Spring Arbor University seeks its next Dean of the School of Nursing, Health, and Sciences. The Dean will provide strategic direction and oversight of academic programs, faculty, accreditation and compliance, student outcomes, operational effectiveness, and external partnerships, while exercising fiscal stewardship of the School’s resources, including budgeting, allocation, and long-term financial planning. In addition to serving as the chief nursing officer, the Dean oversees the science and health programs. Through the School’s mixture of undergraduate and graduate programs, offered online and on campus, over 800 students annually are transformed by its impact. Potential for growth is strong and will be enhanced by the remodeling and expansion of the Whiteman-Gibbs Science Center, which is underway. The Dean reports to the Provost and will have their office on Spring Arbor’s beautiful campus in south central Michigan.

The School and the University are missionally focused and fiscally strong. SAU’s Concept (mission) statement has provided clear guidance to the university community since the 1960s and is hard-wired into the culture. It reads, “Spring Arbor University is a community of learners distinguished by lifelong involvement in the study and application of the liberal arts, total commitment to Jesus Christ as the perspective of learning, and critical participation in the contemporary world.”

The Dean will be able to articulate how the Christian faith and the Biblical worldview provide the foundation for learning for the nursing, health, and science disciplines. The individual will exhibit a life and service consistent with the University Concept and Community Covenant and must be fully supportive of the University’s mission and values as an evangelical Christian institution affiliated with the Free Methodist Church.

 

The review of candidates will begin April 24 and will continue until the position is filled, with the new Dean in place preferably before Fall 2026. Applications are required and are available Interested individuals should submit a cover letter, statement of faith, vitae, and an application. 

Experience working in multicultural academic environments is preferred. Individuals from diverse populations are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.