From colleagues at NKU:
Founded in 1893, the Salmon P. Chase College of Law has for 125 years provided service to students and the legal community throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky and across the Ohio River to Cincinnati and its environs. Chase is a jewel in the crown of Northern Kentucky University, with a history that predates that of the University. Long known as the “The Lawyer’s School.” Chase has served both traditional and non-traditional students throughout its history and in recent years has gained a strong reputation for the quality of its clinical and other experiential learning programs.
NKU and the Chase College of Law now seek a Dean to continue this tradition of success and service. The Dean is the chief executive of the law school and serves on the leadership team of the University. Leading a committed faculty and staff in service to a dedicated and hard-working student body, the Dean will be in a position to make significant contributions to the future of the institution.
The academic experience at Chase extends beyond the classroom and provides Chase students with the tools they need to be successful members of the bar. Students have the opportunity for hands-on learning experiences in Chase’s clinics and numerous externship programs. These placements provide students with first-hand, practical understanding of the law by trying real cases and working alongside local practitioners. The knowledge and experience they gain supplements lessons learned from the casebook and the classroom. Chase is optimally poised to build upon these offerings and thus to position itself and its graduates for the changing legal and business environment.
To lead Chase to a new and exciting future, its Dean must be an outstanding and inspiring leader of people and programs. She or he will possess a J.D. degree and must demonstrate achievements in legal teaching and scholarship, or in legal practice and leadership commensurate with appointment as a professor in the College of Law. Above all, he or she must express and uphold the strongest belief in academic values and the finest tradition of legal education, including a collaborative approach to leadership, a transparent and accessible personal style, and unquestioned personal and professional ethics.
The Dean must possess outstanding communications and relationship-building skills. Previous experience as a successful fundraiser will be a decided advantage, as the Dean will provide leadership in developing financial support for the College of Law in order to ameliorate budgetary challenges. The Dean will work with the faculty of the College of Law and the administration of the University to develop a plan to attract well-credentialed students from a shrinking applicant pool and to increase the bar passage success of recent graduates from the College of Law. The College of Law is committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to these goals are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths and experiences in this area.
Chase’s new Dean will join the institution at a time of great opportunity for change and growth. The University has a new President committed to student success and community engagement. Chase’s new Dean will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on this historic institution.
Review of applications will begin July 1, 2018, and recruitment will continue until the position is filled. Confidential nominations and expressions of interest can be submitted to Professor Jack B. Harrison at harrisonj4@nku.edu. Applications (including a cover letter and C.V.) should be submitted at http://jobs.nku.edu/postings/6884. For best consideration, applications and nominations should be provided by August 15, 2018.
Confidential inquiries and questions concerning this search may be directed to Professor Jack B. Harrison.
It is Northern Kentucky University’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity for all persons and to take the necessary actions needed to recruit, employ, train, promote, and retain qualified faculty and staff, including members of protected groups. Discrimination against any individual based upon protected status, which is defined as age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or genetic or veteran status, is prohibited.
Any candidate offered this position will be required to complete a thorough pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.
