Dean of the Hofstra-Northwell School of Nursing and PA Studies
Hofstra University
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Posted: 22-Feb-25
Location: Hempstead, New York
Internal Number: 5149
About Hofstra:
Founded in 1935, Hofstra University is a nationally ranked and recognized private university located in Hempstead, Long Island, 25 miles east of New York City. A diverse, dynamic institution that honors tradition while challenging convention, Hofstra University combines an intimate learning environment with all the resources of a large university, including state-of-the-art facilities for academics and student life. The campus, a recognized arboretum and Tree Campus USA School, is a leafy oasis just a quick train ride away from New York City and all its cultural, recreational, and professional opportunities. With 22 academic centers and institutes, a business incubator, a museum, a cultural center, legal clinics, the Saltzman Community Services Center, and the award-winning WRHU college station, Hofstra offers its students, community, and surrounding residents many opportunities for scholarship, resources, and engagement.
Hofstra is home to 484 full-time faculty and 730 part-time faculty. There are approximately 175 undergraduate programs and approximately 200 graduate programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business, Communication, Education, Health Sciences, Engineering and Applied Science, and Honors studies, as well as a School of Law and a School of Medicine. The student-faculty ratio of 13 to 1 and a priority on teaching excellence ensures students are part of creating their own success. Hofstra University offers small classes with dedicated faculty and a beautiful, energized campus, plus all the opportunities of New York City within easy reach.
Hofstra 100 bridges Hofstra's first century of excellence to the student-centric, technology-forward needs of the next era. This plan will propel the University to its centennial milestone. The future calls for a new model of student access, and Hofstra is ready to rise to the challenge. The University aims to be a national leader in interdisciplinary education, designing a curriculum that crosses invisible lines within the institution and communities. Hofstra serves to provide an education centered around career readiness for the workforce needs of the future.
The Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies aims to be the global leader in interprofessional education preparing the next generation of healthcare professionals. The School incorporates the diverse academic programs and infrastructure of Hofstra University, as well as the significant clinical activities and educational resources of Northwell Health.
The Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing and physician assistant studies, with experiential learning facilities that offer the opportunity to integrate both theory and practice in various academic and clinical settings with a variety of healthcare professionals and scholars.
Position Title: Dean of the Hofstra-Northwell School of Nursing and PA Studies
School/Division: School of Nursing
Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time
Description:
Reporting to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Dean of the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies plays a key leadership role in advancing the mission, operations, and service of the school, with complete line responsibility for personnel, general administration and management, budget, academic, and development functions. The Dean leads the school, working closely with their senior leadership team and department chairs and serves as a member of the Dean's Council. The Dean will receive an appropriate administrative appointment at Northwell Health.
The Dean is responsible for all education, research, service, inclusive excellence, and administration functions throughout the School. They are committed to providing exemplary and innovative education, research, practice, and service that improves health locally, statewide, nationally, and beyond. The Dean will serve as a visionary and transformative leader and collaborate with all faculty, staff, and administrators to drive the School's mission, values, and strategic direction in line with the overall strategic goals of Hofstra University. The Dean will help to maintain, strengthen and manage the partnership between Hofstra and Northwell.
Hofstra University seeks a leader who can transform healthcare education and shape its future by pioneering innovative education programs, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and driving research, ultimately cultivating a workforce equipped to advance patient care and health equity. The right candidate will be one who is energized by bringing teams and people together in a transparent, honest, and compassionate way through the School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, across Hofstra University and the Northwell Health System.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Provide bold vision and leadership to strengthen existing programs, create new programs, and advance the school's reputation, positioning Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies as a health leader in the state of New York and beyond.
Implement a school-wide strategic planning process in line with the University's mission.
Develop the financial resources of the School, especially through fundraising and external donor relations.
Recruit and retain faculty, enhance their career development, and promote a culture of shared governance.
Promote the School's research enterprise and increase research expenditures, fostering collaboration across the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and external partners.
Strategically expand health service organization partnerships to strengthen the School's teaching and opportunities for on-site applied learning.
Recruit, retain, and develop talented staff who support the operations of the School.
Ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all members of the School community.
Build external partnerships and purposeful community engagement to advance the academic mission.
Ensure the maintenance and further development of the Hofstra-Northwell partnership.
Increase communications such that Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies achievements are appropriately highlighted both within the University community and to external audiences.
Expand support for students to successfully prepare undergraduates and graduates to be leaders in their chosen professions.
Ensure sound financial and operational management.
Work collaboratively with the Provost and the deans of the other schools to advance the mission of Hofstra University.
Cultivate a collegial and equitable work environment throughout the School.
Champion educational innovation to prepare nurses and physician assistants to meet the health care needs of the community and engage in leadership and advocacy.
Oversee and enhance a rigorous portfolio of academic programs aimed at building a dynamic curriculum to train the next generation of clinicians, scholars, researchers and administrators.
Translate advances in evidence-based practice into models of care that fulfill the ability of healthcare practitioners to practice
Hofstra University is a nationally ranked and recognized private university in Hempstead, N.Y. that is the only school to ever host three consecutive presidential debates (2008, 2012 and 2016). At Hofstra, students get the best of both worlds. Our campus is a leafy oasis just a quick train ride away from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. We offer small classes and personal attention, with the resources, technology and facilities of a large university. Students can choose from more than 160 undergraduate program options and 165 graduate program options in the liberal arts and sciences, education, health professions and human services, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Hofstra University is a dynamic community of more than 11,000 students from around the w...orld who are dedicated to civic engagement, academic excellence and becoming leaders in their communities and their careers.