Associate Dean - Education & Student Success

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Job Title:

Associate Dean - Education & Student Success

Department:

Veterinary Medicine | College Administration

The College of Veterinary Medicine is seeking an innovative Associate Dean for Education and Student Success capable of advancing the professional education program. The Associate Dean will articulate a vision for preeminence in veterinary education to further The Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine as the model learning community where we prepare confident and competent graduates for careers of excellence in all areas of the profession.

The Associate Dean leads, inspires, and manages a team of two assistant deans and directors who are responsible for staff in offices and programmatic areas including admissions and recruitment; career counselling and professional development; curriculum development, delivery and management; quality assurance of the educational experience; outcomes development, assessment and reporting; student academic support; student health, wellbeing and accommodations; and financial aid. The Associate Dean provides oversight of the Teaching mission in the college through leadership of the Advancing Education and Student Success area of the Be the Model strategic plan.

The Associate Dean position requires a DVM degree or equivalent and will hold either a tenure-track or clinical-track faculty appointment in one of our three departments, reporting directly to the Dean.

The Associate Dean is responsible for collaborating, mentoring, and leading the following offices, committees, and programs in collaboration with the Assistant Dean of Student Success:

• Admissions and Recruitment – The Office of Admissions and Recruitment is led by the Director of Admissions, the office delivers active recruitment and pipeline development for the professional veterinary program including career fairs, K-12 visits, college visits, Vet-for-a-day Camp among other activities. The Associate Dean will assist the admissions committee in development of policy and strategic direction for admissions, developing materials for the admissions process, training for file reviewers and interviewers, and quality assuring the admissions process.
• Scholarship Offers - Assisting the Director to ensure prioritization of the Protect Ohio initiative that desires 60-70% of the entering veterinary class be from Ohio in 2026-2027 and beyond. Along with the Assistant Dean for Student Success, the Associate Dean conducts orientation to the college for incoming new students and those transitioning to the senior clinical year.
• Professional Success - The Office of Professional Success is led by the Director, the office focuses on delivery of professional development curricular threads and career counselling. This service provides career management support to students and alumni and hosts annual career