Description
Dean of the College of Education and Human Services
Greenwood Asher & Associates invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the College of Education and Human Services at East Texas A&M University. The university seeks an innovative, strategic, and collaborative leader to join ETAMU at an important moment of growth and transformation. The Dean will have the opportunity to advance a student-ready culture of student success, expand innovative academic programs, strengthen workforce development, grow external partnerships, support faculty excellence, and respond to evolving regional needs across East Texas, the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, and the broader state.
Reporting to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Dean will serve as the College’s chief administrative officer and provide leadership across its academic, research, service, faculty, staff, and student success missions. This is a significant leadership opportunity at a university that has achieved Carnegie R2 classification and is advancing its research profile, doctoral productivity, and regional impact. The next Dean will be expected to sustain and expand the College’s research capacity, strengthen its doctoral programs, and position the College as a regional and statewide leader in education and human services innovation.
About the Institution
East Texas A&M University is a public, Carnegie-classified R2 research institution and a member of The Texas A&M University System. Founded in 1889 as a teachers’ college, the university has grown into a comprehensive institution serving rural and urban communities across East Texas, the Dallas-Fort Worth region, and beyond. Its mission is to transform lives by providing accessible education in an environment where faculty and staff care deeply about student success, continuous development, and community impact.
The university’s 2024–2029 Strategic Plan emphasizes innovation, career preparedness, social mobility, academic excellence, impactful research, and the continued advancement of competency-based education. Workforce development is a key focus of every college at the University.
The College of Education and Human Services improves quality of life in Texas and beyond by educating teachers, administrators, counselors, nurses, social workers, and other professionals in education and human services. The College includes eight academic areas and offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, along with alternative certification programs. Its doctoral programs include Counseling, Educational Leadership, Higher Education, and Psychology.
Key Responsibilities
The Dean will provide strategic and operational leadership across the College’s academic, research, service, faculty, staff, and student success missions, including:
Advancing academic excellence, student success, enrollment growth, retention, progression, timely graduation, mentoring, access, and career preparation across undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs.
Leading strategic planning, shared governance, curricular development, program review, and academic innovation to ensure programs remain high quality, workforce-aligned, and responsive to the needs of East Texas, the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, and the state.
Strengthening the College’s research culture and doctoral capacity in support of East Texas A&M’s R2 mission, including faculty scholarship, external grants and contracts, interdisciplinary research, and doctoral program productivity.
Driving innovation through new program models, online and certificate programs, micro-credentials, competency-based education, emerging technologies, learning analytics, artificial intelligence, adaptive learning, and simulation-based learning.
Providing leadership for accreditation, regulatory compliance, assessment, and continuous improvement, including educator preparation requirements and programmatic accreditors such as CCNE, CSWE, CACREP, APA, and SACSCOC.
Recruiting, mentoring, evaluating, and retaining outstanding faculty, department heads, staff, and College leadership while promoting a collegial, high-performing, transparent, and accountable culture.
Serving as chief budget officer for the College, managing fiscal and operational resources and pursuing sustainable revenue streams through grants, partnerships, advancement, philanthropy, and entrepreneurial initiatives.
Building and sustaining partnerships with PK–12 school districts, community colleges, health care systems, social service agencies, professional associations, government entities, and regional employers to expand the College’s visibility, reputation, and impact.
Qualifications and Experience
Required Qualifications
Earned doctorate or appropriate terminal degree in an academic discipline represented in the College of Education and Human Services from an accredited institution.
Credentials meriting appointment as a full professor with tenure in one of the College’s departments, with a distinguished record of teaching, scholarship, and service.
At least five years of progressive administrative experience in higher education, including substantial personnel and budget responsibility, and at least five years of university-level teaching experience.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with university leadership, faculty, staff, students, external partners, and community stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
Proven academic leadership experience, including strategic planning, budgeting, complex project management, team building, shared governance, faculty development, and collaborative decision-making.
Demonstrated ability to support and grow research-active programs, including faculty scholarship, external grant activity, doctoral program development, and research productivity in an R2 or similarly ambitious environment.
Experience leading doctoral-granting programs.
Scholarly record that includes externally funded research and engagement with federal or state funding agencies.
Experience developing or leading competency-based education programs or innovative delivery models.
Experience leading educator preparation accreditation and state certification compliance, including Texas SBEC/TEA or comparable systems, and familiarity with frameworks such as CAEP or AAQEP.
Experience with accreditation, regulatory compliance, educator preparation and certification systems, and multi-accreditor professional programs.
Experience supporting online, distance, and/or competency-based education programs, including quality assurance and related operational or regulatory considerations.
Experience building public-private partnerships, clinical or field placement networks, community-engaged scholarship initiatives, and/or successful advancement, development, or philanthropic activities.
Application and Nomination Process
Greenwood Asher & Associates is assisting East Texas A&M University in this search. Applications and nominations are now being accepted. Initial screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made. For best consideration, application materials should be submitted by August 30, 2026.
Applications should include:
- A letter of interest addressing relevant experience and leadership approach.
- A current CV or résumé.
Materials should be submitted via: Candidate Portal
Nominations and inquiries may be directed to:
Andriel Dees, Vice President of Executive Search – andrieldees@greenwoodsearch.com
Denice Perdue, Senior Executive Search Consultant – deniceperdue@greenwoodsearch.com
This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. The University has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.
East Texas A&M University (ETAMU)) states that it provides equal opportunity to all applicants, employees, students, and the public, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or veteran status. ETAMU also commits to complying with all state and federal laws, as well as the Texas A&M University System's policies and regulations on equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.
For questions about equal opportunity or disability-related employment at ETAMU, you can contact the Director of Human Resources, at (903) 468-3021 or by email at HR.AffirmativeAction@etamu.edu.
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