The Associate Dean/Director of Lamoni Nursing reports directly to the School Dean and provides the leadership for effective and efficient managing of fiscal, human, and physical resources for the Lamoni Program within the School of Nursing. This is an administrative position with Faculty Status serving under the Faculty Handbook. The Associate Dean/Director of Lamoni performs the management and supervision of Faculty and Administrative Staff; administrative oversight of program alignment with the strategic plan, mission, philosophy, professional standards and guidelines, accrediting and approval entities; program assessment; faculty appointment recommendations, orientation, mentoring, and development; implementation of new programs; course scheduling, and teaching assignments; coordinating faculty workload and productivity; policy and procedure development, implementation and revision; recruiting and admission practices; accuracy and consistency of publications, handbooks, and catalogs; collaboration and support of student support services, community practice partners, faculty, and student advocacy.
The Associate Dean/Director of Lamoni collaborates with the SON Dean to provide strong leadership in building relationships with local, state, and national organizations in addition to governmental and accreditation agencies. In addition, the Associate Dean/Director of Lamoni provides leadership and serves on selected SON-Faculty General Assembly (FGA) committee, SON Community Advisory Board, GU faculty, Academic Cabinet, and Leadership Councils as assigned.