordinating Council (KITCC) The KITCC dates back to the mid-1980s when Emporia State’s
School of Business hosted two international trade conferences on our campus. The conferences drew together international representatives from business, government and academia. The offshoot of those gatherings was the formation of the KITCC in 1988. In 1989, the council, with the facilitating assistance of the Kansas Department of Commerce, awarded the first Kansas Governor’s Exporter of the Year Award to Wenger Manufacturing in Sabetha, Kansas. In 2013, the KITCC will be in its 25th year of the award process. The activities of the KITCC have allowed faculty at Emporia State to expose students to the internal operations of international corporations throughout the state. Accounting — A Long History of Excellence Beta Alpha Psi is an honorary organization for Financial Information students. Emporia State’s School of Business chapter has been recognized as a distinguished chapter for the past three PHOTO BY DICK GARVEY, ESU
A large international student population adds to Emporia State’s diversity.
Recent Student Highlights The School of Business awarded 107 students with a total of $171,250 in scholarships in the 2011-12 academic year. More than 98 percent of recent senior survey respondents reported that they had jobs or were in graduate school six months after graduation.
entities such as Newman Regional Health.
University MBA students take classes at Emporia State—Kansas City.
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years. The quality of our accounting program can be attested to by the fact that all four of the largest CPA firms have hired recent graduates. Our graduates have frequently been at the upper levels of achievement on the CPA exam. In 2010, one of our students received the top score for the CPA exam in Kansas. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) ERP has become a key program component across disciplines within Emporia State’s School of Business. It has been incorporated at the MBA level as well as in undergraduate offerings, including our senior capstone courses. In 2012, we experienced an 80 percent pass rate for the first SAP TERP-10 certification course. Our undergraduate team was a finalist in SAP ERPsim international competition this past year. As of 2012, Emporia State leads the State with program offerings in ERP solutions. Business Education – A 100-Year History The Commercial Education Department (forerunner of Business Education) at Emporia State has been in existence for more than 100 years. In the most recent five-year period, the program has experienced 100 percent placement of graduates from the undergraduate program and the post-bachelor’s licensure program. Pi Omega Pi is a national business education honor society. The Emporia State chapter was started in 1929 and continues to be strong. Over the past 40 years, Emporia State’s chapter has been one of the top 10 Pi Omega Pi chapters in the country. Emporia State’s Phi Beta Lambda is part of the largest student organization in the United States. For the past four years, individual students, student teams, and the Emporia State chapter have won numerous awards at state and national conferences, placing in the top 10 in various events. Business Simulations for Management At the M.B.A. level, students enrolled in the Business Policy and Strategic Management course play an online game called The Business Strategy Game. The Business Strategy Game parallels the functioning of the real-world companies, thus allowing students to (1) think rationally and logically in deciding what to do and (2) get valuable practice in making a variety of different business decisions under circumstances that mirror real-world competitive conditions. As of October 2012, The Business Strategy Game has been used by 44,411 students in 2,507 classes/sections at 590 college/university campus locations in 50 different countries. Our students have achieved the number one ranking in the world in this game in the current semester (fall 2012) and also in the last semester (spring 2012), in addition to achieving the top positions in the past. High School/Community College Outreach Efforts In 2011-12, the School of Business initiated an effort to have our faculty identify and visit faculty and students in high schools and community colleges in selected regions of the State. The end result was that, for a number of faculty, this was a new experience that created a stronger personal connection between our institution and prospective students. The positive response by teachers and students was in evidence by their follow-up communications. One faculty member in particular drew significant praise when he brought computer simulation games into high school classrooms. This outreach effort will continue as we attempt to put a more human face on business programs.
Student and Faculty Outreach Community Projects Over the years, faculty in our School of Business have developed programs and course content that provide a practical learning experience for students while assisting regional for-profit and not-for-profit organizations with their research, planning, and implementation efforts. These efforts have included students from marketing, management, and finance courses. Examples of the regional organizations impacted by these outreach efforts include Newman Regional Health, Emporia Main Street, Granada Theater, Flinthills Mall, Farmers’ Market, Emporia Recreation Center, BioMicrobics Corporation, Hopkins Manufacturing, ABZ Valve Corporation, and Glendo Corporation. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences As the largest and most diverse college on campus and home to internationally recognized faculty and national award-winning programs and students, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers undergraduate and graduate courses in the fine arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. Comprised of 11 academic departments, the college includes acclaimed programs in art, debate, theater, journalism, creative writing, and music, including the four-year degree in Engraving Arts, the only program of its kind in the world, and a world-class glass-blowing
program. Emporia State’s highly regarded nursing program is one of the few to pilot the “Handle with Care” campaign. The sciences at Emporia State house innovative, interdisciplinary programs such as biochemistry and molecular biology, geospatial analysis, and space science. The sciences are known for preparing students to enter the health and medical fields from a position of advantage. The college contributes more than 90 percent of the courses that comprise Emporia State’s General Education program. The College of LA&S houses many of the content areas for secondary education, as well as the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program and the University Honors Program. The School of Library and Information Management (SLIM) Founded in 1902, SLIM is the oldest school of library and information studies in the western half of the United States and offers courses at six program sites in Colorado, Kansas, Oregon, and Utah. A new program will begin in Georgia in Fall 2013. Accredited by the American Library Association, SLIM is the only library school in Kansas. The Master of Library Science is the largest graduate degree program on the Emporia State University campus. The 36-credit-hour Master of Library Science degree prepares qualified students to become information professionals in all types of libraries and information agencies and offers
certificates in school library media and archives studies as well as concentrations in archives studies and children’s and young adults librarianship. The school library media program is approved by the Kansas State Department of Education and accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Management with concentrations in instructional design technology and information systems is designed to prepare scholars for leadership in teaching, research, and administration in higher education, information organizations, and related fields. The Teachers College With a legacy of excellence and exemplary programs, The Teachers College has been identified as one of the top 10 schools of education in the United States by the George Lucas Foundation. Furthermore, one of every six teachers in Kansas earned his or her degree at Emporia State. This is not surprising, as Emporia State’s Teachers College’s reputation for innovation and student preparation is recognized as one of four exemplary programs nationally. A former President of the Teachers College at Columbia University calls Emporia State’s program the “Camelot for teacher education.” The Teachers College offers 20 educator preparation programs, 15 that lead to advanced licensure and five
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non-licensure programs. Overall, there are 43 educator preparation programs offered by the University: one licensure and one non-licensure program in the School of Business, 19 licensure and one non-licensure program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and one licensure program in the School of Library and Information Management. All educator preparation programs offered by Emporia State are approved by the Kansas State Department of Education and accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The Teachers College also offers five additional undergraduate majors and six additional graduate programs.
EMPORIA STATE HISTORY The University was founded on February 15, 1863, when the Kansas Legislature passed the enabling act to establish the Kansas State Normal School. The school’s first graduating class in 1867, the year the first permanent building was completed, consisted of two women. In February 1923, the name of the school was changed to Kansas State Teachers College. In July 1974, the name was changed to Emporia Kansas State College. On April 21, 1977, in recognition of the comprehensiveness of its programs, the college became Emporia State University. The Kansas Board of Regents is the governing body for Emporia State. Since 1863 more than 75,000 students have graduated from Emporia State and have gone on to careers in business and industry, education, professional fields, and many other areas of endeavor throughout the world. To honor its rich heritage, the University is having a sesquicentennial celebration from Homecoming 2012 to Homecoming 2013, incorporating its 150th Founders Day on February 15, 2013.
EMPORIA STATE STUDENTS Emporia State students recognize the University’s core commitment to classroom instruction and teaching excellence. This is a major part of the University’s character: the drive to teach and to model teaching. Emporia State students, the faculty who teach them, and the staff who serve them value this key indicator of Emporia State’s identity. Nine out of ten students enrolled at Emporia State today are Kansans. Of the 105 counties in Kansas, 103 are represented among the student body, as well as 45 other states and 40 different countries. Many of them are first-generation college students. More than 2,100 students are involved in intramural sports, including flag football, volleyball, rugby, softball, and soccer. The University’s affordability also attracts many prospective students who might otherwise not be able to finance a college education. Emporia State has among the lowest costs of attendance — tuition, room, board, and fees — in the Kansas Regents system. The University’s innovative Flat Rate Tuition means that undergraduate students who take 10 or more credit hours have the ability to explore a wide variety of academic choices at no additional cost per credit hour. At Emporia State, “engaging” does not just apply to the classroom. It is an energy that permeates the campus, seeps into every corner, every activity, every event — everything students do, whether they are on campus or online. Students have the ability to explore wide varieties of programs, from social to educational,
cultural to recreational, service to leadership, as well as Emporia State’s campus. Currently, there are more than 120 organizations on Emporia’s campus, including multicultural, international, and Greek organizations. Emporia State students also value their experiences with faculty. The National Survey of Student Engagement shows that Emporia State ranks high among its peer group in studentfaculty interaction inside and outside the classroom, according to Emporia State’s first-year students. Eighty-one percent rate their relationships with faculty positively. Emporia State students and faculty benefit from the University Libraries, Special Collections, and Archives. Emporia State’s library faculty and staff champion techniques for providing library services to students and faculty who participate in instruction either away from the main campus or in the online environment.
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION The Emporia State Foundation was established in 1952 as an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation that exists to support Emporia State University. The Foundation staff raises, receives, manages, invests, distributes, and stewards private resources in support of the University’s mission in the areas of teaching, research, public service, and scholarship. The Foundation’s fundraising staff works with individuals, corporations and foundations that believe in and support the University’s goals and initiatives through charitable gifts that improve, enhance and expand the vitality of Emporia State.
EMPORIA STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Emporia State has more than 61,000 alumni living in all 50 states and internationally. Seventy-five percent of its alumni live in the Midwest. The Emporia State Alumni Association (ESUAA) was founded in 1880 and was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1979. The ESUAA is led by a 21-member volunteer board of directors and delivers its annual programming across Kansas via regional chapter events in addition to hosting alumni events around the country. One of the largest chapters is the Emporia Connection, which is comprised of Black alumni living throughout the U.S. and the world. Each year the ESUAA awards several honors. The Distinguished Alumni Award, the University’s highest honor, recognizes unique and significant achievements by alumni. Four Outstanding Recent Graduate Award recipients are selected by the four academic schools. The award honors graduates who have distinguished themselves early in their respective careers. The University Service Citation award recognizes unique and significant service to the University and selects volunteers who have demonstrated deep loyalty and service. Finally, the Hornet Heritage Family award is given annually to a family with multiple generations of Emporia State graduates and former students. The Association is non-dues paying and is open to both former students and graduates with the primary purpose of establishing mutually beneficial relationships between Emporia State and its alumni — supporting its mission to build relationships and support for Emporia State University today and tomorrow.
HOUSING FOR STUDENTS There are three residence hall complexes on campus. Residence hall living includes access to cable television, wireless Internet, air conditioning, heating, and electricity and laundry at no extra cost. Activities councils in the residence halls help students plan events such as taco nights and ice cream socials. Near the residence halls is the Student Recreation Center, which offers a variety of cardiovascular equipment, weight machines, and free weights, as well as a swimming pool.
EMPORIA STATE FACTS Fall 2012 Undergraduate Enrollment Data: • Applicants: 2,738 (1,077 men/1,661 women) • Admitted: 1,888 (736 men/1,152 women) • Admission rate: 69 percent • Degree-seeking first-time freshmen enrolled: 623 (258 men/365 women) • Incoming average ACT score: 22.6 • Transfer students enrolled: 453 (205 men/248 women) • International students: 340 Other relevant information: • Total cost for full-time undergraduate on-campus attendance per year: $12,800 (in-state), $14,852 (neighboring states), $23,854 (out-of-state) • Ratio of students to faculty: 16:1 • Total faculty: 260 • Total faculty and staff: 710 FTE • Enrollment total: 5,867 (Fall 2012) * Total undergraduate students: 3,773 * Total graduate students: 2,094 • Diversity enrollment: 26.5 percent • Mascot: Corky, the Hornet • 2012-13 Operating Budget: $91.4 million * 34 percent state contribution * 28 percent tuition and fee contribution • Endowment assets: $54.3 million • 218-acre campus with 72 buildings
THE ROLE OF THE DEAN The Dean of the School of Business is the chief academic and administrative officer of the School and is responsible for providing vision and leadership in the areas of academic scholarship, community engagement, fundraising and other financial support activities. The Dean will lead the efforts to shape the future of the School; articulate and spearhead the implementation of a vision consistent with the University’s strategic plan; and define the School’s standards of excellence.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS The Dean of the School of Business reports to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and oversees the School’s department chairs and faculty as well as the School’s academic support staff through the following administrative staff: • Associate Dean
• Center Directors • Administrative Assistant • Graduate Assistants
OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPECTATIONS FOR LEADERSHIP The Dean will be expected to support and promote the following objectives, which were developed to further the School of Business mission statement: • Develop and deliver business programs built upon an academic foundation in arts and sciences and designed to launch successful professional careers; • Recruit, develop and maintain faculty who pursue teaching excellence, scholarship and service to the profession; and • Provide a culture of intellectual inquiry that promotes an awareness of global issues, ethics and social responsibility. Additionally, the new Dean will be expected to: • Develop a vision and plan for the School of Business that projects beyond its current structure and programs; • Ensure that the curriculum remains current and relevant for the present and future business environment and develop innovative programs that will help grow the School of Business reputation and enrollment; • Ensure the School of Business is providing a business education suitable for a global economy and a multicultural environment; • Cultivate participation of alumni and external stakeholders’ participation, including entrepreneurs, small businesses, and major corporations; • Represent and advocate for the School of Business in enhancing external relationships and developing partnerships with the business community; • Seek resources to improve and expand the School of Business physical facilities; • Lead and/or promote fundraising efforts for the School of Business in accordance with the policies and practices of the University through grants, sponsored research, and corporate and individual giving; • Promote the acquisition and use of leading-edge technology for learning, teaching, and managing; • Provide strong, positive and effective leadership for the faculty and demonstrate a commitment to advancing faculty development and scholarship; • Demonstrate a commitment to the principles of shared governance; and • Build high quality programs by developing strategies to expand diversity within the student body, faculty and staff.
QUALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS The successful candidate will have an established reputation as a leader of stature in academic, administrative and/or business environments and demonstrated ability to inspire the faculty and students with a sense of pride and purpose. The threshold qualification is academic experience that warrants tenure at the full professor level in accordance with the School’s promotion and tenure policies as outlined in the School of Business Guidelines for Faculty Recognition. Consideration may also be given to a candidate with extraordinary business executive experience and
academic credentials appropriate for the Dean of an AACSBaccredited business school. Additionally, the candidate’s record should demonstrate experience in the following: • Growing an organization and raising its stature among relevant stakeholders; • Effective fundraising; • Success in building partnerships; • Effective advocacy in enhancing external organizational relationships; • Successfully leading and motivating human resources; • Effectively communicating among key constituency groups; • Promoting diversity and equity; • Supporting and encouraging research; • Strategic planning and program assessment; • Working effectively with various professional audiences including academics, entrepreneurs and corporate executives.
PROCEDURE FOR CANDIDACY Nominations, expressions of interest, and applications including cover letter, curriculum vitae and a list of 5 references should be directed to Witt/Kieffer consultants Dr. Katherine Haley and Mr. Howard Jessamy at ESUBusinessDean@wittkieffer.com. Credential review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For fullest consideration, please submit materials by March 8, 2013. For additional information about the position, go to http://www.emporia.edu/executivesearches. Emporia State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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