McDaniel College invites applications for the position of Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies. The Dean supervises and directs 16 educational programs at the graduate level, provides leadership in developing new graduate programs, works with the Provost/Dean of the Faculty on matters related to graduate programs, and is a member of the Administrative Council, the Strategic Planning Committee, and the Deans and Directors Group. The Dean reports to the Provost/Dean of the Faculty

Graduate programs at McDaniel College include initial teacher education, counselor education, curriculum and instruction, deaf education, educational administration, elementary education, exercise science and physical education, gerontology, human resources development, human services management, the liberal arts, reading, school library media, secondary education, special education, and teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL).  More than 50 full- and 200 part-time faculty work with approximately 2,000 graduate students on-campus and at sites in eight Maryland counties.

Qualified candidates will have an earned doctorate; proven administrative skills in higher education; a strong record of scholarly and professional accomplishments; a collaborative and open management style; successful experience managing academic change and growth; the ability to work successfully with state agencies; and the ability to work effectively with graduate and undergraduate faculty and staff and graduate students.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of application, professional vitae and contact information, including phone numbers for three references, either electronically at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/apply/GraduateDean or to:  Dr. Thomas Zirpoli, Search Committee Chair, 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157-4390.  References will not be contacted without approval from candidates selected for interviews. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2008 and continue until the position is filled.

One of forty colleges and universities nationwide known for its success at changing the lives of its students, McDaniel College is a selective liberal arts college located in central Maryland, an hour’s drive from Baltimore and Washington, DC. Its primary commitment is to outstanding teaching and to fostering critical and creative thinking and humane and responsible action. McDaniel College, an AA/EEO and award-winning ADA employer, welcomes applications from women and men of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds.