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Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) Selected by Central Michigan University for Founding Director of Nursing Program Search

(September 2023, WEST HARTFORD, CT) Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES), a leading higher education focused executive search firm, has been selected to recruit the founding director of the B.S. in nursing program at Central Michigan University. Jennifer Muller, managing partner, will be leading the search.

The successful candidate brings their strong knowledge of administrative nursing leadership to serve as the campus subject matter expert. The ideal Founding Director of Nursing is innovative and motivated to build and shepherd this new program through to implementation. As a faculty member, the Founding Director will teach, conduct research, and conduct scholarly endeavors that lead to securing extramural funding to support an ongoing research agenda and service to the program and university. This position is responsible for providing administrative and strategic direction for pre-licensure undergraduate BSN nursing education. The Director must lead the nursing program through many growth initiatives such as professional CCNE accreditation. The Director of the Nursing Program has overall planning, administrative, budgetary, and management oversight responsibility for the Nursing program. As a member of the University, the Director also attends a variety of internal and external meetings and participates in committee work. The Founding Director of Nursing is a 12-month, tenure track faculty position reporting to the Dean of The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions. This position is open at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor.

Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Central Michigan University is a leading public research institution. CMU is committed to providing a comprehensive education that prepares their students for successful careers and lifelong learning. With over 15,000 students enrolled, CMU offers more than 200 programs across a wide range of academic fields, including business, education, health professions, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, STEM and more. The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions consists of five academic units (Department of Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, the School of Health Sciences, and the School of Rehabilitation and Medical Science). It offers undergraduate and/or graduate degree programs in athletic training, audiology, communication sciences and disorders, exercise science, environmental health and safety, health administration, physical activity specialist, physical education, physical therapy, physician assistant, public health, school and public health education, speech-language pathology, and sport management, delivered by 100+ faculty/staff.

Affordable Excellence 

Academic Career & Executive Search, a higher education focused search firm, specializes in affordable excellence, providing perfectly matched candidates to institutions quickly and accurately. Their methodologies, based on frequent touchpoints, pinpoint ideal candidates with speed and meticulous care resulting in highly successful placements.

They offer flexible service/pricing levels for all positions, ensuring affordability.

As a woman owned firm focused on inclusivity, 66% of their placements are women and/or from underrepresented groups.

Contact Jennifer Muller, Managing Partner, at 860-740-2600 or Jennifer@ACESrch.com, or visit https://acesrch.com/.