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Posting Details
Position Details
Title
Dean of the Hutton Honors College, Indiana University Bloomington
Appointment Status
Tenure
Department
IU Bloomington Office of Provost & Executive Vice President
Location
Bloomington
Position Summary
Overview
Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) seeks an innovative and collaborative leader to serve as Dean of the Edward L. Hutton Honors College.
The Hutton Honors College (HHC) is a unique learning community of more than 5,000 current undergraduates from across IUB’s 17 schools and the College. The community includes talented, highly motivated students from all over Indiana, more than 40 U.S. states, and a dozen other countries who join HHC for enriched academic and social experiences and a host of interdisciplinary learning and research opportunities.
In an environment that fosters active, innovative learning, the HHC challenges and supports students through offering fascinating multidisciplinary courses and providing holistic academic advising, a range of extracurricular programs and service opportunities, including honors student organizations, and targeted honors housing opportunities. The Hutton Honors College also offers grants and awards to encourage undergraduates to explore and innovate by conducting research, completing internships, studying abroad, pursuing creative activities, and more.
Students in the campus’s distinguished Wells Scholars and Cox Research Scholars programs are part of the Hutton Honors College, where they can apply for grants in support of research, internships, creative activity, conference travel, and honors thesis work.
Reporting to the Provost and Executive Vice President at IU Bloomington, the Dean serves as the chief strategic, academic, and administrative officer for the HHC. This individual is responsible for defining the HHC’s direction and priorities at the highest level; overseeing its growth and development; managing personnel, budget, and policy; and shaping the experience for students, faculty, and staff. Direct reports to the Dean include two assistant deans and four directors.
The Dean works in close collaboration with senior leaders in IUB’s schools and the College, school and department honors programs, and campus administrative leaders. The Dean also convenes a campus advisory board and engages the HHC’s large and active alumni base.
Position Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities for the Dean of the Hutton Honors College include:
- Providing overall strategic vision and operational leadership for the Hutton Honors College, establishing and delivering on defined goals, objectives, and metrics for all aspects of the HHC mission.
- Coordinating development of the Honors curriculum and recruiting faculty to teach HHC courses and serve on HHC committees.
- Facilitating the development and operation of targeted programs, services, and resources for HHC students and the campus.
- Coordinating with Enrollment Management and IUB schools and the College in defining standards and practices, planning, recruitment and enrollment of Honors students, and alignment with other campus honors programs.
- Engaging regularly with HHC students, HHC alumni, and other key stakeholders, creating an active, engaged community.
- Supervising and coordinating the work of HHC faculty and staff, including six direct reports.
- Stewarding the HHC budget, affiliated facilities, and technological resources.
- Guiding students in their pursuit of fitting honors, awards, fellowships, and recognitions, including Rhodes, Fulbright, Marshall, Goldwater, and other top fellowships.
- Advancing fundraising efforts that support the HHC, in conjunction with the Indiana University Foundation.
- Serving as a part of the campus leadership team, promoting the HHC and integrating campus and university resources to further support the HHC mission.
Basic Qualifications
Qualifications
For the Hutton Honors College Dean, Indiana University Bloomington seeks a dynamic leader who is passionate about the HHC mission and its potential.
Note: this is an internal search, open to all current faculty on all IU campuses.
While no one person will likely embody all the professional qualifications, skills, experiences, and personal qualities desirable in this role, the successful candidate will bring many of the following:
- A deep commitment to the Hutton Honors College’s academic values and educational mission.
- An entrepreneurial and creative vision for a contemporary honors program, that leverages the opportunities and challenges facing education and higher education today.
- A highly successful track record as a strategic leader, with excellent capabilities in building on organizational strengths, forging organizational unity, respecting faculty governance, and delivering exceptional results.
- An ability to inspire and provide leadership to the HHC faculty and staff.
- Breadth of intellectual interests and an ability to work with people in the full range of academic fields at IUB.
- Demonstrated success in scholarly research, publications, and/or creative activity.
- A leadership style built upon mutual respect, communication, collaboration, and fairness
- A reputation for integrity, transparency, and accountability.
- Interpersonal skills that enable effective relationships with all stakeholders, including other University leaders, alumni, professional officials, and leaders in disciplinary fields.
- Fundraising experience and enthusiasm for building relationships with external stakeholders for the benefit of the HHC.
- Financial acumen and proven abilities in budgetary and financial management.
- Superior written and oral communication skills.
Department Contact for Questions
All inquiries and nominations should be directed to Dennis Groth, Search Committee Chair, at dgroth@iu.edu.
Additional Qualifications
Salary and Rank
Special Instructions
To Apply
Please provide a curriculum vitae and letter of application. All applications should be submitted through the IU website at:
https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/28482
The deadline for priority consideration is March 21, 2024. Review of candidates will continue until an appointment is made.
For Best Consideration Date
03/21/2025
Expected Start Date
07/01/2025
Posting/OAA #
IU-101197-2025
