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Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) selected by The University of Oklahoma Health Campus (OUHC) for Executive Director of Experiential Learning Search

(October 31, 2025, WEST HARTFORD, CT) Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES), a leading higher education focused executive search firm, has been selected to recruit the next Executive Director of Experiential Learning for the College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma Health Campus (OUHC). Jennifer Muller, Managing Partner, will be leading the search.

The Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma Health Campus (OUHC) offers an exceptional opportunity for an accomplished leader in simulation and experiential learning to provide impact at scale, spanning five (soon to be six) learning sites and engaging in transformative interprofessional collaboration across health disciplines. This is a pivotal leadership role for someone who brings both executive-level perspective and hands-on simulation expertise to elevate excellence in teaching, learning, and innovation. The Executive Director is a 12-month faculty position reporting to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. It carries approximately 80% administrative release time, negotiated annually based on the demands of the role and the needs of the College. This position will have the support of a highly skilled core faculty and oversight of the simulation and lab operating budget, providing a strong foundation to advance simulation-based learning and educational innovation.

The mission of the University of Oklahoma Health Campus, as a comprehensive academic health center, is to educate students, residents, and other trainees in professional and graduate programs to become Oklahoma’s future team of healthcare leaders, clinicians, researchers, and educators; to advance distinctive basic, translational, clinical, and population research; to innovate and commercialize discoveries; and to deliver exceptional patient care across the full breadth of adult, women’s, and children’s specialties. OUHC is the State of Oklahoma’s major health professions educational institution, training physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, public health specialists, and a wide range of allied health personnel.

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/.