DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF NURSING
AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Valparaiso University (Valpo), located in the vibrant larger Chicagoland area of Northwest Indiana, invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions (CONHP). The successful candidate will be eligible for appointment at a faculty rank appropriate to their prior experience. The Dean serves as the Chief Academic Officer of the CONHP and is responsible for all activities within the College. The Dean will provide visionary and passionate leadership for the College and its students and faculty, as well as the University and community. The Dean reports to the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and is expected to begin in June/July 2025.
Valparaiso University is an independent Lutheran institution in Valparaiso, Indiana, an hour’s drive from Chicago. Founded in 1859, Valpo offers a thorough grounding in the liberal arts as well as professional education and graduate study, helping students find their own paths to lifelong professional, personal, and spiritual growth. Valpo offers its approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students more than 62 majors and graduate degree programs provided by its Colleges of Business, Engineering, Nursing & Health Professions, Arts & Sciences, and Christ College — the Honors College at the University.
For more than five decades, the College of Nursing and Health Professions has been preparing students for a career of serving and caring for individuals in need of medical assistance or counsel. With more than 600 students across the various programs, the College has the largest enrollment amongst all the colleges within the University. It is the growth of the College that is a driving factor in the plans to build a new facility on campus that will enable all programs to reside in one central location.
Academic Search is assisting Valparaiso University in this search. All inquiries, nominations, and applications will be held in strict confidence. To learn more about this opportunity, potential applicants are welcome to schedule a conversation with one of the Senior Consultants leading this search: Dr. Pam Balch (pam.balch@academicsearch.org) and Dr. Alan Cureton (alan.cureton@academicsearch.org). Please include a copy of your CV to inform the conversation.
For more information about this position, institution, leadership agenda, qualifications, and application process, please download and review the full position profile on the Academic Search website: https://apptrkr.com/5808365. Although the search remains open until the position is filled, for full consideration by the Search Committee, candidates should submit all application materials by Sunday, January 12, 2025.
Although nominations are not required to be considered for this position, leaders who know of outstanding candidates are welcome to submit confidential nominations by sending an email to ValpoDeanCONHP@academicsearch.org. Please include the nominee’s full name, position, institution/organization, and email address. Academic Search will notify people of their nomination, provide details about the position, and encourage them to apply.
Valparaiso University maintains a policy of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or (as qualified herein) religion or any protected classification under federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, transfer, promotion, job benefits, pay, dismissal, social and recreational activities. An institution committed to its Lutheran traditions, the University reserves the right to promote the teachings of the church and to exercise preferences in employment- related practices in favor of Lutherans.