POSITION TITLE

Dean, Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences

Reporting Relationship

Reports to the Provost

Essential Functions

The Dean is the Chief Academic Officer of the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. The Dean provides and serves as a model for collaborative leadership in the development, articulation, and implementation of the vision for the College. The Dean is responsible for: coordinating strategic planning; directing all administrative structures and functions; advancing faculty research; promoting pedagogical excellence; assisting University advancement in pursuing external funding for the College; building alumni relations; and developing community outreach in support of the College and University mission.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

Leadership and Vision

Coordinate the development, articulation, and implementation of the College’s vision and strategic plan.
Work closely with department chairs and other College leaders.
Maintain and strengthen the College’s relationships with other academic and non-academic units on campus.

Faculty Development

Promote and support faculty development in research and teaching.
Build upon the strength of the College faculty through recruitment, hiring, and promotion and tenure process.

Educational Mission

Promote and support pedagogical excellence and innovation in undergraduate and graduate education.
Work closely with the Graduate School to advance graduate programs.

Community Outreach

Work with University Advancement on College fundraising initiatives.
Maintain and strengthen strategic relationships with alumni and community partners.

Professional Experience / Qualifications

Qualifications

An earned doctorate and a record of research and teaching meriting tenure as a full professor in a department within the Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences.
Commitment to the mission of Catholic, Jesuit higher education and the centrality of the liberal arts.
Commitment to the balance of research and teaching, and the professional development of faculty in teaching and scholarship, including the pursuit of external research funding.
Able to articulate and communicate compellingly, across the university and to external audiences, the value of the liberal arts in the face of competing pressures and to advocate for resources for the College.
Excellent listening, compromising, decision-making, and consensusbuilding skills.
Able to incorporate new information, higher education trends and developments, and ongoing learning into effectively leading the College.

Professional Experience

Curricular and programmatic experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including experience with doctoral education.
Demonstrated record and the ongoing ability to effectively support the activities and needs of the three academic areas of the College-- humanities, social sciences, and sciences and mathematics.
Demonstrated record of collaborative leadership and the ability to work effectively with diverse groups and individuals.
Demonstrated administrative experience in higher education including fiscal management and strategic planning.

Compensation

The successful candidate will receive a compensation package that is competitive and commensurate with her or his experience.

The Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences

The Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences prides itself on innovation and a commitment to excellence. The devotion of its leaders, faculty, and staff to students is what truly allows the College to consistently realize the educational and social goals of Marquette University.

The College of Arts and Sciences is Marquette University’s oldest and largest college, enrolling approximately 2,400 undergraduate and 500 graduate students. Humanities, social sciences, and sciences and mathematics join to offer 34 academic majors, 14 masters, and 8 doctoral programs through 13 departments and 3 ROTC units. Staffed by 233 regular full-time faculty and an additional 100 temporary full- or part-time faculty the college embodies the university’s commitment to both research and teaching. College faculty generated more than $2.9 million in extramural funding in FY 09.

The College of Arts and Sciences animates Jesuit education at Marquette University. Its programs, research, and teaching provide the foundation for the serious intellectual engagement of faith and reason, and for education of the whole person--the rigorous, holistic exploration of the intellectual, moral and spiritual dimensions of human life.

Guiding Values

A pedagogy combining rigorous analysis with creative thinking, and fostering excellence through high expectations, continuous, meaningful feedback, both formal and informal, and personal engagement of instructor and students.
Commitment to learning shaped by principles of Jesuit/Ignatian pedagogy: Reflection on experience, integration of disciplinary perspectives, and concern for promoting the greater good in service to humankind and to the glory of God.
Diversity: Currently, 12.8% of College faculty and 19.1% of undergraduates identify themselves as members of minority groups. Incentive hiring, curricular initiatives, and prominent speakers have enhanced understanding of diverse cultures among the College community. The Arnold L. Mitchem Dissertation Fellowship program, established in 2002, increases the presence of underrepresented ethnic groups in the professoriate by supporting doctoral candidates as they complete their dissertations. In May 2008, the College sponsored its first annual conference on Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies.

The College’s Programs

The College builds on the Core of Common Studies through College Curricula for the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science. These are organized around three goals:

the development of fundamental skills of inquiry, analysis, and expression;
the development of appreciation for the spiritual and creative dimensions of human life and culture; and
the development of a responsible commitment to broader social and political communities.

Bachelor of Science Programs

Applied Mathematical Economics
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Chemistry for the Professions
Physics
Mathematics
Physiological Sciences
Computer Sciences
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Biology for the Professions
Computational Mathematics

Bachelor of Arts Programs

American Military History
English Literature
Spanish for the Professions
Criminology and Law Studies
Writing Intensive English
History
Social Welfare and Justice
Classical Languages
Sociology
Classical Studies
Philosophy
Theology
Theology for Catholic School Ministry
Economics
French
Political Science
Africana Studies (Interdisciplinary)
German
Psychology
International Affairs (Interdisciplinary)
Spanish Language and Literature
Anthropology
Women’s and Gender Studies (Interdisciplinary)

Resources for Learning / Improving the Undergraduate Experience

Enhancing the University

The College’s First-Year English Program, a two-course writing sequence, serves all the university’s undergraduates, developing the ability to express ideas, values and beliefs effectively in a variety of situations. In 2005 it was awarded the CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence for its integration into the university community, significant outreach to disciplines across campus, sensitivity to diversity, and programmatic effectiveness.
The Norman H. Ott Writing Center housed in the College offers one-to-one tutoring to all Marquette students, staff, and faculty on all kinds of writing projects, from first-year English papers to graduate theses, from history papers to personal statements for law school.
Since 1967 the College has overseen and staffed the University Honors Program, now admitting one hundred incoming students each year. The program offers an “honors experience” that is at the forefront of honors programs nationally: a scholarly residential community, curricular innovation that includes the nontraditional “contemplative practices” seminar, and undergraduate research opportunities. The Honors Program has been mentioned as a national model for programs featuring a residential component.

The Arts and Sciences Experience

Introduction to Inquiry, an elective first-year seminar, brings together faculty and small groups of new students weekly for discussion using the Great Books discussion method, while developing academic skills and forming ties to a faculty advisor; since 1994 roughly forty percent of the College’s faculty have participated in the program.
All B.A. students complete a Senior Experience course emphasizing reflective and integrated learning. Courses cover a wide range of topics and are developed within departments. For example, History has taught colloquia-style courses to groups of 15-20 seniors around the theme of “Revolutions,” with different faculty approaching the problem out of their own fields of research. Thus far, courses have been taught on the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the Black Death, the Troubles in Ireland, and the 1960s.
Internships and field experiences are offered in numerous departments. Some examples: Anthropology students regularly engage in archaeological research. Students minoring in public history complete a required internship in a museum or archive setting. Political Science students earn internship credits in a variety of contexts, including national, state, and local governmental offices, including placements through the University’s Les Aspin Center for Government in Washington, D.C. The College sponsors a semester long internship in Bioethics with the Center for Bioethics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, awarded competitively.
With funds provided by the Lilly Endowment and Marquette’s Manresa Project, over twenty-five Arts and Sciences courses have been substantially redesigned to include a focus on the theological exploration of vocation, helping students, faculty and staff search for and ask important questions about meaning, purpose, life's journey and using one's gifts and talents to serve God.
The College’s Advising Center serves over half the College’s undeclared students. Recognized nationally as an outstanding advising resource, the Center also offers specialized and pre-professional academic counseling. It also offers regular workshops for faculty advisors, including major advisors.
A fully staffed Service Learning Program at Marquette University provides support for students and faculty engaged in service learning. In the Spring 2008 semester, thirty-eight Arts and Sciences courses included service learning components.
Through an endowment from the Mellon Foundation, the College supports projects to strengthen the undergraduate experience in the humanities. Recent projects have included “Native Instructional Assistants in Foreign Language Courses;" “Holocausts and Healing: Lessons from and for the African Continent.” In History, Mellon funds support a research internship, as well as speakers on public history, and a church history writing workshop for undergraduates and church historians.

Graduate Education

Doctoral programs

Biological Sciences
The doctoral program in Biological Sciences program concentrates in: (1) molecular and microbiology; (2) cell and developmental biology; and (3) physiology and neurobiology (specialization in neuroscience offered in collaboration with Biomedical Sciences). Considerable interaction exists among these research areas; with the low student-tofaculty ratio, this forms the primary strength and uniqueness of the Department’s program.

Chemistry
Faculty expertise in the Department of Chemistry lies in the areas of analytical chemistry, biochemistry/chemical biology, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, and polymer science. Areas of research concentration include: synthesis and catalysis; photochemistry and laser spectroscopy; spectroscopic and diffraction methods for structure/reactivity analysis; design of new methods for analysis of chemical and biochemical samples; chemical theory and computer modeling; the interface of chemistry with biology and medicine; and nanomaterials science. Specializations are developed in: Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Physics, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry.

English
The doctorate in English is directed toward knowledge of literature and language with specialization in one area of British or American literature; textual, editorial, and critical problems and backgrounds of major texts and authors; principles of literary criticism; basic tools, methods, and application of literary and linguistic research; and pedagogical problems.

History
Graduate study in History increases students’ knowledge of the past and processes shaping the human experience, preparing students for careers in scholarship, teaching, or certain public service fields. The major areas in the program are: European History (early modern; modern) and United States History (early U.S.; modern U.S.).

Mathematics
The doctoral program in Mathematics enrolls individuals skilled at independent study with promise for original research, and offers specialization in Computational Sciences. Faculty research areas include: analysis, semigroup theory, group theory, graph theory, mathematical logic, universal algebra, mathematics education, general topology, theoretical and applied statistics, biostatistics, differential equations, mathematical modeling, probability, artificial intelligence, databases, bioinformatics, mobile technology, data mining, computational geometry, and computer networks.

Philosophy
The doctoral program in Philosophy is based on the history of philosophy, ancient through contemporary, as the necessary experience for a mind critically able to face contemporary philosophical issues. Specializations include: Ancient Philosophy, British Empiricism/Analytical Philosophy, Christian Philosophy, Early Modern European Philosophy, Ethics, German Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, Phenomenology- Existentialism, and Philosophy of Religion.

Psychology
The doctoral program in Clinical Psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association. Supervised clinical experiences are planned throughout the curriculum. Practica are available at the Department of Psychology’s Center for Psychological Services and with collaborating agencies in the Milwaukee urban area.

Theology
The doctoral program in Theology offers an integrated approach to theological studies, developing scholars who make significant contributions to theological research and writing and college teachers who teach a broad range of courses. The program produces specialists in one of the areas of biblical studies, historical theology, systematics, and theological ethics, while providing supporting competence in the others as well.

Master’s programs

Departments in the Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences offer 14 Master's programs. Students can pursue degrees in: Bioinformatics; Biological Sciences; Chemistry; Clinical Psychology; Computing; English; Foreign Languages and Literatures; History; International Affairs; Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science; Philosophy; Political Science; Religious Studies; and Theology.

Resources for Learning / Improving the Graduate Experience

The Graduate Writing Consultant program trains Ph.D.-level students to work with peers within their programs or departments. Training is conducted by the Writing Center, and includes both theoretical and practical aspects of tutoring and the writing process as well as theories of genre and academic discourses.
Mellon funding provided a day long in-service for all TA’s in the Philosophy department, which included a workshop by an educator from Emory University. Following this introductory event, the TA’s attended weekly seminars in which faculty from throughout the University presented material ranging from legal issues in education to how to present oneself in the classroom.
The Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program at Marquette University encourages the development of graduate students for their multiple roles they will face as faculty members. Sponsored by the Graduate School, in collaboration with the Center for Teaching and Learning, the PFF program provides graduate professional development opportunities. Numerous workshops are scheduled throughout the academic year geared particularly for graduate students interested in careers in academia.

Faculty and Research

The College’s faculty exemplifies the “integrated academic life,” a commitment to undergraduate and graduate education, ongoing scholarly development, and leadership and service roles for faculty in the University, community, and professions. Faculty members integrate these dimensions in a manner consistent with their own talents, demands, and vision, in light of the University’s standards, goals, and vision.

Faculty Development

The Faculty Mentoring Program facilitates the professional development of tenure-track assistant professors, extending Marquette's principle of cura personalis or “care for the whole person” to these junior faculty, by matching individuals with a senior faculty member for a confidential, interpersonally supportive relationship that is separate from performance evaluation.
The Faculty Seminar in Catholic Identity, offered each spring by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the University Office of Mission and Identity, introduces new faculty to Catholic intellectual traditions and commitments in higher education, enabling them, via their research, teaching and advising, to carry on and strengthen these traditions and commitments. Participants come to have a much better appreciation of the centuries-old Catholic commitment to the mutually reinforcing roles of faith and reason in Catholic higher education and how they can contribute to this tradition. The Faber Center for Ignatian Spirituality provides faculty, as well as administrators and staff, with support and guidance in leading a reflective life. The Faber Center’s extensive resources include seminars, a spiritual library and spiritual direction, and retreats.
The Klingler Faculty Development Program offers programs for senior and junior faculty. Fellowships for senior faculty range from $20,000 to $50,000 per year for three years. Young Scholar Awards provide up to $32,000 in sabbatical support for promising young scholars at critical stages in their careers. Additional faculty research support is offered through annual university-wide Summer and Regular Research Grant competitions.
The Marquette University Office of Research and Sponsored Programs assists faculty through programs including: matching project ideas with external funding sources; offering training and networking programs; and providing technical, budgetary, and compliance assistance in preparing applications to external sponsors.

Research and Scholarship

During 2006-2008, the faculty of the Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences published 120 books, 265 book chapters, 700 refereed journal articles, and 673 other publications.
Recent Book Awards by College faculty include: the 2008 Catholic Press Association Book Award, third place honors in the Theology category, Therese Lysaught; the 2007 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Book Award and 2007 Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) Book Award, Krista Ratcliffe, Department of English; and the 2007 Gambrius Prize from the Milwaukee County Historical Society, Thomas Jablonsky, Department of History.
During 2006-2008, faculty members received 181 external grants totaling $10.6 million. During FY 2009, faculty received over $2.9 million in external funding.
Recent Major Grants awarded to College faculty include: $560,000 from the National Science Foundation, Craig Struble, Department of Math, Statistics, and Computer Science; $235,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Sebastian Luft, Department of Philosophy; $355,952 from the National Institutes of Health, Lucas Torres, Department of Psychology; $821,750 from the United States Air Force, Charles Wilkie, Department of Chemistry; and $525,000 from the National Science Foundation, Rosemary Stuart, Department of Biological Sciences.
Recent Prestigious Fellowships received by College faculty include: Leon Milman Memorial Fellowship from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, R. Clifton Spargo, Department of English; Prestigious Fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Andrei Orlov, Department of Theology; Prestigious Fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars in Washington D.C., H. Richard Friman, Department of Political Science; and Princeton Institute of Advanced Study, Ulrich Lehner, Department of Theology.
Nine chairs in the College are partially funded through endowment: two each in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Theology, one each in English, Philosophy, and Political Science.
Full-year sabbaticals, awarded competitively campus-wide, have been awarded eleven times to Arts and Sciences faculty since the program began in 2002. Funded sabbatical awards have been received by faculty in English, Theology, Social and Cultural Sciences, Biological Sciences and Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, since they began in 2005.
Nine College faculty have been awarded the Marquette University Haggerty Award for Excellence in Research since the program began in 2000: Dr. James R. Kincaid, Chemistry; Dr. Robert H. Fitts, Biology; Dr. Athan Theoharis, History; Rev. Roland J. Teske, SJ, Philosophy; Dr. Chieu D. Tran, Chemistry; Dr. James T. Buchanan, Biological Sciences; Dr. Charles Wilkie, Chemistry; Dr. Patrick Carey, Theology; and Dr, Stephen Downs, Biological Sciences.
Selected Editorships, 2007-2008: The Eighteenth-Century Novel (co-editor); Caribe: Revista de Cultura y Literatura, Milwaukee History, International Journal of Biomedical Imaging (associate editor), Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications (editor), Semigroup Forum (editor), Philosophy and Theology, Acta Geophysica (associate editor), Nationalities Paper (Associate Editor), American Journal of Political Science (associate editor), Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology and Life Sciences (editor-in-chief), Imagery and Human Development Series (editor-in-chief), Journal of Clinical Psychology (associate editor), Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, The International Journal of Systematic Theology (co-editor), Theological Studies (editor-in-chief), Pro Ecclesia (associate editor).

Centers and Institutes

Center for Peacemaking, http://www.marquette.edu/peacemaking/
Center for Transnational Justice, http://www.marquette.edu/ctj
Les Aspin Center for Government, http://www.marquette.edu/aspin/
Center for Integrative Neuroscience, http://www.marquette.edu/chs/inrc/
Center for Psychological Services, http://www.marquette.edu/psyc/about/centerforpsychologicalservices.shtml

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