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Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) Selected by SUNY Geneseo for the Inaugural Dean for the School of Arts and Sciences Search

(11/26/24, WEST HARTFORD, CT) Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES), a leading higher education focused executive search firm, has been selected to recruit the Inaugural Dean for the School of Arts and Sciences at SUNY Geneseo. Jennifer Muller, Managing Partner, will be leading the search.

This is a pivotal moment for a visionary leader to shape the future and build on SUNY Geneseo’s legacy of academic excellence in the liberal arts. At New York State’s only public liberal arts honors college, the inaugural Dean joins a highly motivated faculty committed to student success, evidenced by an impressive 87.3% student retention rate. The Dean is a vital member of the Provost’s Executive Leadership Team and will work closely with the new Provost to advance the college’s Strategic Plan championing SUNY Geneseo’s mission of delivering a distinctive, equity-centered, public liberal arts honors college experience to all students.

This role calls for an action-oriented leader with a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and belonging, capable of navigating and thriving in a period of transformational change and growth. With the recent restructuring of the Academic Affairs division, the Dean will oversee 18 academic departments, collaborating with the deans of the Schools of Education and Business to drive curriculum innovation and identify opportunities in graduate, certificate, and online education.

Founded in 1871 as the Geneseo Normal and Training School, SUNY Geneseo is one of the original campuses of the SUNY system, established in 1948. It has evolved into a nationally recognized, selective public liberal arts college with undergraduate and graduate programs of study. As part of its liberal arts mission, Geneseo prepares its students to become responsible and engaged citizens who can assist the communities in which they live to become more diverse and inclusive, more globally aware, and more sustainable. Because of its mission and the quality of its educational programs, Geneseo attracts bright, inquisitive, highly motivated, and socially responsible students who make the most of the opportunities that college affords them. With a mean high school grade-point average of 92.38, Geneseo is the most selective of the SUNY comprehensive universities.

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.

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