Posting Details
Position Information
School/College
School of Nursing
Title
School of Nursing-Associate Dean for Student Success and Evaluation-Family, Community and Health Systems
Assignment Category
Full-Time
Rank
Open Rank
Tenure Status
Open Tenure
Payroll Status
Faculty 12
Job Description
DESCRIPTION OF ROLE:
The Associate Dean for Student Success and Evaluation of the School of Nursing (SON) is a member of the Dean's and the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs' leadership teams and will have primary responsibility for operations relative to the Office of Student Success and the Office of Evaluation. The Associate Dean for Student Success and Evaluation is accountable to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of all aspects of Student Success and Evaluation, including development of strategic goals and objectives for both offices, setting annual goals for student admission, recruitment, retention and graduation, the maintenance of student records and registration, and the generation of reports and data for decision-making and the evaluation of outcomes in support of the strategic plan. With oversight of two key "service units" of the School of Nursing, an integral part of the role of the Associate Dean for Student Success and Evaluation is collaboration with the SON mission leaders, including Associate and Assistant Deans, Department Chairs, and Directors, in addressing the needs of the School of Nursing missions.
RESPONSIBLE TO:
The Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Dean of the School of Nursing.
FUNCTIONS:
General:
1. Subscribe to the mission and core values of UAB and the School of Nursing, leading initiatives as they relate to the strategic priorities for student success and evaluation.
2. Serve as a member of the Dean's Leadership Team.
3. Work collaborative with all members of the Dean's Leadership Team to support the mission and vision of the School of Nursing and achievement of strategic outcomes.
4. Provide leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of strategic priorities for the Offices of Student Success and Evaluation.
5. Abide by all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, University and SON policies, and be subject to all terms and conditions of the Faculty Handbook and any future modifications to it.
6. Determine faculty and staff development needs and plan for needed training and development.
7. Evaluate and lead improvements to the operations of Student Success and Evaluation to achieve excellence in team performance and service to the School of Nursing.
8. Complete timely annual evaluations of staff in the Offices of Student Success and evaluation.
9. Work collaboratively with the Office of Human Resources and the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs to address staff performance issues.
10. Conduct yearly overall assessments of the functioning of the Offices of Student Success and Evaluation and lead the Assistant Deans in determining quality improvements in processes and procedures.
11. Monitor the growth in workload in the Offices of Student Success and Evaluation, and identify when additional staff may be needed and justified.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.
Student Success
13. Lead the Office of Student Success team in the identification and application of best evidence in selection of strategies for achievement of annual goals for recruitment, admission, retention, and graduation.
14. Work collaboratively with the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Executive Director of Administrative Operations to develop annual budget requests for the Offices of Student Success and Evaluation, as well as to project enrollments for all academic programs in the process of development of the SON annual budget and monitoring of ongoing performance metrics.
15. Monitor and approve budget expenditures for the Office of Student Success.
16. Develop collaborative relationships with other campus academic offices and units (e.g., Office of Academic Affairs, Student Health and Wellness, Division of Enrollment Management, the Office of Legal Counsel, Disability Support Services, Office of the University Registrar, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the Graduate School, Financial AID, Compliance).
17. Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and FERPA requirements as well as University policies that impact the student experience and their admission, progression, and graduation.
18. Ensure compliance with SON and university student academic appeal and academic misconduct policies and processes.
19. Demonstrate accountability for ensuring the process and procedures for the various cycles for applications, admissions, and graduation are consistently implemented and completed according to an established timeline.
Evaluation:
20. Lead the Office of Evaluation in determining data needs of the various SON Missions and units and generate quarterly reports for each mission/unit on the status of key strategic indicators.
21. Oversee the development and implementation of annual surveys to assess indicators of satisfaction with programs and services.
22. Monitor and approve budget expenditures for the Office of Evaluation; work collaboratively with the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Executive Director of Administrative Operations to determine annual budgetary needs of the Office of Evaluation.
23. Oversee and guide the Office of Evaluation in the analyses of data for key strategic indicators over time to predict trends and areas for needed improvements; determine the need for additional data collection to support evaluation of progress in achievement of strategic indicators.
24. Serve as a liaison for the SON to UAB SACSCOC accreditation committees.
25. Generate reports for the Dean and the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs showing progress in meeting yearly/semester goals for applications, admissions, enrollments, and credit hour production; use data to support strategic changes for improvement on key indicators.
Develop relationships and work collaboratively with UAB Institutional Effectiveness and Academic Planning in support of the Office of Evaluation's capacity for reporting and evaluation processes; develop strategies to improve communications and access to data needed to conduct academic program evaluation and to generate reports required by accreditors, boards of nursing, and other professional organizations.
Required Qualifications
1. A doctorate in nursing, higher education, administration, or related fields.
2. A minimum of five years experience in higher education leadership and administrative experience.
3. Demonstrated success in administrative/leadership position in higher education.
4. Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with all constituents and within leadership teams.
5. Demonstrated ability to achieve strategic goals.
Preferred Qualifications
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
F2948P
Open Date
10/22/2026
Close Date
Open Until Filled
