Dean, Reginald F. Lewis College of Business

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Title: Dean Reginald F. Lewis College of Business

State Role Title:Administrative - Professor

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Education and Experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Virginia State University

Location:Virginia State University

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Dean serves as the chief academic and administrative officer of the Reginald F. Lewis College of Business and provides executive leadership for all instructional operational strategic external engagement and facilities-related functions of the College. The Dean is responsible for advancing the Colleges mission; ensuring academic quality and student success; strengthening faculty excellence; overseeing financial administrative facilities laboratory and classroom operations; and advancing fundraising and external partnerships aligned with institutional priorities.

As the senior leader of the College the Dean ensures that academic programs research activity facilities laboratories classrooms and instructional support services are effectively structured maintained and resourced to promote continuous improvement safety growth and student achievement. The Dean fosters an environment that prepares students to integrate business competencies across disciplines and transition into leadership roles in business and society.

The Reginald F. Lewis College of Business is AACSB-accredited and the Dean is responsible for sustaining accreditation standards accountability and continuous improvement.


Key Responsibilities

Academic Leadership & Student Success
Provide strategic and operational leadership for undergraduate and graduate academic programs.
Advance student success priorities including retention degree completion licensure readiness and academic progression.
Promote a learning environment that supports academic excellence innovation and high-impact educational practices.

Faculty Leadership & Workforce Effectiveness
Lead faculty recruitment development evaluation and retention efforts.
Provide oversight of instructional planning workload management and course coverage.
Strengthen faculty engagement in curriculum improvement assessment research and academic governance.

Accreditation Assessment and Compliance
Provide leadership to sustain and advance all accreditation licensure and regulatory standards relevant to the College.
Ensure effective use of assessment program review laboratory oversight and outcomes data to guide improvement.
Serve as the senior academic authority responsible for accreditation reporting monitoring and continuous compliance.

Fiscal Facilities and Administrative Stewardship
Direct College-level fiscal and facilities operations including budget planning resource allocation fund stewardship and space utilization.
Ensure effective management of human financial physical laboratory classroom and instructional resources.
Oversee maintenance safety and compliance of laboratories classrooms and specialized instructional spaces in coordination with University offices.

Fundraising External Partnerships and Advancement
Provide leadership for fundraising initiatives in collaboration with University Advancement.
Cultivate and sustain relationships with alumni donors corporations agencies and community partners.
Advance partnerships that enhance experiential learning workforce development research clinical practice and philanthropy.

Institutional Leadership and Collaboration
Collaborate with Academic Affairs leadership and University partners to advance institutional goals.
Represent the College in University-level leadership discussions and strategic initiatives.
Ensure alignment of College initiatives with University mission priorities and external expectations.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION TO ENTER:

Demonstrated experience providing senior-level academic and administrative leadership within a college school or comparable academic enterprise.

Demonstrated experience contributing to strategic planning efforts that align unit or institutional priorities with established goals and objectives.

Demonstrated experience supporting faculty development initiatives and leading faculty recruitment development evaluation and retention.

Demonstrated experience directing college- or unit-level fiscal and administrative operations including budget planning resource allocation and stewardship of funds.

Demonstrated experience managing human financial physical facilities laboratory and instructional resources in support of institutional sustainability.

Working knowledge of internal controls administrative processes compliance practices and facilities oversight.

Demonstrated experience leading curriculum planning academic assessment continuous improvement and academic program development.

Demonstrated experience implementing academic policies and supporting institutional procedures and accountability measures.

Demonstrated experience advancing fundraising efforts donor engagement and external partnerships in collaboration with institutional advancement.

Demonstrated experience supporting programmatic accreditation licensure regulatory compliance and facilities or laboratory standards relevant to the College.

Must hold a terminal degree in a discipline appropriate to the College.

Must hold the academic rank of Professor and have achieved tenure or be eligible for appointment at the rank of Professor with tenure consistent with University requirements.




*Virginia State University requires that faculty be appropriately credentialed to teach assigned courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. VSU demonstrates compliance with its Faculty Credentialing Policy #2301 for all applicable education experience licensure and certification requirements in the selection and hiring of its faculty.

Additional Considerations

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Special Instructions

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You must include a current resume/c.v. and a letter of interest in your application. Three (3) letters of recommendation and official transcripts will be required before hire.

Virginia State University is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants without regard to age color disability gender national origin political affiliation genetic information race religion sexual orientation sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. VSU encourages and invites minorities women individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.

AmeriCorps Peace Corps and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.

HOW TO APPLY: Virginia State University only accepts applications for this position through the on-line state Recruitment Management System (PageUp). Faxed e-mailed and mailed applications and/or attachments will not be accepted. The application must be detailed and fully completed. All employment and periods of unemployment (if applicable) must be listed within the application; either on an attached resume or manually listed in the Relevant Work History section. Each application is reviewed for documentation that shows the applicant meets the minimum and preferred qualifications stated in the job announcement. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided on the application therefore it is essential to fully complete each section of the application and provide descriptive information. Submitting an incomplete state application or a state application lacking in detail may result in your non-selection. This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted for consideration.

The selected candidate will be subject to an extensive and complete background check which may include fingerprinting. The candidate may be required to complete a Statement of Economic Interest as a condition of employment if applicable.

Employment-based visa sponsorship at Virginia State University (VSU) is not guaranteed and will be evaluated carefully on a case-by-case basis. Federal law does not require employers to provide immigration sponsorship and VSU is not obligated to offer it. Employment at VSU does not permit an individual to work in the United States unless the appropriate employment authorization has been obtained and verified in accordance with federal immigration compliance requirements.

Contact Information

Name: Dominique M. Fisher

Phone:

Email:

In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022- February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.