Dean Responsibilities

Collect, review, and bring forward requests for faculty positions.
During the faculty position requesting process, assess faculty hiring priorities in partnership with the Provost and other academic leadership.
Review and approve OES postings for publication.
Review and approve the department chair recommendation for the search committee and search committee chair.
Review the Search Committee’s finalist interview questions and rubric.
Review short-listed candidates to verify minimum faculty qualifications are met.
Review and approve hiring feedback/proposals from the Search Committee and Department Chair.
Communicate hiring feedback/proposals as needed with the Provost.
Conduct negotiations during the offer of employment for any special terms of appointment, in consultation with the Provost.
Make informal offers of employment, contingent upon successful background check, to the candidate by phone, email, etc.
Issue formal contingent offer letters using the standard offer letter template.
Notify the college’s Human Resources Business Partner and the department upon receipt of the signed offer letter from the candidate.
Review and approve the faculty hiring proposal in OES.
Prepare the Terms of Appointment and execute signatures by the Dean, the Department Chair, and the candidate, before forwarding to the Provost.
Activate faculty members in Banner.
Begin and maintain the official faculty record for all faculty.
Notify the Provost of unsuccessful searches.
Prepare and submit requests for emergency hire.
Oversee the college’s part-time faculty hiring and part-time faculty budget.