Academic Career & Executive Search Tapped by Bay de Noc Community College for Dean of Nursing and Allied Health Search
December 13, 2024 – Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) has been tapped to find next dean of Nursing and Allied Health at Bay de Noc Community College. Jennifer Muller, managing partner, is leading the search. The search firm notes that this is an exceptional leadership opportunity to join a thriving and well-established nursing program at a college serving as the cornerstone of healthcare education in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
The dean of Nursing and Allied Health will lead a college on a growth trajectory and play a key role in shaping the future of nursing and health education in the region. This role includes oversight of planning, scheduling, budgeting, curriculum development, and compliance with accrediting bodies. Responsibilities also include establishing articulation agreements, recruiting and supervising faculty, managing student admissions for allied health programs, and ensuring programs meet standards of accreditation, all while upholding the college’s mission, values, and strategic plan, ACES explains.
This role reports to the vice president of academic affairs & educational equity and supervises the academic affairs coordinator, allied health student success managers, allied health simulation and clinical coordinator, simulation/lab technicians, and all full-time and part-time faculty within the division.
Bay College was established in 1962 and is a rural, public community college with two campuses located in south-central Upper Peninsula- Escanaba and Iron Mountain, Michigan. The college contributes to the Upper Peninsula’s vitality as a proactive leader in workforce development, educational partnerships, and cultural events while being well-regarded for providing accessible, affordable education and for being deeply connected to the local economy.
Based in West Hartford, CT, Academic Career & Executive Search focuses on executive search services, career planning, and candidate coaching. Specializing in challenging faculty to senior administrative positions, the firm offers six a la carte services spanning full search, candidate generation, interim, multi-hire, and contingency search. Candidate support services include webinars, career planning, and candidate coaching. Its team has served in virtually every capacity in higher education including president, vice president, provost, dean, chief human research officer, and faculty members across all types and sizes of institutions.
Ms. Muller has more than 20 years of research and development experience in higher education and Fortune 500 companies. She has led over 70 higher education searches both domestically and internationally spanning presidents, vice presidents, associate chancellors, deans, directors, chairs, and faculty level positions. Ms. Muller is former vice chair of the American Council on Education (ACE) Executive Search Roundtable and serves as an advisor in the numerous ACE leadership development forums.
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ACES was also retained by Empire State University to lead in its search for a vice president of human resources and chief human resources officer. The executive will play a critical role in translating strategic vision into action. In this inaugural position, they will bring strategy, thought leadership, and inclusive organizational practices to human resources in support of the university’s commitment to its diverse students, faculty, and staff. The individual will be charged with creating an inclusive culture of continuous improvement in service to a distributed workforce. They will also be charged with understanding and building on the strengths of the human resources department to identify new areas of opportunity as the university grows its ranks of faculty and staff.
Academic Career & Executive Search Places CEO and Dean, School of Nursing at Tarleton State UniversityFollowing a national search, Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) has placed John Michael Leger as chief executive officer and dean, school of nursing at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX. Jennifer Muller, managing partner, led the search. “Dr. Leger is well-equipped to lead our School of Nursing, having over 20 years of experience as a healthcare executive, including roles such as chief nursing officer, vice president of nursing, and hospital CEO,” said Ramona Parker, associate vice president and executive dean for the College of Health Sciences. “I am excited about the opportunities that lie ahead and am confident that, under his leadership, we will continue to advance and strengthen our program.”
This position reports to the president and leads the human resources department staff of 10. The institution currently employs 824 (full and part time) faculty and 504 staff. This position is a fully on-site role and does not offer the opportunity for a hybrid or remote work arrangement.
Founded in 1971 as the innovative campus of the State University of New York (SUNY), Empire State University “empowers learners from diverse backgrounds to achieve their educational goals.” SUNY Empire has decades of experience providing educational access through high-quality online teaching and learning, individualized instruction, mentoring, and prior learning assessment.
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