Updated March 30: The Opportunity and Challenge Profile for this position has been posted to the Documents section at the bottom of the page.
UC Davis has launched a nationwide recruitment for Dean-Continuing and Professional Education.
As a self-sustaining academic unit of the University, UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) has earned a well-deserved reputation for being entrepreneurial and collaborative, extending the mission of UC Davis and the scholarship of its faculty far beyond the campus. CPE has demonstrated distinctive expertise in innovative curriculum delivery while strategically responding to market demands using data-driven financial and administrative models.
THE RECRUITMENT
A listening session was held March 2 to give faculty, staff and students the opportunity to share their views on what the University should be looking for when choosing a new Dean-Continuing and Professional Education.
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Applications and nominations
Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and applications should be submitted at https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/university-california-davis/dean-continuing-and-professional-education. Applications will include a resume, cover letter, and diversity statement. In a “Statement of Contributions to Diversity,” applicants should describe their past and/or potential future contributions to promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, which is a key requirement of the role of every faculty member and administrator at UC Davis.
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General comments or questions can be sent to:
deancpesearch2023@ucdavis.edu
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UC Davis Point of Contact:
Patty Covington Fleming
Senior Executive Recruitment Partner
pcovingtonfleming@ucdavis.edu
With a mission to serve adults across their lifetimes, a major emphasis of the division’s portfolio is workforce and professional development for individuals and organizations. CPE maintains one of the university’s most diverse educational portfolios, offering academic and non-credit certificates, massive open online courses (MOOCs), contract training for government and corporate clients, programs and support services for non- and pre-matriculated international students, and enrichment programs for seniors. Unique in the UC Extension system, the division also operates a statewide professional development program for human services agencies at the State and local level.
Within this context, the Dean of UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education will oversee and lead academic and strategic planning, educational needs assessment, academic program quality and delivery to diverse audiences of non-matriculated UC Davis students, development of campus partnerships, leadership of academic and staff personnel, affirmative action and diversity, organizational and financial management, contract and grant management, and university engagement activities nationally and internationally, to continue and increase the impact and quality of UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education programs.
Increasingly, the division wears two hats: first, as an independent academic division, and second, as a valued partner to other academic units looking to expand reach and revenue through innovative, market-responsive programming. The Dean will continue efforts already underway to expand the division’s role in advancing the broader campus mission, with particular focus on establishing the central hub for online/hybrid graduate and professional education, alternative credentials, open courseware, and regional workforce development.
The recruitment advisory committee is led by co-chair by Stephen Cavanagh, Dean, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing; and co-chair Anneli Adams, Associate Dean, International and Access Programs, Continuing and Professional Education. The committee also includes administrators, faculty, and staff. The complete roster is available as a PDF.
The national search firm Isaacson, Miller is assisting the recruitment advisory committee in identifying potential candidates for this critical position.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. The complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy is available online.
See below for the recruitment advisory committee roster.