Dean, School of Continuing and Professional Studies Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, Illinois As of March 2024, this search has reached an advanced stage. Until this search is formally closed, we will continue to review applications and keep materials on file.Loyola University Chicago (Loyola Chicago) seeks a strategic, dynamic, and forward-thinking leader to serve as its next Dean of the School of Continuing & Professional Studies (SCPS). The Dean will join a collaborative and committed team dedicated to serving adult students and fulfilling the Jesuit value of Cura Personalis—care for the whole person. For more than a century, SCPS has been educating adult learners and working professionals, empowering them to seize new professional opportunities and capture energizing new realities. Ranked in the Top 25 Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs by U.S. News, SCPS provides a flexible and online curriculum, serving over 300 students who gain knowledge and skills to immediately apply to their lives. The next Dean will seize on this legacy to set a vision that inspires faculty, staff, and students in support of the School’s goals. The Dean will collaborate with fellow deans, department heads and chairs, and university, industry, and community leaders to identify and develop academic offerings that enrich the School's ability to meet the needs of an evolving labor market. This is a transformative and opportune time for strategic growth as SCPS looks to increase its visibility and impact locally, regionally, and beyond. To help lead SCPS into an era of growth and impact, the next Dean will address the following opportunities and challenges:Develop a long-term vision and implement a strategy that meets the needs of an evolving and competitive market;Promote and maintain an inclusive environment that supports the needs of a diverse adult student population;Support the development of staff and faculty and ensure strong internal systems;Champion and advocate for SCPS across Loyola Chicago; Cultivate and expand partnerships to increase visibility, prominence, and impact. Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of 27 Jesuit universities and one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States; it is Chicago’s only Jesuit university. Loyola enrolls approximately 17,500 students, including over 11,000 undergraduates, and offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and 80 undergraduate minors, as well as more than 225 graduate and professional degree programs and certificates across its three campuses in the Chicago area (Lake Shore, Water Tower, and the Health Sciences Campus). Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Electronic submission of materials is required.Carley Davenport and Julie Filizetti are leading this search with Leslie Lemus.Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion (except where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification for the job), national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other factor protected by law. APPLY NOMINATE contact Leslie Lemus Full Description